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No minimum number of attendeesNo minimum number of attendees is required for the tour
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Free booking and cancellationFree payment tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free
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I am a lifelong traveler, a Canadian born in Europe, with a passion for history, biographical data, and archaeology; attracted to authentic travel experience and will offer information based on your area of interest. French spoken without hesitation...I enjoy accommodating smaller groups, there is no rush on my tour (e.g. families, individual and,or retired people are all welcome). Contact me if you don't see available spots on your desired day. NB the narrative may be slower and explanations/terminology simplified to benefit the walkers who don't have full command of English. To compensate, I am willing to stay with the tour longer
Welcome to Ottawa, friends! Bienvenidos, mis amigas y amigos! Power and weakness; crime and safety; freedom and slavery; lies and truth; poverty and luxury; politics and culture, we discuss the BYcity and the maze of history.
During our tour, we will visit some of the main points of interest in the city:
1. Notre Dame basilica including interior
2. Royal Canadian Mint, 1908 building
3. National Gallery ("Musee des Beaux Arts" in French), monument to Samuel de Champlain
4. Peacekeeping Monument to Canadian soldiers; the indigenous "Three Sentinels"
5. Majors Hill park, monuments to Colonel By and an Anishinabe scout
6. Byward Market: historic area popular with the visitors
7. Ottawa historic Jail
8. Historic Ottawa train station
9. Rideau canal a UNESCO World heritage site
10.Parliament Hill
11.National War Monument and ...
Outside of our tour, but important:
Nature museum, City Hall, Library of the Parliament, Centennial Flame, National Arts Center, Ottawa Art Gallery and demonstration of photo albums to learn about the dynamics of change, works of important artists and local photographers.
I'll be happy to stick around longer to answer your questions and share my recommendations on the best spots to enjoy Ottawa as locals do.
Don't miss out on this unique experience in Ottawa!
I will be under the spider called "Maman", wearing my bright red bicycle shirt and a red hat
Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).
