Ottawa Tulip Festival: This annual world-famous festival centres around Ottawa’s love affair with the tulip, with a million tulips blooming in public areas, including 250,000 blooms in Commissioners Park near Dows Lake.
Day 1 Montreal - Ottawa - Gatineau - Dow's Lake - Montreal
1, Leave from Montreal to Ottawa in the morning, to experience the history and grandness of Canadian Capital. At first, we will visit the Parliament Hill (we do not enter the building), Peace Tower and Centennial Flame.
2, Afterwards, we will visit the Canadian War Museum which is Canada's national museum of military history and one of the world's most respected museums for the study and understanding of armed conflict.
3, Lunch at Quanjude, the most famous restaurant in Ottawa, to taste the special meal - roast duck.
4, After lunch, we will continue our journey on a cruise to admire the beautiful sight of Ottawa River.
5, Afterwards, we will visit the most popular museum of the country- Canadian Museum of History located in Gatineau, in order to learn the Canadian civilization. (Do not miss the chance to visit Canadian History Hall which will open for public on July 1st to celebrate 150 years of Canada Day in 2017. The most complete display of the great evolution of Canadian history with more than 1800 valuable collections within 40 000 square feet hall.)
6. At the late afternoon, we will have free time to admire those 250,000 tulips blooming in Commissioners Park near Dows Lake
7, Arrive in Montreal in the evening.
*Itineraries may be adjusted according to unexpected situations without notice. The cruise may be canceled without notice due to Ottawa River flooding.
* Voyages Polaris reserves all rights, while respecting the program, to cancel or change the order of visits without notice depending on the customs formalities, weather and traffic, time changing or the closing day of tour sites, etc. The tickets prices and meals can be changed according to the season without notice.
