Ottawa City Hop-on Hop-off Tour and Cruise

Ottawa, Canada

Explore Canada's capital from both land and water on this comprehensive two-hour hop-on-hop-off tour of Ottawa. Combining a bus tour of Ottawa's highlights and a choice of Ottawa River Cruise or Rideau Canal Cruise, for a complete tour experience there's no better way to see Ottawa.

You'll see all the sights on your Ottawa city tour, and learn about the history of the region from your bilingual tour guide. Plus you'll have fabulous views from aboard an open-top double-decker bus or historic trolley. The hop-on, hop-off tour runs in a continuous circle daily, from 10:00am until 3:00pm, officially starting on the corner of Sparks and Elgin Streets.

After your city tour you will have the choice of an Ottawa River Cruise or Rideau Canal Cruise:

• The 75-minute, fully narrated Ottawa River Cruise provides majestic views of Parliament Hill, Rideau Falls and 24 Sussex Drive, the Prime Minister's residence, which can only be seen from the riverbank.
• The 75-minute Rideau Canal Cruise along this world-famous artificial canal passes Dow's Lake, Commissioners Park and wonderful examples of Ottawa's world-renowned architecture.

This tour is seasonal, operating from May through to October.

USD $51.09

Review by: Tony	May 2012
The tour and cruise were an excellent overview of Ottawa. The guides described all the sights and provided a historical perspective. Hop-on Hop-off is a very convenient way to see everything.

Review by: RAYMOND W	October 2011
Excellent guide who tole you a lot of detailed information in a short space of time.

Review by: Joan I	September 2011
Great way to spend a few hours. The Ottawa River tour is the one to take as you see a lot of the canal from the bus tour anyway.

Review by: Frances Anne C	August 2011
This was really great. The tour guide was very friendly and informative, and the weather was great. I could not get enough of the history and di it all over again this weekend.

Review by: Greg P	August 2011
when we checked in the person working there forgot to give us a receipt to get on the boat cruise. The microphone did not work on the bus and we didn't know anything of what we were seeeing. We were told the wrong time the boat was suppose to leave and we rushed to get there and it didn't leave for another half an hour.

Review by: somboon j	July 2011
Hop-on Hop-off by Lady drive is very valuable by experience guide.And so as by Rideau canel.

Review by: Paul F	July 2011
Great value and super guide on the bus.

Review by: LOUISE P	June 2011
Excellent trip - saw everything you would want to see. Great to be able to get off and then back on. When purchasing on internet I didn't realise it was valid for my stay - not just one day. Perfect

Review by: Ludwig M	October 2010
I only had one day for this as I came from Montreal and had to return there in the evening. You need at least 2 full days. Still I enjoed both especially the cruise. Lot of walking. Have good shoes and good weather. I had.

Review by: SUSAN E	October 2010
Tour bus showed up right on time. People were very approachable and helpful with answering questions. Tour guides did an excellent job of introducing the city of Ottawa. Overall, a superb way of getting around in a strange city and making the most of your time!!!!!

Review by: Jon H	September 2010
Your tour folks were terrific. . I highly recommend your service. Thanks for helping make our Ottawa stay delightfull!! Great people who know your city!!

Review by: Anonymous	July 2010
Bus could stop for a few seconds for the passengers to take a decent picture. I understand that safety is first and they do not allow for the passengers to stand while the bus is moving, hence they should give some passengers a chance to take a decent picture by stopping.

Review by: Naomi S, United Kingdom	June 2010
The hop on/off tour was interesting, and the cruise was interesting. The reason I have rated low is that the hop on/off tour didn't start until 10.00. we did a full loop, which got us back to starting point, and then had to wait for 20 -30 mins for the next one to start. We also had the cruise to fit in, and combining both due to timings was a bad idea - the last hop on/off was at approximately 3.00pm, and there was no cruise after approximately 2.30pm, so we hopped on to the war museum, had an hour there, before continuing on to the cruise at 1.30. We then couldn't hop on again as they had finished. It was a shame as the tours themselves were interesting, but there was no point in the hop on/off part.- I didn't feel the two tour timings meshed very well. The war museum was interesting but we only had 60 minutes there, and needed longer but we had already paid for the cruise so wanted to do it. Disappointing all in all.

Review by: Colin H, Trinidad and Tobago	July 2009
It was our first time visiting Ottawa, and the tour bus guide was very knowledgeable about the various attractions. The river tour was also very good. My friends and I considered this tour very good value for money!

Review by: Kimling H	July 2009
It was our first time visiting Ottawa, and the tour bus guide was very knowledgeable about the various attractions. The river tour was also very good. My friends and I considered this tour very good value for money!

Review by: Mahesh S, United States of America	August 2008
Very professional and quite thorough. Gives you the freedom to hop on and hop off which is great. Contrary to common belief the buses do come around on time so you can get the hop on and hop off experience. The boat ride on the river is excellent. Don't forget to do the free parliament tour after this cruise.

Review by: Charles E, United States of America	September 2007
The day was perfect, a little too warm but still great. Tours were neat, clean and well narrated. A definite plus to a great stay.

Review by: Sheila S, Canada	August 2007
Staff were very friendly and knowledgeable, the sites were great. The only problem is that the buses never ran on time, so they need to look at revising their time schedules and to allow more time. As the whole trip was suppose to take an hour and a half, but it was more like 2 hours or more. Because of this, if you got off at one of the stops and returned to get picked up when the schedule said you should, you usually ended up waiting over 20 minutes for a bus to show up.

Review by: Anonymous, Canada	July 2007
I thoroughly enjoyed the land trip seeing the various sights. Unfortunately, weather forced the cancellation of the boat trip when I was going to go. I was leaving so had to pass on my ticket for the boat portion to another person. I most often come to Ottawa with my husband in the late fall or winter, so we enjoyed seeing the city and experiencing a tour which, of course, is not available in the off seasons at this beautiful time of the year. I would recommend it to friends.

Review by: Anonymous, Canada	July 2007
It was a nice trip with great views.