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Rideau Canal
Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B8
Canada
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What's Near Rideau Canal

Top-Rated Nearby Hotels
Hotel GBP* Distance Rating
Best Western Victoria Park Suites £89 1.5 mi 2.4 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Minto Suite Hotel £87 1.7 mi 2.8 km 4 of 5 stars
Albert at Bay Suite Hotel £86 1.8 mi 2.9 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Business Inn £54 1.8 mi 2.9 km 4 of 5 stars
Arosa Suites Hotel N/A 1.8 mi 3.0 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Top-Rated Nearby Restaurants
restaurant Distance Rating
Favorita Pizzeria 0.6 mi 1.0 km 4 of 5 stars
Il Piccolino's 0.8 mi 1.3 km 4 of 5 stars
La Roma 0.9 mi 1.4 km 4 of 5 stars
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Top-Rated Nearby Things to Do
Thing to Do Distance Rating
Dows Lake Pavilion 0.5 mi 0.9 km 4 of 5 stars
Ottawa Walking Tours 1.3 mi 2.1 km 5 of 5 stars
Owl Rafting (Ottawa Whitewater Leaders Rafting) 1.4 mi 2.3 km 4 of 5 stars
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“Rideau Canal” Wcities.com
“Rideau Canal” UNESCO.org
“Capital Celebrations” TravelLady
“Ottawa's Beloved Canal” BootsNAll.com
“Locked onto a beautiful By-way” Canada.com
“Skate, shop, and eat for cheap in Ottawa” smartertravel.com
“Skaters warm up to Ottawa's 5-mile-long rink” post-gazette.com
“Rideau Canal named a World Heritage site” canada.com / CanWest News Service
“Frozen asset” telegraph.co.uk / Telegraph Media Group
“After All Those Field Trips, Ottawa Knows How to Treat Family” New York Times (free registration required)
“New face of Canada” canada.com / The Ottawa Citizen
“Cold Play” Washington Post (free registration required)
“Winter in Ottawa: Skating in Rideau Canal” Go World Travel Magazine
“Oh, Ottawa? Oh, Yes.” Washington Post
“Ottawa: A Capital Idea” Lorri Patton's Travel Tips 'n' Tales
“Museums Galore” Lorri Patton's Travel Tips 'n' Tales
“New Edinburgh's great Scot” canada.com / The Ottawa Citizen
“Oh, Canada: 10 Ways to Experience the Land of the Maple Leaf” Go World Travel Magazine
“It's January sale time in London, too” canoe.ca / Sun Media
“Multifaceted Ottawa” Boston.com / Boston Globe
“If you go: Ottawa” post-gazette.com
“Journeys: 36 Hours - Ottawa” New York Times (free registration required)
Web Comments from Travellers (5)
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“The Rideau Canal- in Winter!” VirtualTourist.com
“Rideau Canal” dooyoo.co.uk
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 131 attractions in Ottawa
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Traveller Description: One of the oldest landmarks in Ottawa, this canal is filled with boats in the summer and becomes the "World's Longest Skating Rink" in the winter.
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Attraction type: Waterway, River, Lake, Trail, Historic site
Activities: Ice skating, Walking, Driving
Address: Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B8
Canada
Tel: 613-239-5234

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“Ice Skate till you can ice skate no more.”
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5 of 5 stars
DuffyDo
Riverview, FL
17 Feb 2009

Ice skating on the Rideau Canal was great fun. It can get crowded but everyone is friendly and considerate. A really nice adventure while visiting for Winterlude. Try it! more

“A great place, summer or winter”
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5 of 5 stars
le-metro
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
23 Feb 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

Have travelled to Ottawa numerous times to ice skate on the Rideau Canal, especially during Winterlude, the first three weekends in February. Lots of interesting sites from the National Arts Centre to Dow's Lake. A few rest spots with concession stands selling Beavertails (a flat cinnamon sugar pastry) and hot chocolate. In the summer, one can board a tour boat... more

“My Favorite place in Ottawa”
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5 of 5 stars
D_she
Ottawa
5 Nov 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

Rideu Canal located in the city of Ottawa. The most excellent experianced were that I used to skate during winter time along with my friends. Most beautifull place that I ever been. In summer time people walk and jogging along the canal and around the canal those tulips were so nice..I never forget those magnificient moments. more

“Awesome experience!”
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5 of 5 stars
NHLhockeyfan
England
17 Sep 2006
2/4 found this review helpful

One of my favourite experiences was skating on the Rideau Canal. Its about 8km long and the ice can be near perfect at times but unfortunately its sometimes very poor ice so try and go on the canal in a cold period when the ice is best. more

“Viewed from Gray Line Trolley Tour”
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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Christina Lake, BC, Canada
24 Oct 2005
23/23 found this review helpful

Sep 1, 2005. Gray Line tour of Ottawa. Our first driver, Ron, picked us up at the motel at 9:15 and took us to the Kiosk to purchase our tickets [$52 with tax and discount, good for 2 days]. First tour starts at 10:00. Ron suggested we ride along for the full 2 hour tour to become acquainted with the... more

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Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B8, Canada
Tel: 613-239-5234