Ottawa Yacht Tours (working.ottawayacht.ca)

Parliament Rockcliffe

Sunset Tour

Yacht tours are just plain good for the soul. The sense of peace and tranquility that can be restored to you while gently rocking on the waves is undeniable.

As the dusk-light fills the sky, come discover the city’s hidden beauty in style, on a sunset cruise on the Ottawa River, the waterway that separates the border between Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec.

BOOKING

Our daily 1.5-hour Sunset tour run only 7 days a week, from May 15 to Oct 15.

This tour starts 30 minutes before sunset.

A tour may last up to 2 hours, at the Captain’s discretion.

SUNSET TOURS — WATCH THE SUN PAINT THE SKY ON OUR MEDIUM YACHT OR LARGE YACHT

$ 109

/per passenger

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Online booking fee applies. GST+QST extra.

OPTIONS & FEATURES

wine • coolers • beer

Buy wine/Prosecco (by the bottle) at booking checkout; or buy wine/Prosecco (by the glass), coolers, or beer while on board.

PRE-PURCHASE @ BOOKING CHECKOUT

Add any of these options at booking checkout.

750ml bottle of Pinot Grigios

750ml bottle of Sauvignon Blanc

750ml bottle of Prosecco

Gourmet sandwich (choice of 5) + home chips, from Le Pirate restaurant

Charcuterie box-for-two, from Le Pirate restaurant

PURCHASE ON BOARD

We’ve a great selection of drinks sold individually on board.

THE DRY BAR

Bottled water

Sparkling water

Selection of sodas

Orange juice

Selection of Clever mocktails

WINE • COOLERS • BEER

Selection of wine, by the glass (6oz, 9oz)

Selection of mixed coolers

Corona & Stella Artois

Selection of premium alcohol

Included

Dock boarding fee

Passenger insurance

Licensed Captain

Certified First Mate

Full service

Ice

Bluetooth stereo connectivity

Stellar sound system

Spotify playlists

Fully equipped kitchen

Fully equipped washroom

Cell charging USBs

Restrictions

Your own beverage or food

Swimming

Smoking or vaping

Drugs

High heels

Animals

Spray-on sunscreen

Balloons or confetti

Safety

Responsible drinking is a must for passenger safety.

We provide a complete safety briefing before each tour.

Our yachts are fully equipped to ensure passenger safety and security.

Our Captains are fully trained & qualified (Transport Canada approved SVOP & MED3A certifications).

Our First Mates are fully trained and qualified (Transport Canada approved Marine First Aid certification).

We have a life vest for every passenger and crew.

We have a complete First Aid Kit.

We regularly sanitized high-traffic areas, gear & equipment between use.

Our crew regularly wash their hands.

We encourage contactless payments for tours, add-ons, and gratuities.

OTHER DAILY TOURS

afternoon

AFTERNOON

$99

4X a DAY (7 day a week)

1.5 hour tour

– leaves @ 11AM 1PM 3PM 5PM
– 7 days a week
– order a meal & eat on board

BOOK NOW

$99

4X a DAY (7 day a week)

1.5 hour tour

– leaves @ 11AM 1PM 3PM 5PM
– 7 days a week
– order a meal & eat on board

BOOK NOW

NIGHT

$99

ONCE a DAY (Thur. Fri. + Sat.)

1.5 hour tour

– leaves 15 min. after sunset tour
returns
– see city lights come alive

BOOK NOW

$99

ONCE a DAY (Thur. Fri. + Sat.)

1.5 hour tour

– leaves 15 min. after sunset tour
returns
– see city lights come alive

BOOK NOW

Parliament Rockcliffe

Sunset Tour

Departure Times

May 15 to July 17 — departure time: 8 PM.

July 18 to Sept 29 — departure time: 7:30 PM.

Sept 30 to Oct 15 — departure time: 7 PM.

Duration of tour — 1.5 hours.. Tour may last up to 2 hours, at the Captain’s discretion.

