Welcome
aboard a bus that travels through time! Meet at the Travel
Manitoba Explore Centre at The Forks Market and hop aboard
this fascinating tour throughout downtown Winnipeg. You'll
know right away it's the transit heritage tour as a fully
restored 1937 Winnipeg Transit Bus, from the Manitoba Transit
Heritage Association, is your transportation! Have your
vintage transit souvenir ticket stamped by the driver and
get ready to explore the city! The tour takes you on a journey
into Winnipeg's glorious past stopping at Union Station,
the Upper Fort Garry Gate, Portage and Main, Newspaper Row,
Old Market Square, Waterfront Drive, and many other prominent
historical sites in the Exchange District and downtown.
Your guide will also point out important transit heritage
sites along the route that are still around today. You'll
also view vintage transit photos and get a heritage newspaper
to keep as your own!
Available
Departures:
Sunday July 20
Sunday August 24
Schedule:
1:00pm-2:30pm
Bus
Stop:
Travel Manitoba Explore Centre, The Forks Market
Route
Includes:
One and a half hour guided
heritage bus tour
Transportation on a fully
restored 1937 Winnipeg Transit Bus *
Vintage Transit souvenir
ticket
Heritage newspaper
Ticket
cost per person:
$29.00 + 5% GST + $1.50
service fee for adults (includes youth, students and seniors)
$14.00 + 5% GST + $1.50
servce fee for children under 12
Tours
go rain or shine; tickets must be purchased in advance and
are non-refundable.
*
Although the MTHA volunteers make every effort to maintain
the 1937 Twin Coach in optimum operating condition, should
mechanical difficulties arise with the coach we reserve
the right to substitute equipment used for the tour with
another vintage bus.
Welcome
aboard a bus that travels through time! Meet at the Travel
Manitoba Explore Centre at The Forks Market and hop aboard
this fascinating tour throughout downtown Winnipeg. You'll
know right away it's the transit heritage tour as a fully
restored 1937 Winnipeg Transit Bus, from the Manitoba Transit
Heritage Association, is your transportation! Have your
vintage transit souvenir ticket stamped by the driver and
get ready to explore the city! The tour takes you on a journey
into Winnipeg's glorious past stopping at Union Station,
the Upper Fort Garry Gate, Portage and Main, Newspaper Row,
Old Market Square, Waterfront Drive, and many other prominent
historical sites in the Exchange District and downtown.
Your guide will also point out important transit heritage
sites along the route that are still around today. You'll
also view vintage transit photos and get a heritage newspaper
to keep as your own!