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Our most popular tour is the 2-hour Historical Highlights Walking Tour. This guided walk includes stops at:
  • Parliament Hill 
  • The National War Memorial
  • The Supreme Court
  • Sparks Street
  • Major's Hill Park
  • The Chateau Laurier
  • The Bank of Canada
  • The Rideau Canal
  • The Prime Minister's Offices
  • The By Ward Market
  • And other areas of interest in Ottawa's downtown core


Starting June 2010, Ottawa Walking Tours will be adding a new walk to its repertoire: The Art Walk

The Art Walk will focus on the important statues and fantastic works of art found within Ottawa's downtown core. This tour will also leave from the Capital Information Centre at 90 Wellington Street.

Highlights of this tour include stops at:
  • The Terry Fox Statue
  • The Centennial Flame
  • The Giant Spider
  • Statue to "Joy"
  • Statue of Queen Victoria
  • The Peacekeeping Monument
  • Statue of George Etienne Cartier
  • Statue of Samuel de Champlain
  • Tin Court
  • The Valiant's Memorial
  • And many others in Ottawa's downtown area

Ottawa Walking Tours can customize its tours to meet the needs and interests of any group. Please contact us for details and to start planning your next Ottawa Walking Tour.
What others are saying
"My wife and I took the walking tour July 25, 2009. Our guide was Matthew Deshaies. We are from the United States and appreciated having the opportunity to learn more about the history and see the sites of our neighbour’s capital city. The tour was wonderful as we appreciated seeing the beauty of Ottawa and enjoyed all the stories about the city, its building and its people. We were extremely impressed with how knowledgeable Mathew was and he had the perfect pleasant personality for a tour guide. One thing that impressed us was Mathew’s knowledge of not only Canadian history but also US history so he was able to relate what was happening in our country when significant events in Canadian history were occurring. We would highly recommend the walking tour as a must for anyone visiting Ottawa. We were only in town for the weekend and were pleased that we chose this tour because it far exceeded our expectations."

we2wards
Rochester, NY