Arm River Hutterite Colony Tour in Canada

Half or full day (price may change)

Come and meet some of our friendliest neighbours on the Arm River Hutterite Colony tour near Regina. This is an agricultural community like few others, as our Hutterian friends live in a communal setting which allows them to pool their resources and increase efficiencies. This tightly knit community welcomes visitors and the opportunity to share how they live with guests from other parts of the world. Great Excursions Founder, Claude-Jean Harel, and his family are proud of the relationship they have established with the community over the years, bringing filmakers,  photographers to capture some of the spirit  that binds this beautiful people.

Celebration of the Cultural and Natural Heritage of Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area

1 day

The Last Mountain Lake Region is unlike any other in the Assiniboine River Plain River. During the fur trade era, Last Mountain House was a busy trading post. In the early 20th Century, a steamboat took people from Valeport up to communities at the northern end of the lake. They flocked to the lake as people are drawn to water. In hard times, Last Mountain Lake was a source of sustenance where fish abounded. And the marshes and nearby fields provided bountiful hunting grounds for waterfowl and upland birds.

Claybank Brick Plant and the Missouri Coteau: the Making of a National Historic Site

1 day

As we leave Regina, you will see the Dirt Hills in the distance. It is clearly visible as a section of hummocky moraine area made up of glacial debris that was formed either along a large ice-front or around masses of stagnant ice. From the top you stand about 220 meters above the surrounding plain. The rolling environment is dominated by knobs and kettle topography. It is part of the vast Missouri Coteau glacial complex that extends from Minnesota to Alberta.

Discover the Western Canadian Frontier and Motherwell Homestead National Historic Site

1 day

The Western Canadian Frontier has a rich and multifaceted history that is best brought to light when the ground on which it unfolded is revisited. This is precisely the aim of this excursion into the past.

Experience Indian Head Crop Management Day and the PFRA Shelter Belt Centre

1 day

Here is your chance to partake in one of the classic agriculture events of the southern Plains. Also known as Indian Head Zero Till Field Day, it is a combination of a networking event and field trip for farmers and agriculture scientists and professionals who get to spend the day sharing crop results out on the land.

Explore Crooked Lake Territory Through Cowessess First Nation’s Heritage and Powwow

1 day

The Qu’Appelle Valley takes a variety of forms at various locations as it steadfastly heads to meet the Assiniboine near the Manitoba border. One of the most spectacular segments along its course is that crooked valley channel northeast of Grenfell which cradles Crooked Lake.

Explore the Qu'Appelle Valley and the Standing Buffalo Powwow

1 day

The Qu’Appelle Valley figures prominently in the Assiniboine River Watershed. Its riveting geological history; the establishment of “reserves” to which nomadic aboriginal societies of Saskatchewan were confined in a dramatic attempt to encourage First Nations to become sedentary through farming as early as 1874 in the region; and the subsequent development of resort communities to which people of European ancestry have been drawn—all this makes for a rewarding journey of discovery.

Home of the Original Corner Gas: An Exploration of Ogema’s Community Touchstones

1 day

Bordering on the southeastern edge of the Assibinoine River Plain, Ogema is squarely in the Missouri Coteau region. So independent it is from the rest of he world, that it has its own internal drainage watershed. Jokes aside, Ogema is a great little town for a number of reasons. First, the community has dynamic and positive outlook on its future, economically and in terms of sustainability. Secondly, Ogema has taken remarkable steps to look after its heritage resources.

Legend of Canada's Qu'Appelle River Valley and less- traveled roads

1 day

From the Regina Plain to the Qu'Appelle Valley bottom, there is a gradual flow of ecosystems that few take the time to discover. Our day starts at the Condie Nature Refuge. In 1924, the Canadian National Railways dammed up Boggy Creek to create a reservoir to supply water for steam engines. Today the reservoir has become habitat for waterfowl. It pours into Boggy Creek, an example of the typical prairie creek ecosystem. Within this small sanctuary, the curious visitor can witness the succession of marshland, shrubland and grassland habitats. Every trip to Condie holds new surprises as birds, plants and mammals carry through the cycle of the seasons.

Oasis on the Plains at Buffalo Pound Provincial Park: Ancient and Contemporary Lifeways

1 day

Buffalo Pound Provincial Park is like a precious jewel at the westernmost end of the Assiniboine River watershed.

St. Victor's Petroglyphs-Big Muddy Badlands Tour

1 day

This is one of the trips for which we get the most requests from around the world. Traveling through Moose Jaw, straight south into the Missouri Coteau, we will take in the essence of the Great Plains and the settlements that have been engendered over the surrounding landscapes through the ages.

The Moose Jaw Story: from Farm Days to Tourism Boomtown

1 day

Prairie railway towns like Moose Jaw all have in common this relationship with “the steel” that makes them stand out as places where all hopes were allowed 100 years ago.