Out & About Ottawa-brought to you by Ottawa Tourism 

Looking to complement your TIAC Tourism Congress visit with great experiences in Canada’s Capital Region?

Exploring Ottawa on your own is a breeze but guided tours offer a more immersive and authentic experience. Consider complementing your visit with these walking, eating and drinking tours!

Walking tours

Ottawa Walking Tours offers multilingual, two-hour walking tours that explore history, architecture and art. Their Historical Highlights Walking Tour meets every Saturday at 10:00 a.m.

Join the cloaked guides of The Haunted Walk of Ottawa for spooky strolls and ghost stories about sites like the Bytown Museum, the iconic Fairmont Château Laurier and the Old Carleton County Jail (now the HI-Ottawa Jail Hostel).

Indigenous Walks’ guided tours provide an Indigenous perspective on Ottawa’s art, culture, history and landscape while visiting sites throughout the city.

Food tours

Local company C’est Bon Cooking offers guided gourmet tours of popular neighbourhoods like the ByWard Market, the Glebe and Wellington West – samples included.

Enjoy a progressive dining tour of various restaurants with local experts from Ottawa Tasting Tours and Experience Food.

Brewery tours

Experiencing Ottawa’s popular craft beer scene is easiest while on a Brew Donkey bus tour! They stop at multiple breweries, brewpubs and retailers with samples and tastings along the way.

You’ll have to return from spring through fall to experience more Ottawa walking and cycling tours, as well as vintage biplane flights, bus tours and boat cruises.

View of National Gallery of Canada from Majors Hill Park. Credit Ottawa Tourism.