Ottawa Self Guided Walking Tour And Scavenger Hunt

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About this activity

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 Château Laurier to the Supreme Court and the ByWard Market, without missing Parliament Hill, of course!

Buy either a single or a group ticket.

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 sights. Learn some local history. Fun for all ages, 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.

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At a glance

Duration: 2–3 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–6
Written guide: English, French
Operated by: Tourist Scavenger Hunt

What is included

Included

Included: Scavenger hunt instructions on your smartphone (data required)
Included: 24/7 customer support
Included: Solve 57 varied challenges on this tour
Included: 44 points of interest seen on this tour

Not included

Not included: This tour is strictly exterior sightseeing, you need not enter any of the locations seen on it.
Not included: You can pause the activity to visit any of the locations along the tour route.

Itinerary

Stop 1

Passing by

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.
Women Are Persons!

5 min

Learn about this important monument and solve a challenge about it while you're here.
Rideau Canal National Historic Site

10 min

Walk over the Rideau Canal and spend time with a few different monuments, learning about the history of Canada and solving challenges with each.
Valiants Memorial

5 min

Discover Canada's heroes, one from 5 significant periods in Canada's history.

Solve a challenge here.
Stop 5

5 min

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.
National Arts Centre

Passing by

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.
Stop 7

Passing by

See this museum and learn its significance and history.

Solve a challenge while here.

Spend 5 minutes.
Ottawa City hall

Passing by

See Ottawa's City Hall building and learn about its many functions.

Spend 5 minutes here.
Confederation Park

15 min

Walk through this beautiful park. See 3 distinct features and solve challenges with each.
Stop 10

Passing by

Learn the history of this gorgeous historic hotel. Solve a challenge here.

Spend 5 minutes here
Oscar Peterson Statue

5 min

See a beautiful memorial that plays music next to the National Arts Centre. Discover who Oscar Peterson was and solve a challenge here.
Stop 12

5 min

Learn about Canada's participation in 5 separate conflicts from 1899 onward. Solve a challenge here.
Sparks Street

15 min

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...
Capital Information Kiosk

Passing by

Walk by the city's main tourist information center.

5 minutes here
Stop 15

5 min

Learn this building's history and solve a challenge here.
Bank of Canada Museum

Passing by

Walk by and learn about this museum in a modern glass building.

Solve a challenge here.

Spend 5 minutes.
Supreme Court of Canada / Cour Supreme Du Canada

Passing by

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
National Gallery of Canada

Passing by

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
Stop 19

Passing by

Learn about this important media building near Parliament Hill.

Spend 5 minutes here
Centennial Flame

5 min

Learn about this flame and when it was lit, and who lit it.

Solve a challenge
Parliament Hill and Buildings

Passing 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
Statue of Sir Wilfrid Laurier

5 min

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.
Bytown Museum

Passing by

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
Stop 24

Passing by

Walk around the west side of this historic hotel. Learn about its beginnings and "Chateau" style architecture.

Spend 5 minutes
Major's Hill Park

10 min

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.
ByWard Market

Passing by

Your adventure continues at this open-air public market and shopping district. Learn about its history.

5 minutes here.
Ottawa School Of Art

Passing by

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

Meeting point and pickup

Everyone meets at the meeting point.

Meeting point

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.

End point

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.

Using your ticket

When you are ready to begin, access this webpage: https://touristscavengerhunt.com/ca/

The password to access the page is: Bytown

You won't need to log in or anything. Contact us if you have any issues.

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel	You get back
At least one day before	100%
Less than a day before	0%

Good to know

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

Options

Ottawa Scavenger Group Ticket

Scavenger Hunt Group Option: This option is a self-guided walking tour with challenges at every stop, for groups of up to 6 people.
Ottawa Mini Scavenger Single

Mini Individual tkt Option: This option is a mini self-guided walking tour with challenges at every stop, individual tickets.
Ottawa Mini Scavenger Group

Duration: 2 hours: This version of the tour is shorter, 3.2km/2.0mi instead of our regular tour 4.5km/2.8mi.

Ottawa Mini tour: This shorter version does not take you to Major's Hill Park or ByWard Market, or behind the Supreme Court.

Mini Scavenger Group Option: This option is a mini self-guided walking tour with challenges at every stop, for groups of up to 6 people.
Ottawa Scavenger Single Ticket

Scavenger Hunt Individual Tkt: This option is a self-guided walking tour with challenges at every stop, available as an individual ticket.