Arrive 10-15 minutes before departure.

LATE?

Unless you privately chartered the yacht(s), if you are late, departure time will not change to respect other passengers.

If you are late and the yacht departs without you, a refund will not be provided.

PICKUP & DROP OFF

Marina Jacques Cartier (default location)
across street from Le Pirate Rest-O-Bord restaurant
1067 Jacques Cartier Street, in Gatineau, Quebec

Map Pin — click here for marina location

Free parking

Map Pin — click here for parking location

Port de plaisance, Parc Jacques-Cartier (advanced request required for this location)
at very end of wharf between Alexandra Bridge and Hull Marina
160 Laurier Street, Gatineau, Quebec

Map Pin — click here for wharf location

$ paid parking

Map Pin — click here for parking location

Returning Times

May 15 to July 17 — returning time: 9:30 PM.

July 18 to Sept 29 — returning time: 9 PM.

Sept 30 to Oct 15 — returning time: 8:30 PM.

Disembarking & Leaving Docks

So that we may have enough time to prepare our yacht(s) for the next tour, and welcome our next guests, we thank you for disembarking the yacht with the least delay possible, and also leaving the docks if disembarking at the marina.

Tour Location

THE RIDE

The tour will not involve speed.
The yacht(s) will navigate at a slow pace to help you relax and enjoy the scenery and sights.
Sit or stand in the cockpit.
Sit on the front bow.
Dangle your feet over the front bow’s edge while holding onto the railing.
We'll take care of everything, with full service. Just enjoy.

Rideau Canal Locks 1 to 8

Pass by: the Rideau Canal opened in 1832 and features 47 locks. The magnificent flight of locks 1 to 8, called the Ottawa Locks, is framed by Canada’s Parliament buildings on the west side and the impressive Chateau Laurier hotel on the east side. This is the largest single set of locks on the entire Rideau system, providing a lift of 24 m (79 ft.). In 2007 it was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Chateau Laurier Hotel

Pass by: known as Ottawa's Castle, Fairmont Château Laurier, with 429 guest rooms, is located in the heart of downtown Ottawa. It was built between 1909 and 1912, and designed in a French Gothic Revival Châteauesque style to complement the adjacent Parliament buildings. The hotel was designated a national historic site in 1980.

Parliament Buildings

Pass by: Parliament Hill, colloquially known as The Hill, is an area of Crown land on the southern banks of the Ottawa River in downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Its Gothic revival suite of buildings, and their architectural elements of national symbolic importance, is the home of the Parliament of Canada. Originally the site of a military base in the 18th and early 19th centuries, development of the area into a governmental precinct began in 1859, after Queen Victoria chose Ottawa as the capital of Canada. Though a fire in 1916 destroyed the Centre Block, the Library was kept intact. Parliament Hill took on its present form with the completion of the Peace Tower in 1927.

Interzip Rogers

Canadian Museum of History

Pass by: the Canadian Museum of History is Canada's national museum of human history, located in the Hull sector of Gatineau, Quebec, across the Ottawa River from Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. The museum has roughly 25,000 m2 of exhibition space, more than any other museum or art gallery in Canada. It has over 4 million artifacts, 1 boutique, and 3 restaurants. The museum's permanent galleries explore the 20,000-year human history of modern-day Canada. The museum was designed by Douglas Cardinal, a famous Aboriginal architect. It opened on July 1, 2017, in celebration of the 150th anniversary of Canada's Confederation.

Royal Alexandra Interprovincial Bridge

Pass by: the iconic Bridge, also known as the Alexandra Bridge or Interprovincial Bridge, is a steel truss cantilever bridge spanning the Ottawa River between Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec. It was built by the Canadian Pacific Railway between 1898 and 1900. In addition to carrying vehicle traffic, a shared use pathway on the bridge for pedestrians and cyclists is maintained by the National Capital Commission. It was owned by the Canadian Pacific Railway until it was taken over by the National Capital Commission in 1970. Since 2018, it is owned by the Government of Canada and maintained by Public Services and Procurement Canada. The bridge was designated by the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering a National Historic Civil Engineering Site in June 1995.

