• Transportation by Highway Motor Coach
• Tour guide throughout

• Transportation
• Admission into the Manitoba Museum
• Guide throughout

• Transportation on motor coach
• Entry into the Museums
• Guide throughout

 

Educational Agriculture Tour

(4 hours)

 

Canada is known worldwide as a reliable source of high-quality grains and oilseeds. We will head to the historic intersection of Portage Avenue and Main St. where we will tour the Canadian International Grains Institute. This is a non-profit educational facility, welcoming 13,000 people representing the grain importing and processing industries of over 100 countries for over 25 years. They will demonstrate how the grain in the field makes its way, in many different forms, to the dinner table in Canada as well as worldwide. You will even see a working flourmill. We will also visit the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange where you will experience Canada's only agricultural futures and options exchange. We will view trading from the fourth floor gallery. We will also stop at the Canadian Wheat Board , the marketing agency of wheat and barley grown in Western Canada.

 

Tour Includes:   

• Transportation by modern highway motor coach
• Tour guide/escort throughout
• Guided explanations at the Canadian International Grains Institute, Winnipeg Commodity Exchange and the Canadian Wheat Board

 

The French Quarter

(3 hours)

 

Across the Provencher Bridge from downtown and The Forks is St. Boniface, Winnipeg's French Quarter. This area has grown into a cultural center for it is the largest French speaking population west of Quebec. We will see the St. Boniface Cathedral-Basilica .   The original cathedral, built in 1908 was destroyed by fire in 1968. The remaining walls were incorporated into the design of the new church, creating a dramatic façade facing west across the Red River towards downtown Winnipeg. This is the resting place of Louis Riel, Métis leader and founder of the Province of Manitoba. You will then stand within the oldest building in Winnipeg and the largest oak log structure in North America, the St. Boniface Museum. The museum depicts the lives of the French and Métis people and was the former Grey Nuns' Convent.

 

Tour Includes:        

• Transportation by modern highway motor coach
• Tour guide throughout
• Entrance to St. Boniface Museum

 

Winnipeg Arts Scene

  (6-7 Hours)

We will start with a fascinating peek into the studios of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School where the students of the RWB learn the precise art of dance. We will get an inside look at the Wardrobe and Shoe departments and get a glimpse of the students of the world-renowned company rehearsing from the Observation Room.

 

After the Ballet school, you will continue to Ted Motyka's Dance Studio, the same studio used in the filming of   "Shall We Dance" with Jennifer Lopez and Richard Gere. Learn to "shake it up" with our own private dance lesson! Lunch will be held at Brio's on the upper level of the Winnipeg Art Gallery.

Following lunch we will head for a guided tour of the Winnipeg Art Gallery. Established in 1912, the WAG is Western Canada's oldest public art gallery, mandated to develop and maintain Manitoba's visual arts heritage. As one of Canada's leading galleries, it collects and exhibits works of art by Manitoba, Canadian, and international artists. Time will be allowed for a quick stop in their Gallery Shoppe to find a one of a kind souvenir.

 

Tour Includes:

• Transportation by motor coach
• Guide throughout
• Lunch at selected restaurant

 

Fashion and Nygard Shopping Experience

(4 hours)

We will enjoy lunch at a selected restaurant in Winnipeg's vibrant and historic Exchange District. Visit the Costume Museum of Canada, home to a collection of 35,000 artifacts spanning 400 years. The renowned collection represents the identity of everyday Canadians, through the garments that they made, purchased and wore.

 

Afterwards we will venture to the nearby Nygard Fashion World, located in a beautifully restored historic building. More than just a trip to a store, we'll have our own Corporate Wardrobe Specialist addressing different body shapes, how to coordinate the wardrobe and providing information about investment shopping. In addition a mini fashion show will be included that showcases some of the most current fashion trends and popular looks.

This tour works best as a half-day tour

Package Includes:

•  Transportation by modern motor coach

•  Lunch at an Exchange District Restaurant

•  Entrance to Costume Museum of Canada

•  Nygard specialist information

•  Mini fashion show

•  Tour escort throughout

 

Amazing Place Winnipeg

(4 hours)

 

The Amazing Place adapted from reality TV, is now available for your teambuilding development. Amazing Place Winnipeg integrates communication skills, strategy, teamwork and a race against the clock.

 

Suitable for everyone, as no special skills, athletic ability or experience is required. Amazing Racers navigate, problem solve and strategize together while completing Amazing Race styled challenges.

 

We will travel by chartered bus to 3 sites in Winnipeg that include:

• The Manitoba Museum
• The Legislative Building
• St. Boniface Cemetery

Teams will receive envelopes upon arrival at each of the sites listing various questions or tasks they must perform or locate within a specified time. Scores are tallied upon completion and a winning team is declared at the end of the day!

 

Tour Includes:

• Fully escorted and supervised by Heartland International staff
• Chartered bus for travel to each attraction
• Any applicable admission to attractions
• Supplies to complete individual tasks

Tour options that could be included:

• Colored bandanas for team participants
• Bottled water for participants
• Prizes for the winning team

 

Fort Whyte Alive

(3 hours)

 

Winnipeg's award nature center showcasing the 70-acre, 40-head Bison Prairie exhibit, hiking trails with a bison viewing mound, family tree house, bird feeding station and floating boardwalks. The Interpretive Centre is home to the Aquarium of the Prairies , the newly renovated Waterfowl Viewing Room and many other fascinating exhibits. Upon arrival a Fort Whyte Alive, staff will provide the group with a brief background of the centre and indicate its mission and mandate. Included in the talk will be an explanation of the "Battle of Fort Whyte", how it got its name, the industrial heritage of neighbouring Canada Cement, the opening of the Nature Centre and the Environmental Education facility and its program developments.

