The bus seats were wet from the night before. Passengers were seen to be drying them with tissues. When bus was very nearly full the guide wiped the few remaining seats. Guides narration was excellent. Disappointingly there were quite a few attractions that were closed so we remained on the bus for the whole tour. Buses were only running hourly and major roadworks were causing further delays. Because very few passengers were getting off, those that were getting on were complaining about the delays and lack of seating. To conclude the guide was excellent but this was not the best tour bus we have been on.

We would highly recommend this activity. Awesome overview of Ottawa with great stops. The bilingual guides were very accommodating and eager to help passengers. We had the all day pass and were considering going around twice. This was not a great idea as there was quite a wait at the starting point. We ended up walking back to the Mint as it wasn’t open on the first go round. I suggest you plan to hop on and off on the first go round. Also, the space museum is closed on Wednesdays which we found out on the day! We went on a Wednesday!

I didn’t think it had clear indications of bus stops on the map and they were few and far between. We ended up at the Geographic museum having walked from Bayward Mkt and had no idea where to get on the bus again. We ended paying for a city bus to get back into town.