Explore Gatineau’s history with a self-guided walking tour and scavenger hunt. Solve challenges, discover attractions, and enjoy a fun, educational adventure.
Explore Gatineau’s history with a self-guided walking tour and scavenger hunt. Solve challenges, discover attractions, and enjoy a fun, educational adventure.
- Maison du Citoyen - Explore and discover Gatineau’s City Hall. Enjoy public art installations and tackle a challenge.
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Canadian Museum of History - Stroll around the Canadian Museum of History, learning about its exhibits. Appreciate the public art outside and engage in a few challenges as you explore.
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Maison du Citoyen - Explore and discover Gatineau’s City Hall. Enjoy public art installations and tackle a challenge.
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Canadian Museum of History - Stroll around the Canadian Museum of History, learning about its exhibits. Appreciate the public art outside and engage in a few challenges as you explore.
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Sentier des Voyageurs - Walk between the Kruger paper mill and the Canadian History Museum. Discover the history of the paper industry in this area. Complete a few challenges as you head to the river’s edge.
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Parliament Hill - As you near the Ottawa River, enjoy a clear view of the Canadian Parliament’s rear. Learn about its history and take on a challenge.
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Alexandra Bridge - Discover the Alexandra railway Bridge. Solve a challenge and proceed to the next destination.
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Canadian Children’s Museum - Learn about the Canadian Children’s Museum as you walk along the Ottawa River behind it. Take on a challenge.
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Trans Canada Trail - Head north from the History Museum and Children’s Museum, under Alexandra Bridge, on the Trans-Canada Trail. Solve a challenge.
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Port de plaisance Jacques-Cartier - Marina de Hull - Pass by the small marina on the Ottawa River. Solve a challenge.
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Jacques Cartier Park - Wander through this expansive park along the Ottawa River to view its monuments. Learn about the city’s history and its heroes. Engage in a few challenges while here.
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Maison Charron-Wright - Visit this historic house museum within Jacques Cartier Park. Solve a challenge.
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Statue of Maurice Richard - Discover the legacy of French-Canadian hockey legend Maurice “The Rocket” Richard. Solve a challenge.
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Boulevard des Allumettières - Walk along the park side of this street and learn about Gatineau’s match-making history. View several urban art installations. Solve a few challenges.
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Centre communautaire Fontaine - Visit the New-France Virtual Museum at the Fontaine Community Center. Learn about it and solve a challenge.
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Tennis Courts Parc Fontaine - Stroll through Fontaine Park, past the tennis courts and other sports areas, learning about the city’s development. Complete a few challenges before exiting the park’s opposite end.
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Place du Portage Phase II - Approach the Brutalist government buildings of downtown Hull/Gatineau. Solve a challenge.
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Fontaine du Parc Portage - Visit the public park behind Gatineau’s City Hall. Solve a challenge.

- Scavenger hunt instructions on your smartphone (data required)
- 24/7 customer support
- 24 varied challenges
- Scavenger hunt instructions on your smartphone (data required)
- 24/7 customer support
- 24 varied challenges
- This tour is strictly exterior sightseeing, you need not enter any of the locations seen on it.
- You can pause the activity to visit any of the locations along the tour route.
- This tour is strictly exterior sightseeing, you need not enter any of the locations seen on it.
- You can pause the activity to visit any of the locations along the tour route.
Looking for activities in Gatineau? Take a leisurely walk through the Hull sector to explore its rich history and attractions. Solve challenges at each stop to discover your next destination.
Begin your journey at the Maison du Citoyen and make your way to Jacques-Cartier Park, visiting the Canadian Children’s Museum, the History Museum, Fontaine Park,…
Looking for activities in Gatineau? Take a leisurely walk through the Hull sector to explore its rich history and attractions. Solve challenges at each stop to discover your next destination.
Begin your journey at the Maison du Citoyen and make your way to Jacques-Cartier Park, visiting the Canadian Children’s Museum, the History Museum, Fontaine Park, and various monuments and sites along the way. Enjoy the excitement of tackling challenges.
The Gatineau Tourist Scavenger Hunt is a 3.1 km/1.9 mi self-guided walking tour featuring challenges throughout. It typically takes about 2 hours to complete.
- An enjoyable educational experience
- Explore 20 different locations
- Discover local history
- Test your knowledge
- 24 diverse challenges
- Suitable for all ages, including children
- Walk at your own pace: 3.1 km/1.9 mi
- Pets are welcome on the tour
- Accessible for wheelchairs and strollers
- Start anytime from your smartphone – no set schedule
- Available in French as well.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.