Ottawa Boat Cruise - Rideau Canal Cruise
Ottawa, Canada
- 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
The Rideau Canal links Canada’s capital—Ottawa—with majestic Lake Ontario. On this tour, cruise in comfort along the UNESCO World Heritage–listed waterway and admire sweeping views over top attractions including the Canadian Museum of Nature, Château Laurier, Dow’s Lake, and the National Arts Centre. Along the way, listen as your guide sheds light on centuries of colorful Canadian history.
- Cruise along the UNESCO–listed Rideau Canal with your guide
- Uninterrupted views over canal-side sites of interest including Château Laurier and Dow’s Lake
- Gain insight into Ottawa’s rich history and heritage
- The world's-largest, certified, 100%-electric, passenger vessel.
What's Included
- Guide
- All Fees and Taxes
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- National Arts Centre, 1 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K1P 5W1, Canada
Departures are on the National Art Center side of the canal We are located behind the National Art Center (1 Elgin Street). Right beside the 1 Elgin St Cafe. Directions: Below the Plaza Bridge (Rideau Street Bridge)
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
Your adventure begins when you board your fully-electric passenger boat and set sail along the Rideau Canal.
Admire the sights of Dow's Lake and the Château Laurier as you cruise by. Discover amazing facts and untold tales as your guide takes you through centuries of vivid Canadian history.
Then, learn the tales of thirty historical locations that have influenced this city, such as the German and Armenian embassies, the University of Ottawa campus, and more. This voyage promises to be both a fascinating journey and a lot of fun. Take in the final view of the Canadian Museum of Nature.
Admire the sights of Dow's Lake and the Château Laurier as you cruise by. Discover amazing facts and untold tales as your guide takes you through centuries of vivid Canadian history.
Then, learn the tales of thirty historical locations that have influenced this city, such as the German and Armenian embassies, the University of Ottawa campus, and more. This voyage promises to be both a fascinating journey and a lot of fun. Take in the final view of the Canadian Museum of Nature.
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Rideau Canal Cruises
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Canadian Museum Of Nature (Pass By)
National Arts Centre (Pass By)
2
Rideau Canal National Historic Site
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Lansdowne Park (Pass By)
Dows Lake Pavilion (Pass By)
Ottawa City hall (Pass By)
Rogers Centre Ottawa (Pass By)
Ottawa Locks (Pass By)
University of Ottawa (Pass By)
TD Place (Pass By)
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Please note- there is no rescheduling
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 95 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
This experience is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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Featured review
This was a highlight of our family vacation to Ottawa! Melody, our guide, was extremely engaging, friendly, and knowledgeable. The weather was beautiful but good to note is that since the boat has a covering, we would have been fine even if it had rained. Since we took the boat ride on our first day here, we were able to feel informed about the area for the rest of the trip.
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It was interesting ride. The staff were really engaging. My kid really enjoyed the ride. It was informative
Great tour of the canal. We learned some interesting information about the canal and city. We would recommend.
Very nice cruise, on time and clean. The hosts were very friendly and funny. Made everything more enjoyable. Great explanations of the sites. Recommend highly, electric boat. Great crew.
Very nice experience. 1h30 total. (45 min with information from the guide and 45 min on the way back to enjoy the cruise , the view and relax with nice music on board.)
Tour guide was friendly, informative and had good humor. Beautiful ride through the canal! Would definitely recommend
The guide is informative and funny. We had a beautiful day, but I think it would still be worth going on a not so nice day!
The team on the boat are very knowledgeable and so personable. It's a wonderful way to learn about and see more of the highlights of Ottawa and its surroundings.
Was a beautiful day and a great way to learn more about canals and see the city in a relaxing environment, our guide was very knowledgeable and entertaining.
Excellent way of spending 1.5 hours on the canal. Enjoyed our time and the tour guide was very entertaining.
We really enjoyed this boat trip down the Rideau Canal. Our guide was fantastic, he was so engaging and after half an hour of commentary, he sat with each group individually to chat to them. Unfortunately I don’t know his name! It’s very pretty on the canal and well worth a trip.
Just a relaxing cruise go along the canal like you seating on a chair and watch the water views and the birds.
The peaceful guided tour gives you a different appreciation of the canal and its history. I am a local and brought out of town guests; we all enjoyed it.
Very informative and fun. We had a party of 10 plus a baby plenty room for all. Reasonably priced as well!
Well thought out tour, Alexi was very knowledgeable, professional and the whole crew friend’y and helpful.
My only issue is that parking in Ottawa is a challenge. Just be prepared to find a place or space. The tour was incredible.
Very slow moving electric boat. Beautiful scenery. Bilingual commentary well done, but noisy, with people talking during the French Commentary.
Great tour down the Rideau Canal to Dow's Lake. Traveled in style on an all-electric vessel that is very quiet and allowed our guide (Cameron) to point out sights without shouting. Cameron was assisted by Sophie, who operated the snack bar and Trevor, our pilot. Hope I got the names right as these three did a great job. We saw lots of interesting sights and learned lots about the history of the canal. Thanks for the great tour.
The crew was super friendly, welcoming and helpful and Cam, our primary guide was excellent at keeping the group engaged and informed. I was hoping to see more of the locks and the view of the parliament buildings, but I guess that was a different tour option. That's the only reason for the 4. It was lovely, relaxing and informative.
Peaceful, informative cruise on the Rideau Canal. Departure point was a little confusing. It is between the restaurant and the bridge. Otherwise, a really beautiful day!
Great boat. You can sit on either side; great views. Has bathroom on board and drinks available for sale
Easy to book - an informal but very informative 1.5 hour cruise; our guide was excellent, especially as this was his first day on the job!
It's great. Could be longer ride down the canal past carleton university. But over all great. Cam was very knowledgeable.
We came from Toronto. There was not info provided for the boarding. We had to struggle finding the location.
Bad experience.
There was absolutely nowhere to park a vehicle within 30 minutes walk of the boat tour. The NAC parking was full and remained full.Time to make an agreement with the NAC to keep dedicated parking available for your customers.
Nice and leisurely river cruise. Cam was fantastic and so was the crew. Great way to see the City and key points
It was our guides first day. He kept us entertained. We learned things we didn’t know. Like the Ottawa hockey team won the cup. Then took a leave until 2002. But the nhl won’t recognize the win. Learned what the canel was used for. How it was made. Learning about the history was amazing. Our tour guide recommended restaurants to eat at. He was great.
Theo did a great job entertaining the group and even had one on one conversations at the end. He was informative and entertaining. Five stars for Theo! Unfortunately, I can't give the tour 5 starts because it was quite a simple tour for the price. You don't walk away with much knowledge from your 1.5hrs tour.. Left a lot to be desired. The views are lovely.
Cam was an outstanding tour guide! It was a nice experience and what we expected. Checking in was smooth and the length was as described.
It was interessed to learn about the Canal Rideau . The young man who was talking to us during the tour was very good, funny et very kind.
We recommend this tour.
The boat leaves on time. The guide delivers the tour in English and French on the way out (45 mins). The return trip is silent to enjoy the cruise. It's a nice way to spend 90 minutes or so. Young kids might find it long. There is food and drink and a washroom on board.
Highly recommend the trip.
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