Nature & animals

Welcome spring at the world's largest tulip festival! This popular annual event features massive tulip displays, fireworks, family fun and more.

Discover the beaver habitat while travelling through a water maze that comprises more than 60 intersections spread out over 6 km.

Immerse yourself in nature in Gatineau Park, where you can swim, hike, bike, camp, cross-country ski, snowshoe and visit heritage sites.

Take gorgeous photos and pick your own tulips for a glorious bouquet at this 5-hectare (13 acre) flower field, which comes to life each spring with 160,000 vividly coloured blooms.

Once a prime minister’s summer home, the Mackenzie King Estate near Ottawa welcomes visitors to enjoy lunch, special activities, lush gardens and more.

Less than an hour’s drive east of Ottawa at Omega Park, you can see bears, deer, elk, bison, caribou, wolves and other Canadian wildlife on a self-drive safari, all year round.