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This Road Trip Around Ottawa Leads To The Best Winter Sights & Every Stop Is A Surprise

Each destination is in a sealed note that you open along the journey. 🚗

Staff Writer

Grab your car keys, you can go on a road trip around Ottawa, and every stop on the adventure will be a surprise.

Unexpected Journeys offers self-guided day-trips that explore the National Capital Region.

This Road Trip Near Ottawa Leads To The Best Winter Sights & Every Stop Is A SurpriseCourtesy of Unexpected Journeys

How it works is you get a wrapped set of instructions, including what to wear, and you'll open the notes one at a time that will lead you to the next destination.

There are multiple itinerary themes to pick from, with each one having five stops plus bonus activities where you can eat or shop.

The winter trips run from November to April and cost $55, and would make for an incredible date or day trip with friends.

Unexpected Journeys

Courtesy of Unexpected Journeys

Price: $55

Address: Multiple locations around Ottawa

Why You Need To Go: Instead of spending hours planning where to go, book one of these tours. Some of the possible destinations include frozen waterfalls, snowshoeing trails, and a small town that looks straight from a Hallmark movie.

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Before you get going, check out our Responsible Travel Guide so you can be informed, be safe, be smart, and most of all, be respectful on your adventure.

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  • Stephanie White was an Ottawa-based Associate Editor for Narcity Canada. She has been writing mouthwatering food and wanderlust-inspiring articles for Canadians since 2012. She has a B.A. and B.Ed. from Ottawa University. When she isn't writing, you can find her travelling the globe and trying new restaurants. Stephanie has previously been published on Insider, Flight Network, Apartment Therapy, Faces Magazine, Daily Hive, Dished and The Spruce.

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