Name: Ottawa: Rideau Canal Cruise
Brand: GetYourGuide
SKU: 327076
Rating: 4.332149 (563 reviews)

Discover the Rideau Canal on a relaxed cruise from Dow’s lake to the Ottawa River. Be entertained with live commentary from your guide and admire historical landmarks from a new perspective.

About this activity

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Duration 1.5 hours: Check availability to see starting times.
Live tour guide: English, French
Wheelchair accessible

Highlights

Explore the great history of the Ottawa aboard a canal cruise
See Canada's national capital from a different perspective
Benefit from engaging and insightful commentary

Full description

Discover the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Rideau Canal aboard a brand-new electric vessel. Admire top attractions like the Canadian Museum of Nature, Château Laurier, Dow’s Lake, and the National Arts Centre from this iconic waterway. The cruise departs from the heart of downtown Ottawa. Step aboard North America’s largest 100% electric passenger vessel, the only one of its kind. Your experienced and friendly crew will answer your questions and ensure your safety. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the view as your live guide shares entertaining insights into the region, its history, and rich cultural heritage. Discover the Rideau Canal from the Chateau Laurier to Dow's Lake. Learn about 30 different sites that have marked the history of Ottawa including the Trans-Canada Highway, Canadian Museum of Nature, Canal Ritz, Lansdowne Park, Bank Street Bridge, Dow’s Lake, Commissioners Park, Dominion Arboretum, and many more.

Includes

1.5-hour canal cruise
Bilingual guide
Live commentary in English and French
Local taxes

Food or drinks
Gratuities

Meeting point

The cruise departs from behind the National Arts Center on 1 Elgin St, Ottawa, Canada. Please allow sufficient time to arrive at the meeting point 30-minutes prior to departure.

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Important information

Not allowed

Unaccompanied minors

Know before you go

Children must be accompanied by an adult
An audio guide is available for download in Chinese (Simplified), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, and Spanish

Customer reviews

Overall rating

4.3 /5

based on 563 reviews

Review summary

Guide
4.7/5
Transportation
4.6/5
Value for money
4.2/5

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GetYourGuide traveler – Canada12 September 2023 – Verified booking

Relaxing activity in general. However, we would have appreciated suggestions for parking our car nearby. A few posters on Elgin and Rideau streets would have been useful in locating the starting point. We had difficulty finding it behind the CNA.

Donna – Canada28 August 2023 – Verified booking

Lovely, quiet, electric boat. Beautiful scenery. Very relaxing. Microphone / commentary needed to be louder and he should’ve spoken more slowly. Quite hard to hear and I would’ve liked to. He did ask people not to talk and they did anyway. That’s why it neefs to be louder and slower commentary. Otherwise great. Thank you!

Claudia – Canada1 August 2023 – Verified booking

What an enjoyable afternoon! The three of us, ( ages 56-71) had a relaxing, informative and scenic cruise along the Rideau Canal. The boat was spotless, the guide was eager to share little known facts of the area and she engaged the entire group! Will do again!

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