Cultural Itinerary of Ottawa

The 1st day

8:30 am

Leave the hotel to the Parliament Hill. Parliament Hill is the location of Canadian government and the Senate. A one-hour English or French guided tour is available in Parliament Hill, where needs the visitors arrive at 15 minutes in advance for security screening. It is recommended to take a group photo on the background of Parliament Hill.

www.parl.gc.ca/Visitors/visit-e.html

9:00 am

Visit the Parliament Hill for one hour, visitors can set enough time here. Overlook the Ottawa River and the landscape of Quebec and the Gatineau Park from viewing platform in the Peace Tower.

10:30 am

Ottawa City Tour, visit the scenery spots along the Ottawa River: the Rideau Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a classic garden open to the Canadian Food and Agriculture Museum. Have lunch at the Byward Market which is one of Canada's oldest farmers' markets after city tour, with numerous outdoor flower shops, vegetable shops and art boutiques as well as restaurants and bars.

www.byward-market.com

2:00 pm

Visit Canada Nature Museum, a historical castle-like building. It’s the place where the visitors can learn about Canadian plants and animals. Watch the iconic mammals, the original Canadian collection of dinosaur fossils and blue whale skeletons. This is a place for families or adults to visit.

www.nature.ca

3:30 pm

Then, the visitors can shop in Ottawa's major malls, including Rideau Mall, Bayshore Mall, St. Laurent Mall and Tanger Outlets.

7:00 pm

Leave the hotel to Chinatown for dinner or go to Lac Leamy Entertainment Complex or go to the theatre to watch the show.

www.ottawachinatown.ca

www.casinosduquebec.com/lacleamy

The 2nd day

9:00 am

Visit the Canadian Art Gallery, the world's most complete collection of Canadian art and a rich collection of European, modern, Aboriginal and Inuit art are restored here. Set enough time to visit the art gallery's gift shops, which have many art gifts made in Canada.

www.gallery.ca

10:30 am

Visit the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Music Riding Center to see how they train horses participating in riding performances.

www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/ride-centre

3:00 pm

Take a cruise on the Ottawa River and enjoy the Rideau Falls along the coast, Canada History Museum, Parliament Hill and the Supreme Court of Canada. Watch a sporting event at TD Square in Lansdowne Park in the evening– a new urban sports and entertainment center. An outdoor stadium with 24,000 seats is home of Canada's American football league REDBLACKS and home of the North American Football League Ottawa Fury FC. The 10,000-seat indoor stadium is home of the Ontario Ice Hockey League's Ottawa 67’s team.

www.tdplace.ca

You can also have dinner in the bars and restaurants of Byward Market or a buffet dinner at the Ride Carlton Racecourse and Gaming Point.

www.olg.ca