Ottawa Self Guided Walking Tour And Scavenger Hunt

Duration2h - 3h

Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before

Instant confirmationYour booking is confirmed right away

TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted

LanguagesEnglish, French

Private tourOnly your group will participate

Overview

Are you looking for things to do in Ottawa? Our Ottawa scavenger hunt is a 3-hr self-guided walking tour with challenges, taking you from Château Laurier to the Supreme Court and the ByWard Market, without missing Parliament Hill, of course!

Buy either a single or a group ticket.

Solve challenges at every step to discover your next destination and earn points. Learn a little history as well as interesting facts about what surrounds you.

The Ottawa Scavenger Hunt is a 4.5 km / 2.8 mi self-guided walking tour with challenges along the way. It takes 3 hours to complete.

A fun learning experience. See the 44 sights. Learn some local history. Fun for all ages, kids included. Walk at your own pace. Pets are allowed throughout the tour. Wheelchair- and stroller accessible throughout. Start whenever you are ready, from your smartphone – no fixed schedule. Take as little or as much time as you wish to complete your hunt.

Options

Ottawa Scavenger Group Ticket

Scavenger Hunt Group Option: This option is a self-guided walking tour with challenges at every stop, for groups of up to 6 people.

Ottawa Mini Scavenger Single

Mini Individual tkt Option: This option is a mini self-guided walking tour with challenges at every stop, individual tickets.

Ottawa Mini Scavenger Group

Duration: 2 hours: This version of the tour is shorter, 3.2km/2.0mi instead of our regular tour 4.5km/2.8mi.
Ottawa Mini tour: This shorter version does not take you to Major's Hill Park or ByWard Market, or behind the Supreme Court.
Mini Scavenger Group Option: This option is a mini self-guided walking tour with challenges at every stop, for groups of up to 6 people.

Ottawa Scavenger Single Ticket

Scavenger Hunt Individual Tkt: This option is a self-guided walking tour with challenges at every stop, available as an individual ticket.

What's included

Scavenger hunt instructions on your smartphone (data required)
24/7 customer support
Solve 57 varied challenges on this tour
44 points of interest seen on this tour

This tour is strictly exterior sightseeing, you need not enter any of the locations seen on it.
You can pause the activity to visit any of the locations along the tour route.

What to expect

Pass by

This is the starting point of your adventure and the location of the current Senate of Canada, as the Parliament building undergoes a multi-year renovation.
Learn some history and solve a few challenges outside the building.
Spend 15 minutes here.
Women Are Persons!
5m

Learn about this important monument and solve a challenge about it while you're here.
Rideau Canal National Historic Site
10m

Walk over the Rideau Canal and spend time with a few different monuments, learning about the history of Canada and solving challenges with each.
Valiants Memorial
5m

Discover Canada's heroes, one from 5 significant periods in Canada's history.
Solve a challenge here.
5m

Spend 5 minutes discovering the 14 flags of Canada, the country flag, 10 provincial flags, and 3 territorial flags. At the base of each flag is its armory.
National Arts Centre
Pass by

Walk along the Rideau Canal towards the National Arts Centre. Learn its history and the concerts and plays it puts on.
Solve a challenge while you are here.
Spend 10 minutes walking to it.
Pass by

See this museum and learn its significance and history.
Solve a challenge while here.
Spend 5 minutes.
Ottawa City hall
Pass by

See Ottawa's City Hall building and learn about its many functions.
Spend 5 minutes here.
Confederation Park
15m

Walk through this beautiful park. See 3 distinct features and solve challenges with each.
Pass by

Learn the history of this gorgeous historic hotel. Solve a challenge here.
Spend 5 minutes here
Oscar Peterson Statue
5m

See a beautiful memorial that plays music next to the National Arts Centre. Discover who Oscar Peterson was and solve a challenge here.
5m

Learn about Canada's participation in 5 separate conflicts from 1899 onward. Solve a challenge here.
Sparks Street
15m

Walk on this pedestrian street to view many historic buildings. Learn more of the city's history.
Solve several challenges as you move from a monument to a historic building, to another monument...
Capital Information Kiosk
Pass by

Walk by the city's main tourist information center.
5 minutes here
5m

Learn this building's history and solve a challenge here.
Bank of Canada Museum
Pass by

Walk by and learn about this museum in a modern glass building.
Solve a challenge here.
Spend 5 minutes.
Supreme Court of Canada / Cour Supreme Du Canada
Pass by

Admire and learn about this historical "Art Deco" with Chateau-inspiration building. Also, learn how the Supreme Court functions
Solve a challenge here and walk around back to see the Ottawa River and learn about Gatineau across the river.
Spend 10 minutes here
National Gallery of Canada
Pass by

See the national gallery building from afar and learn some of its history. You'll see it up closer further on.
Solve a challenge here.
Spend 5 minutes
Pass by

Learn about this important media building near Parliament Hill.
Spend 5 minutes here
Centennial Flame
5m

Learn about this flame and when it was lit, and who lit it.
Solve a challenge
Parliament Hill and Buildings
Pass by

Learn about the Canadian Parliament building and its important sections. Discover some of its history and solve challenges about them.
Spend 10 minutes here
Statue of Sir Wilfrid Laurier
5m

See and learn about Sir Wilfrit Laurier, Canada's 5th and 1st francophone Prime Minister. Canada has had a long history of alternating French and English party leaders.
Solve a challenge here.
Bytown Museum
Pass by

See and learn about this museum from the other side of the Rideau Canal.
Learn which film shot scenes here in winter.
Solve a challenge here.
Spend 5 minutes here
Pass by

Walk around the west side of this historic hotel. Learn about its beginnings and "Chateau" style architecture.
Spend 5 minutes
Major's Hill Park
10m

Walk through this park behind the Chateau Laurier hotel and beside the Rideau Canal.
See the United States Embassy on the other side of the park, the Notre-Dame d'Ottawa Cathedral, and the National Arts Galery.
Solve a few challenges here.
ByWard Market
Pass by

Your adventure continues at this open-air public market and shopping district. Learn about its history.
5 minutes here.
Ottawa School Of Art
Pass by

This is your final full stop on your activity, before returning to the start location. Learn about this school and solve a challenge involving art from Canada's First Nations.
Spend 5 minutes here

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Once you're standing outside the current Senate of Canada, across the street from the Fairmont Chateau Laurier, and have completed the transaction with our website, follow the start instructions in the "Order Complete" email.

End point

Once you're standing outside the current Senate of Canada, across the street from the Fairmont Chateau Laurier, and have completed the transaction with our website, follow the start instructions in the "Order Complete" email.

Additional information

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Reviews

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