• Our unique Connections Program
• Private coach transportation
• 3 nights accommodation
• 3 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 1 dinner
• Local professional guides and all entry fees and passes for included highlights
• Services of a Professional Tour Director

Prices are in Canadian dollars, are per person, and include HST.

INCLUDED HIGHLIGHTS

• Oh Canada, Eh! Dinner and Show 
• Guided city tour of Ottawa
• ByWard Market
• Guided tour of the Canadian Museum of History
• Rideau Hall  
• Entry to either The National Gallery of Canada OR The Canadian War Museum
• Commissioners Park to see the tulips
• Free time at Casino Lac Leamy
• Ottawa Canal Cruise (if available, depending on water levels)

Gorgeous Gardens!

Our nation’s capital is beautiful in the spring with blooming tulips. Did you know that Ottawa boasts the LARGEST public tulip display in the world? We’ll spend some time at the major tulip site, Commissioners Park, but we’ll see tulips featured all over the city!

Meander through Ottawa’s excellent museums.

It’s always a good time to learn something new, or re-visit with renewed appreciation the moments in history, the people, and the objects that have shaped our world.  Ottawa is home to seven of Canada’s nine national museums. Included with this tour are The Canadian Museum of History and either The National Gallery of Canada or the Canadian War Museum.

Day 1: Travel to Ottawa, Ridean Hall

Board the coach and relax as we make our way to the nation’s capital. Upon arrival, we’ll visit Rideau Hall, the official residence of the Governor General of Canada.  This is a 79-acre “urban oasis” with trails, gardens, and historic buildings. While touring the grounds, discover interpretive panels, art, and cultural pieces, and some of the more than 150 trees planted by members of the Royal Family and other dignitaries. Then, it’s onward to your centrally located hotel in the ByWard Market. Discover Ottawa’s nightlife with a free night to explore the many restaurants, pubs, or trendy nightspot.

Stay: Courtyard by Marriot ByWard Market, Ottawa

Nights: 3

Day 2: City Tour, Canadian Museum of History

In the morning, dive deeper into Canada’s heritage with a guided tour of the Canadian Museum of History. This museum features the largest collection of indigenous artifacts and boasts the biggest totem pole collection. Enjoy free time for lunch in the ByWard Market then board the coach for an informative overview of Ottawa in spring, with a guided city tour. Afterwards, freshen up at the hotel, and enjoy a free evening, perhaps continuing the conversation with new friends over dinner. Transportation will be available to take guests to the Casino Lac Lemay.

Meals: B

Day 3: Museums and Tulips!

This will be a full day, so you’ll want to have a good breakfast!  In the morning, choose between the National Gallery of Canada and the Canadian War Museum.  Don’t worry, we won’t let you get too lost indoors in the museums, since in the afternoon we’ll be outside again, with a visit to Commissioners Park.  We can’t promise what Mother Nature has in store, but the tulips for the Canadian Tulip Festival in recent years have been amazing!  Back at the hotel, there’ll be time to relax and get refreshed before attending Oh Canada, Eh!, a celebration of all-Canadian music with an all-Canadian dinner! What better way to say, “Welcome to our Canadian capital!”

Meals: B, D

Day 4: Ottawa Canal Cruise & Journey Home

This morning, (if available, subject to water levels), be treated to a guided tour of the Ottawa from a different perspective. Board the cruise ship and travel along the Rideau Canal, taking in the beauty of the region while the history and significance of the canal are explained. After lunch, we’ll say good-bye to Ottawa, and head for home, having an renewed appreciation for what it means to be Canadian, and having breathed in the beauty of springtime.

Meals: B, L

This tour includes our unique Connections Program, and follows travel Route C1, picking up in the following locations:

• Brampton
• Markham
• Whitby 
• Bowmanville
• Lindsay
• Peterborough
• Port Hope
• Cobourg 
• Trenton
• Belleville 
• Napanee
• Kingston

We recommend comfortable walking shoes and appropriate outdoor apparel to enjoy the Byward Market, Commissioner’s Park, and the Rideau Hall grounds.

This tour is really based in Ottawa/Gatineau, so with our Connections Program, we could welcome guests to join us from anywhere in the world! Please contact us to discuss your airfare and pre-and post-tour accommodation options.