Overview
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3 hours
Mobile ticket
On this 3-hour guided bike tour of Ottawa, visit the capital's renown Tulip Festival, a special annual event available in May. Enjoy Commissioners Park, home to the Ottawa's most dazzling festival display and learn about the festival history from your fun guide. Follow the winding pathways with your local guide through the explosion of color in gardens filled with over 300,000 tulips. There will be 30-40 minutes stop at the Major Tulip festival site along with visiting some other tulip sites and must-see attractions in Ottawa.
Additional Info
Specialized infant seats are available
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Public transportation options are available nearby
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Guests must arrive 15-20 minutes earlier for bike fitting and tour/safety review
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
We are located at 79 Sparks St. which is a pedestrian street between Elgin and Metcalfe. We are a few steps away from the Parliament Hills and the National War Memorial.
Where to park: We recommend finding a private parking lot nearby or using the following underground parking lots: National Arts Centre (1 Elgin St.) City Hall (110 Laurier Ave W)
What To Expect
Escape Bicycle Tours and Rentals
Starting location
Rideau Canal National Historic Site
Love lock Bridge, Lansdowne park
Options
Departure time
Tulip Festival Special:: Enjoy Commissioners Park, home to the Capital’s most dazzling Festival display. Follow the winding pathways with us through the explosion of colour in gardens filled with over 300,000 tulips.
What‘s Included
Local tour guide (English)
Bicycle
Helmet
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Reviews
23 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Bike tour
Wanda B,May 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Denis was a great tour guide. Knowledgeable and friendly, he provided many interesting facts about Ottawa. Tulips were amazing!! Highly recommend this tour operator. Very accommodating and the bikes were great.
Tulip tour
suncatvt,May 16, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00An easy 10 miles along the canal and river and through the spectacular tulip gardens. David was a knowledgeable and engaging guide.
Pleasant cycling
Durgesh D,May 21, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Pleasant cycling through the canal waters and beautiful weather. Good information provided by the guide
Bikes and Beauty
Wanderer01071374303,May 12, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The Escape Tour during the Tulip festival was just wonderful. Not only did we see tulips but rode along the Rideau canal and got a general feel for biking in the beautiful city of Ottawa. Sparky was a delightful, enthusiastic and knowledgeable guide. She enhanced the tour with history of Ottawa, the Canal and the Tulip festival. Being on bicycles was a perfect way to see Ottawa up close. I highly recommend Escape bicycle tours when you visit Ottawa
Best way to see Ottawa and the Tulip Festival
Laurie W,Jul 17, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00What a wonderful way to see Ottawa and enjoy the tulips at the yearly Tulip Festival. Book your tour with Escape - it'll be a highlight of your visit. Ottawa is incredibly bike friendly so you can go on this tour and not worry one bit about sharing the road with cars as the majority (almost all) of the tour follows bike paths and trails. Our guide was wonderful, full of information and knew the best spots to show us, all while providing history and stories. She was mindful of everyone's bicycling abilities and levels and made sure everyone was happy, comfortable and enjoying the tour. Escape was a pleasure to deal with from the very beginning from booking our tour to our arrival at their shop to get geared up and ready to go. They're centrally located so they're easy to find and get to and it's a great starting point for this wonderful tour. I highly recommend it!
Scenery and fun for whole family
Denis K,May 22, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Tour is very well organized. The route, fun commentary, some hidden gem places for photos. Fine tuned bicycles.
Great tour for all ages
riedotcom,May 22, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Easy pace tour, with several stops at tourist sights, or for all the group to catch up. Informative guide many bike tips, history, and the Netherlands connection
Healthy and fun filled activity with safety
Subbiah L,May 19, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I had a 3hr bike ride with my family guided tour. It was very fun filled bike ride with personalized care given to us. They take care of the safety as well. Friendly guides, goes beyond guiding as well.
Bikes, Tulips and guide named Hans
kingsvilletraveler,May 15, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My friend and I took the Ottawa Tulip guided tour and it was absolutely amazing! Reservations were easy to make and quality of the bikes were excellent. Our guide, Hans, made the experience outstanding. We loved his knowledge of the city, sense of humour and personality. The fact that he was Dutch and we were on the Tulip tour made it a little bit more special. The tulips were only partially in bloom, but the time we spent in the Festival Park was sufficient. The scenic route by the Canal and then up thru the War Museum was perfect! The distance and pace was good for basic to intermediate level bikers. We absolutely recommend that if you’re in Ottawa the best way to see the city is by bike! Make sure you ask for Hans
Ottawa Tulip Festival Bike Tour
Laura-Beth F,May 15, 2019
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00What a great way to see Ottawa! My fourteen-year-old daughter and I did the spring tulip festival tour with Escape Bicycle Tours and we both loved it, even though the weather was cool and rainy. The guide was knowledgeable and friendly, the city is very bike friendly and we always felt safe. It was a great way to spend time with a teenager. I highly recommend it.
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