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Offered languages
- English
- French
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 Chateau Laurier to the Supreme Court and the Byward Market, without missing Parliament Hill of course!
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 locations sights. Learn some local history. Challenge your knowledge with 57 varied challenges. Fun for all ages and 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. Also available in French
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
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.
Itinerary
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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.
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Learn about this important monument and solve a challenge about it while you're here.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2
Walk over the Rideau Canal and spend time with a few different monuments, learning about the history of Canada and solving challenges with each.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3
Discover Canada's heroes, one from 5 significant periods in Canada's history. Solve a challenge here.
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4
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.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
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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.
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See this museum and learn its significance and history. Solve a challenge while here. Spend 5 minutes.
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See Ottawa's City Hall building and learn about its many functions. Spend 5 minutes here.
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Walk through this beautiful park. See 3 distinct features and solve challenges with each.
15 minutes • Admission ticket free -
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Learn the history of this gorgeous historic hotel. Solve a challenge here. Spend 5 minutes here
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6
See a beautiful memorial that plays music next to the National Arts Centre. Discover who Oscar Peterson was and solve a challenge here.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
7
Learn about Canada's participation in 5 separate conflicts from 1899 onward. Solve a challenge here.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
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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...
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Walk by the city's main tourist information center. 5 minutes here
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Learn this building's history and solve a challenge here.
5 minutes • Admission ticket free -
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Walk by and learn about this museum in a modern glass building. Solve a challenge here. Spend 5 minutes.
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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
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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
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Learn about this important media building near Parliament Hill. Spend 5 minutes here
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10
Learn about this flame and when it was lit, and who lit it. Solve a challenge
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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
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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.
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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
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Walk around the west side of this historic hotel. Learn about its beginnings and "Chateau" style architecture. Spend 5 minutes
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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.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free -
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Your adventure continues at this open-air public market and shopping district. Learn about its history. 5 minutes here.
Admission ticket free -
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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
Admission ticket free
Additional info
- 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
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Additional info
- 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
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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