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Ottawa Walking Tours

100 Florence Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1R 5N2, Canada
613-799-1774
Ranked #1 of 16 tours in Ottawa
5.0 of 5 stars 130 Reviews
Type: Tours
Owner description: Ottawa Walking Tours is a company dedicated to letting our experienced, professional guides acquaint you with the history of our beautiful city. Our...... more » Owner description: Ottawa Walking Tours is a company dedicated to letting our experienced, professional guides acquaint you with the history of our beautiful city. Our 2.5 hour guided walks are a must for visitors wanting to get a great overview of the city and learn more about the city’s history, colourful political characters and snap some outstanding photographs. Spend a couple of hours with us exploring our city's past and discovering how the modern city of Ottawa came to be. A must for visitors who want to feel the essence of the Canadian capital « less
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Calgary, Canada
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53 reviews 53 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
28 helpful votes 28 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 April 2012

We really enjoyed our tour. Craig took us to places and told us about things we would not have known without the tour and would not have discovered for ourselves. He was very knowledgable regarding the history of both Canada and Ottawa. I'm glad this tour was the first thing we did when we got to Ottawa as we are... More

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woodbridge
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 April 2012
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What an awesome way to discover some of the delights that Ottawa has to offer! Our guide, Dan, was extremely knowledgeable and gave us many details about the sites we visited. This tour is a must for visitors to Ottawa, whether you have new to the city or have returned. We suggest starting your stay in Ottawa with this tour... More

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Montreal, Canada
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 March 2012
2
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If you are going now, dress warm! The walking is easy even for older people as we are. We visited Ottawa for a few days and found this tour excellent : we saw a lot while getting very good information ; this tour helped us to pick out what we wanted to see next on our own. It was fun. More

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Toronto, Canada
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 March 2012
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I did the Historical Ottawa tour as I wanted to gain some knowledge about the history of the capital. Having grown up outside of Canada, I never did any Canadian History or tours to Ottawa. It was a really foggy morning but that did not tarnish the information and good humour of our guide. It was excellent value for $15... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 March 2012
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We were visiting Ottawa to take part in the Winter Carnival activities but due to the warm weather must things were closed. Our hotel suggested we take the Ottawa Walking Tour and we are so glad we did! It was the best thing we did while we were there! The guide was friendly, knowledgable and very personable and at $15... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 February 2012

Coming from Paris, France we did the walking tour and it is the best thing we did. Craig was very informative and told us so much information. He definitely knows his topic very well and He taught us lots of amazing things. We highly recommend you do the tour and cannot believe that anyone could give the walking tour anything... More

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maine
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 February 2012
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Craig did an excellent job of informing the group of interesting facts about Ottawa. I would highly recommend this tour. Dress warm. More

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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
23 helpful votes 23 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 February 2012
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On recommendation from this site I booked in on the walk to get a quick overview of the main sites of Ottawa. Your host, Craig, is very personable and tells a good yarn. He has a good knowledge of the city and the duration of the tour is good at about 2 hours. I wouldn't rate it as great unfortunately.... More

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Craig MacDonald, Owner at Ottawa Walking Tours, responded to this review
21 February 2012

Thank you so much for your comments. I am truly sorry you did not enjoy the tour as much as you had hoped. I have taken your suggestions into account and am double checking the facts you have called into question to assure they are accurate. Again we are sorry we did not live up to your expectations. I apologize... More

Brampton, Canada
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 February 2012
2
people found this review helpful

Our tour guide was well versed in the history of Ottawa, exceptionally personable, accommodating of the group (we foreigners aren't so good at dealing with the sub-zero temperatures of a warm Ottawa winter!) and a week later we're all still talking about how much more we got out of our weekend thanks to taking a morning for this tour. I... More

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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 February 2012
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We did the walking tour in Ottawa at new years this year. It was a pleasant surprise. I was expecting it to be somewhat interesting, but the guide (and owner) was very enthusiastic, had great knowledge of parliament and the buildings and filled in with lots of stories and info about Ottawa as a city (now and historically) and how... More

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