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Wanuskewin Heritage Park is committed to providing quality and relevant programming for adults and children of all ages. Wanuskewin Heritage Park offers tours for everyone to enjoy including all schools and community groups such as brownies, seniors and people with special needs.  The facility is wheelchair accessible.

Tour Availability

Interpreted tours  and programming are available seven days a week with winter hours from 9 am – 430 pm, September long weekend to May long weekend; summer hours are seven days a week, 9 am – 6 pm May long weekend to September long weekend, inclusive.  A tour is approximately 2.5 to 3 hours in length, and can be longer customized or if self directed activities are included. Educational Overnight Tipi Village packages are also available from April 1, to Oct 30.

Tour Package Rates:                                      

• $3.50/Student
• $5.50/Adult Student * 18 years +       
• $5.50/Senior
• $6.50/Adult

We require a minimum number of 12 in order to offer the Tour Packages Rates.

What does a Tour include ?

The Tour Package includes:

• DVD Presentation  ( 20 min)
• Access to all Trails, Exhibits, Galleries
• Plus, any 2 programs OR 1 Module
• Traditional Dance performance when scheduled
• Min of 12 required for Tour packages

*Chaperones with Groups are FREE

Two interpreted programs or a single module are included with the fees and if you require additional programs they can be set up for cost of 60.00/program plus GST.

 A Traditional Dance presentation is scheduled at 2:00 pm daily from May 23, until September 5, 2011  when it will be presented at 2:00pm on Saturdays and Sundays only.

Self directed activities such as a trail walk or snowshoeing in the winter can be incorporated into your itinerary to enhance your visit. During late May and the month of June University of Saskatchewan Archaeological Grad students will be at the Park working the current dig site. They are always happy and prepared to have a short Q & A session with any group that wishes to stop by.

Food Services

Our School Groups menus are only available if pre-ordered before you visit as they are not part of our regular menu. Even if your Tour is confirmed ; until we receive your order we can not confirm our ability to provide it as the Restaurant may be fully booked on the day of your visit by other Tour  groups. If you wish to arrange for lunch please send in your pre-order as soon as possible to insure our ability to accommodate your request.

If you are bringing a bagged lunch there are a variety of areas outside where you may eat your lunch, and if the weather is poor; space can usually be found in the common area inside the building.  Please insure that you respect the land and building by cleaning up after yourselves and disposing of all wrappers, bags etc.

School Group Menu                                   

For school children from kindergarden through 6

Menu A

Bison Cheeseburger $6.25

Menu B

Hot Dog $5.50

Menu C

Chicken Fingers $6.25

Menu D

Bison Smokie $5.50

Above choices comes with fries OR salad, and a drink

Menu E

Brown bag Lunch $8.10

Comes with sandwich, fruit, juice and a cookie

Menu choices for school groups from grade 7 through 12

Menu 1

Bison Cheeseburger $8.35

Menu 2

Bison Smokie $7.60

Menu 3

Chicken Fingers $8.35

Menu 4

Hot Dog $7.60

Above choices comes with fries OR salad, and a drink

Menu 5

Brown Bag Lunch  $8.10

Comes with sandwich, fruit, juice and a cookie

Bison Country Pie & Salad ( min of 12)

Grades 1-6  $5.95

Grades 7-12  $7.95

Please note:     

• Prices include GST
• Payment for pre-orders must be collected by the tour organizer, and be remitted in a lump sum.
• Failure to do so may result in a substantial delay in food service, subject to the Restaurant staff discretion.
• This offer is only available if you request it when you make your booking.
• Please be aware that when large groups order food from the Restaurant (without pre-ordering) there may be a substantial delay in the food service which in turn may impact your itinerary.
• Note the sizes of portions are appropriate for elementary school age students.
• Minimum of 10 orders are required when pre-ordering
• Pre-orders must be submitted to Tour Bookings at least 7 business days prior to your arrival

How Do I Book a Tour

In order to book a tour the following information is required before we can confirm our ability to accommodate your request.  All the requested information is needed before we can confirm as each booking must be coordinated around our existing confirmed itineraries.

• Group & Facilitators name, email address, a phone number, fax number
• Requested Tour Date
• Arrival Departure time
• Number of participants and age
• Your 2 program choices

Any other relevant details such as:

• Special needs
• Additional programs
• Food service arrangements

Tour bookings are taken on a first come basis. In order to speed up the turn around time between your booking request and a confirmation please include the following additional information:

• Include 2 alternative dates in case your first choice is fully booked
• Include 2 alternative programs in case your first choices are fully booked

All confirmed Tours will receive a confirmation email or fax with an itinerary. After you receive a confirmation please review and advise us if there are any changes you might like to make and we will accommodate you to the best of our ability.

Each days Tour itineraries and programming are closely coordinated with each other so please insure that your anticipated arrival time is correct. If you are late then it will be your itinerary will be impacted.

Groups that are larger than 40 will be broken down into smaller groups, to make the program interpretation more manageable and enjoyable. If you are booking a larger group please indicate which programs you would like to arrange for each group.

We suggest booking your Tour at least two weeks in advance at minimum in order to avoid disappointment. The earlier you book the more likely we will be able to accommodate your requested date and programming. Any tours cancelled within a week of the tour date may be charged an administration fee. 

Please insure your group is dressed appropriately for the day as much of our programming takes place outside rain or shine, and we are very limited in our ability to accommodate program changes the day of the booking.

All questions and Tour requests should be sent to Fax 306.931.4522 Att. TOURS, or emailed to tours@wanuskewin.com .    

Unloading and Parking

The loading and unloading of students can be done in the parking lot located at the west side of the building. Please ask the bus driver to park the bus(es) in the overflow parking lot at the south end of the facility. Private vehicles may use the available spaces in the parking lot.

Before the Tour Begins

Please meet at the main lobby entrance or just outside depending on group size and Identify your group to our interpreter Staff. An interpreter will greet your group and will begin the tour. You will be asked to check all bags when entering the main entrance. Please ask the tour guide where you can store these items.  No chewing gum or consumption of food or drink is allowed in the gallery, except in designated areas.  As well, we ask that you refrain from taking photographs of the artwork.

During Your Tour

It is essential that adults/teachers are present during the tour. We require one adult per ten students in your group. Your assistance will be needed to prepare and distribute materials, monitor students, supervise the use of equipment and, most importantly, assist in cleanup. Chaperones are also expected to assist in monitoring the tour group and ensure that the artwork and walls are not touched. Please remind your students prior to your arrival and during your visit that the works of art must not be touched.

Visiting the Gift Shop

Your groups may visit the Wanuskewin Heritage Park Gift Shop which is open during public hours. Only one adult-supervised group of 5-6 students are allowed to enter the gift shop at a time.

Please provide this material to each adult accompanying your group.  Thank you for your assistance in making this the most pleasant experience for all those involved.

If there is something we missed or you have any questions at all please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Tour Booking Information                                           Programming Information
Tour Booking Coordinator                                                     Cameron McRae, Visitor Services Manager 
Tel: 306-931-6767                                                                    Tel: 306-931-6767 Ext: 244
Fax: 306-931-4522                                                                    Fax: 306-931-4522
tours@wanuskewin.com                                                         cameron.mcrae@wanuskewin.com