Jacques-Cartier Wharf

Hull Marina

Pass by: in existence since the beginning of the century, the marina has been managed by the Club de Yachting Portage Champlain Inc., a not-for-profit corporation comprised of all active members of the marina, since February 1987. Located on the northern bank across the river from Parliament Hill, it sits near Alexandra Bridge and next to the Jacque-Cartier Wharf. This is a great place to unwind, with a great view of the Parliament Buildings.

Ottawa Rowing Club

Pass by: the Ottawa Rowing Club is a rowing club based in the City of Ottawa. It is the oldest rowing club in Canada and is located on the south banks of the Ottawa River at 10 Lady Grey Avenue. The Club was founded in June 1867, the same year of Canada's Confederation. One of its founders and first patron was Canada's first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald. The Club is just west of and below Sir John A. Macdonald's home, Earnscliffe, that is now the residence of the Britain's High Commissioner to Canada. With close to 1000 members, the Ottawa Rowing Club is today one of the largest clubs in Canada.

MacDonald-Cartier Bridge

Pass by: the Macdonald-Cartier Bridge connects Ottawa, Ontario, to Gatineau, Quebec. The bridge is a 618-m-long-continuous-steel-box-girder bridge and carries six lanes of traffic. It links King Edward Avenue and Sussex Drive in Ottawa with Autoroute 5 in Quebec. It is the easternmost bridge linking Ottawa to Gatineau, running just east of the Alexandra Bridge. The bridge was built from 1963 to 1965 by the federal government and the governments of Ontario and Quebec. It is owned and maintained by Public Works and Government Services Canada. It was named after John A. Macdonald and George-Étienne Cartier, joint premiers of the Province of Canada, and the name is representative of the link between French and English Canada.

Rideau Falls

Pass by: The Rideau Falls are two 11-metre high waterfalls located in Ottawa, where the Rideau River empties into the Ottawa River. The falls are divided by Green Island, with Ottawa's Old City Hall just to the south. To the west of the falls is the headquarters of the National Research Council while to the east is the Centre for Geography and Exploration Pavilion and the French Embassy. Samuel de Champlain described the falls as "...a marvelous fall...it descends a height of twenty or twenty-five fathoms with such impetuosity that it makes an arch nearly four hundred paces broad." The falls were named by the early French for their resemblance to a curtain, or rideau in French. The Rideau River was later named after the falls. The Rideau Canal was constructed to bypass these falls.

Earnscliffe

Pass by: is a Victorian manor in Ottawa, Ontario, built in the Gothic Revival style, and overlooking the Ottawa River. During the late 19th century, it was home to Canada's first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald. Since 1930, it has served as the residence of the British High Commissioner to Canada. It was designated as "Earnscliffe National Historic Site of Canada" in May 1960.

Tavern on the Falls

Pass by: located between Rideau Falls and the Centre for Geography and Exploration Pavilion, this outdoor patio offers a privileged view of the twin waterfalls where the Ottawa River meets the Rideau River. The Tavern is a seasonal outdoor patio that offers gourmet hot-dogs, tacos, sandwiches + take-out food. This family-friendly sit-down-enjoy-the-view experience is complimented by a full bar offering an impressive wine + beer list as well as signature cocktails.

Royal Canadian Geographical Society

Pass by: 50 Sussex is home of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, founded in 1929. The Society is a Canadian nonprofit educational organization dedicated to imparting a broader knowledge and deeper appreciation of Canada — its people and places, its natural and cultural heritage and its environmental, social and economic challenges. Since 1930, the Society has published the award-winning English-language magazine, Canadian Geographic. Since 1997, the society also publishes a French-language magazine, Géographica, in collaboration with La Presse (an independent nonprofit trust that published a French-language digital newspaper daily in Montreal, Quebec, Canada).

