Ottawa Free Tours

08/10/2019

Made a pilgrimage to an Ottawa legend

07/23/2019

Homegrown comedian Tom Green to host a picnic protest this Saturday (July 27) at 6:30pm in Majors Hill Park against the design of the Chateau Laurier expansion. Some of our guides will for sure be there!

When comedian Tom Green was a teen in Ottawa, he’d skateboard back from nights in Hull and take in the capital view of the Château Laurier and Parliament Hill against the Ottawa River. “Even growin…

07/17/2019

Amazing dinner with the whole guide gang followed by an Ottawa After Dark Tour with @ Bistro Ristoro

07/14/2019

Had a great tour this weekend with visitors from Sri Lanka and the US @ Nepean Point

07/07/2019

Met a great couple from Hotlanta on the tour this weekend!

07/05/2019

Getting ready for Alt-J at !

07/03/2019

A couple of shots from Ottawa's newest landmark, the Flora Footbridge

06/29/2019

Always a good time touring the nation's capital with fellow Canadians on Canada Day weekend

03/14/2019

We're looking for some guides to join our amazing team. Anyone who's enthusiastic, passionate, and extremely reliable is welcome to apply!

Note: this is a part-time contract position for a period of roughly 4 months.  Compensation varies depending on the number of individuals who attend your tours.  While the hourly compensation is really good ($20-$100/hour), you will only get 2-4 hours per week.  tl;dr you can make some really goo...

10/17/2018

We've been featured in another great local publication! Only a couple of weeks left before our regular tours shut down for the season, so make sure you get out soon!

Midweek Mugging: Ottawa Free Tours founder André LaFlamme said he wants to tell the kinds of stories that aren't in history textbooks, from when Ottawa was considered one of the "sketchier" cities in North America.

09/03/2018

Really excited that we got featured in such a cool blog!

“Ottawa has a surprisingly seedy and colourful history.  Many people look at it today as a clean, safe city to raise a family, but back in the day Ottawa (or Bytown as it was known) was considered one of the more drunken, violent and seedy cities in North America. It was mostly settled by h