 

Also, the group will tour the Alloway Reception Centre and receive an explanation of resource efficient construction materials and operating systems. In addition the group will be taken on a " Peoples of the Buffalo Interpretive Walk". This will include a history of the Plains Bison and the Aboriginal relationship with the Bison. They will explore the "Bison Box" demonstrating Aboriginal uses for Bison, visit the Buffalo Rubbing Stone, pioneer Sod House and Red River Cart, Aboriginal encampment, Bison viewing mound and Buffalo hunt drive lane and pound.

 

Package Includes:   

• Transportation by modern highway motor coach
• Tour guide throughout
• Entrance and interpretive programs at the Fort Whyte Alive

 

Voyageur Canoe Historical Tour

(4 hours)

You will trace the route of the Voyageurs , and discover fascinating facts about Winnipeg's early history during this memorable tour on the Red and Assiniboine Rivers. People have been drawn to the "Forks" .the junction of the two rivers and the exact spot where the city was founded.for over 6000 years, and this is where your tour begins. Learn of the history of the First Nations people who first settled in this area.

 

You'll then cross the Red River to visit the gravesite of Louis Riel , whom many consider to be the founder of the province of Manitoba, and learn of the role he played in the Northwest Rebellions of 1869-70, and 1885.

 

Authentic Fort Gibraltar is the next stop where you will find out about the fierce competition between the Hudson Bay Company and the Northwest Company .two bitter fur trade rivals. The tour concludes at the Forks or Alexander Docks where one can continue exploring the Province's history with an optional visit to the Manitoba Museum.

 

Groups of 6-10 will paddle in a reproduction of a Voyageur canoe while groups of 2-3 people will travel in heritage cedar and canvas canoes. The length of the tour is between 3 and 4 hours. Picnic lunches and souvenir Voyageur sashes are optional, while soft drinks and water are provided.

 

Tour Includes:   

• Transportation by Voyageur canoe
• Tour guide throughout
• Entrances and interpretive programs
• Soft drinks and water

 

Oak Hammock Marsh

(4 hours)

 

Oak Hammock Marsh has been voted " Canada's Best Outdoor Site " awarded by Attractions Canada. The facility is a birder's paradise set in a reclaimed 36-square kilometer marsh and tall-grass prairie setting. Oak Hammock Marsh provides home for more than 295 species of birds and thousands of species of mammals, insects, amphibians and reptiles.

You will start in the Interpretive Centre with a 5 minute introductory film , then a 45 minute guided tour of the exhibits and followed by a 45 minute guided tour outside in canoes to see some wildlife. There will also be time to visit the Marsh gift shop to purchase some unique gifts and collectables.

  Tour Includes:

• Transportation by modern highway motor coach
• Tour guide throughout
• Entrance to Oak Hammock Marsh
• Introduction film, 45-minute guided tour of the exhibits and 45-minute guided tour outside in the canoes

Mennonite Heritage Village and Royal Canadian Mint

(4-5 hours)

The Mennonite Heritage Village brings to life the Mennonite way of life from the 16 th century to present day. The forty-acre site spreads out from a village street, in a pattern reminiscent of Mennonite villages found throughout Southern Manitoba illustrating the early settlement buildings and the gradual shift to various business enterprises. See Canada's only working windmill.

 

Enjoy a traditional Mennonite lunch before we journey back to the future and the Royal Canadian Mint.

 

The Winnipeg Mint is a high-tech, high-volume manufacturing facility. All of Canada's circulation coinage is produced here, literally billions of coins each year. You will see all their state-of-the-art equipment in action and have the opportunity to lift and hold a pure gold bar worth over $300,000.00! Browse their boutique for exclusive gifts and collectible items.

 

Tour Includes:

• Transportation by deluxe motorcoach
• Tour escort throughout

 

Lower Fort Garry & River Road

(4 hours)

 

Visit historical Lower Fort Garry. Relive the drama of the 19th century fur trade era at this National Historic Site -the oldest stone fur trade centre still intact in North America.

 

Upon arrival you will be taken to the theatre in the visitor's centre for a welcome speech and film. Following the film you will be taken on a guided interpretive walk outside, through several of the restored fort buildings such as the Big House , home to the Associate Governor of Rupert's Land and the Hudson's Bay Company and the fur loft building, where pelts of fox, wolf, beaver, raccoon and other animals are stored. Other highlights include the men's house , guest cottage , blacksmith's shop , farm manager's cottage and native encampment .

 

Upon completion of the Lower Fort Garry tour you board the bus and begin the drive down the River Road Heritage Parkway . You stop briefly at Lockport with its historic St. Andrews Lock and Dam , pass by the Captain Kennedy House Museum (built in 1866 by Captain William Kennedy an explorer, entrepreneur and trader), St. Andrew's-on-the Red Anglican Church (the oldest stone church in Western Canada) and the St. Andrews Rectory National Historic Park.

 

Tour Includes:

• Transportation by modern highway motor coach
• Tour guide throughout
• Entrance to Lower Fort Garry, welcome speech and film and guided interpretive walk of the Fort areaGuided tour of River Road Heritage parkway