Ottawa Local Lifestyle Experience Tour

First day

8:30 am from the hotel to Parliament Hill. The Parliament House is located on Parliament Hill and is the seat of the Canadian government and the Senate. An hour's English or French guided tour service is provided in the Parliament Hill. It takes 15 minutes to arrive for security check. It is suggested to take group photos against the background of the Parliament House.

10:15 am City Tour of Ottawa accompanied by tour guides, visiting scenic spots along the Ottawa River: the Rideau Canal, named by UNESCO as World Heritage Site, and Canadian Food and Agriculture Museum's Classic Garden which opening up to the world.

11:30 am to take part in rapids at Britannia Bay, about 30 minutes' drive from Ottawa. Have lunch on the way.

1:00 PM learn how to use oars and life jackets, and then start the exciting experience of 2.5 to 3 hours of rapids surfing on the Ottawa River.

4:00 pm back to the hotel.

6:30 pm to Chinatown for dinner or to Remy Lake Entertainment City to watch shows in the theatre or to Rideau shopping mall, Bayshore shopping mall, St. Laurent shopping mall and Tanger Otelles shopping.

The second day

9:00 am from Ottawa to Gatineau Park. The park is only 15 minutes'drive from downtown Ottawa and has 88,000 acres of recreational sports grounds suitable for mountain climbing, cycling and walking. It's a good place to get close to nature. The information Exhibition Center and the park's classic attractions include Champlain viewing terrace and Pink Lake.

If you want to try risky sports, you can experience high-altitude slippery ropes in Camp Fortune or enjoy a leisure afternoon at Nordik Spa. Then back to downtown Chinatown for lunch.

2:00 pm cycling along the Rideau Canal to Dow's Lake. You can go boating or canoeing on the lake. Visit the Canadian Museum of Nature in different neighborhoods of Ottawa, which has a complete collection of Canadian animals and plants. If you don't like cycling, you can visit the Canadian Air Museum and fly in an open biplane over Ottawa.

Other options for evening activities: You can also have dinner in bars and restaurants at ByWard Market, Ottawa's oldest outdoor farmer's market, or buffet dinner at Rideau Carleton Raceway and gambling spots.