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RentABike Ottawa

2 Rideau Street · Ottawa, ON

Why you should go…

RentABike Ottawa has rented bicycles and led guided tours of the capital region since 1976. The shop sits below street level on the Rideau Canal pathway beside the Senate of Canada and rents pathway bikes, e-bikes, road bikes, mountain bikes, tandems and children's bikes. It also offers guided tours, school tours and bike sales and service.

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Good to know

General sport & outdoor guidance

Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.

  • Weather calls the shots

    Check the forecast the morning of and keep an indoor backup in your pocket for the day it turns.

  • Shoes, water, sun cover

    The three things that decide whether you last the whole outing or cut it short after an hour.

  • Parking and launches fill early

    On a nice weekend, lots and trailheads are often full by mid-morning.

  • Daylight shrinks in shoulder season

    Spring and fall visits need an earlier start than the same trip in July.

What's around here?

The closest stops to RentABike Ottawa, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

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    Iconic

    Lady Dive Tours

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    Amphibious bus-boat tour of Ottawa-Gatineau that drives through downtown streets then splashes into the Ottawa River.

    Steps awaySwitch it up: Tours

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    Local Gem

    Ottawa Boat Cruise

    $25–$50

    Narrated sightseeing cruises on the Rideau Canal and Ottawa River departing from downtown Ottawa and Gatineau.

    0.3 mi awaySwitch it up: Tours

  • Tours
    Iconic

    Parliament Hill Tours

    Free

    Free guided tours of Canada's Parliament Buildings, including the Library of Parliament and Senate chamber.

    0.3 mi awaySwitch it up: Tours

  • Sport & Outdoor
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    Camp Fortune

    $25–$50

    Year round outdoor adventure centre in Gatineau Park with skiing, ziplines, a mountain coaster and biking trails.

    10 mi awayMore like this

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    Great Canadian Bungee

    $50+

    Canada's highest bungee jump, plus a zipline, on a former quarry near Chelsea, Quebec just outside Ottawa.

    17 mi awayMore like this

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    Parc Omega

    $25–$50

    A drive-through wildlife park in Montebello, Quebec where visitors view free-roaming elk, bears, wolves and bison from their own vehicle.

    40 mi awayMore like this