Embassy of France

Pass by: located at 42 Sussex Drive in the New Edinburgh neighbourhood of Ottawa, the Embassy of France in Ottawa is the diplomatic mission of France to Canada. Some have remarked that it is, oddly, situated in English-prominent Ottawa, Ontario, and not in French-prominent Gatineau, Quebec. The French diplomatic mission in Canada was founded in 1928 . Construction on the building began in 1936 with the first stone being laid by Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King on Bastille Day ( the national day of France). In January 1938, during construction, France acquired, for a single symbolic dollar, a narrow strip of land along the Ottawa River, belonging to the Ontario provincial government. The Ottawa River thus became the limits of the property. construction was completed in January 1939, and the French upgraded the mission to a full embassy following World War II.

Prime Minister's Residence

Pass by: 24 Sussex, originally called Gorffwysfa (Welsh for "place of rest") is the official residence of the Prime Minister of Canada, located in the New Edinburgh neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario. Built between 1866 and 1868 by Joseph Merrill Currier, it has been the official home of the Prime Minister of Canada since 1951. It is one of two official residences made available to the Prime Minister, the Harrington Lake estate in nearby Gatineau Park being the other. The residence is a large, limestone-clad structure, styled as a mid-century modern take on Norman Revival architecture. It is set on 4.0 acres of the south bank of the Ottawa River, overlooking Governor Bay, next to the French embassy and opposite the main entrance to Rideau Hall. The house consists of 35 rooms spread on four floors.

Rockcliffe Lookout

Pass by: located off the Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway, in Rockcliffe Park and the Rockeries (a rock garden and playing field maintained by the National Capital Commission), the covered lookout offers views of the Ottawa River & Gatineau, plus interpretive boards on area history. This is a great place to hangout in the summer to feel serene. A short walk down to the riverside leads to the Rockcliffe Boathouse.

Rockcliffe Boathouse & Marina

Rue Jacques Cartier

Pass by: Jacques Cartier Street in Gatineau, Quebec, is entirely unique to the region. It is the only street that offers a riverside view. 3.2-km has been transformed into a waterfront recreational pathway along the Ottawa River, where the Gatineau River meets it. The views of Ottawa from this street are spectacular. It is said that the architect of Canada's Parliament Buildings lived at 883 on this street, while overseeing construction of the Buildings. The street offers restaurants, and the park behind is home to the annual Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival.

NCC River House

Pass by: Located on the Ottawa River at 501 Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway, near Rockcliffe Point in a natural harbour, the River House (formerly known as the New Edinburgh Club Boathouse) is a large, wooden 2&1/2-story building that stands on pylons in the Ottawa River and has been a landmark for boating & water sports activities for nearly 100 years. It is recognized as a Federal Heritage Building due to its historical and architectural values.

Parliament Rockcliffe

Sunset Tour

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Sunset Tour

Sunset Tour

BOOKING

OPTIONS & FEATURES

wine • coolers • beer

PRE-PURCHASE @ BOOKING CHECKOUT

PURCHASE ON BOARD

Included

Restrictions

Safety

OTHER DAILY TOURS

afternoon

AFTERNOON

$99

$99

NIGHT

NIGHT

$99

$99

Sunset Tour

Departure Times

LATE?

PICKUP & DROP OFF

Returning Times

Disembarking & Leaving Docks

Tour Location

THE RIDE

Rideau Canal Locks 1 to 8

Chateau Laurier Hotel

Parliament Buildings

Interzip Rogers

Canadian Museum of History

Royal Alexandra Interprovincial Bridge

Jacques-Cartier Wharf

Hull Marina

Ottawa Rowing Club

MacDonald-Cartier Bridge

Rideau Falls

Earnscliffe

Tavern on the Falls

Royal Canadian Geographical Society

Embassy of France

Prime Minister's Residence

Rockcliffe Lookout

Rockcliffe Boathouse & Marina

Rue Jacques Cartier

NCC River House

Sunset Tour

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Service

Sights

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Drinks

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