St. Boniface Cathedral: Tara Kenny
Exchange District
Walking Tours
Take a guided tour and lose yourself in early
1900s Winnipeg. Steeped in history, the
Exchange District tells the story of our city's
transition from a boomtown to Canada's current
cultural oasis. Knowledgeable and dynamic
tour guides tell tales of power, corruption and
past heroism while you enjoy an exceptional
collection of architecture from both inside and
out. A must-see for any visitor to Winnipeg!
Group rates available on all tours for 10 or more
people. General tours are approximately oneand-a-half hours in duration, specialty tours are
45 minutes in length. See the BIZ website for
further tour descriptions.
Exchange District Walking Tours: Exchange District BIZ
Haunted Winnipeg Bus
Tours and Vigils
HISTORICAL WALKING
TOURS OF WINNIPEG
tel: 204.989.9630
email: info@heartlandtravel.ca
Season runs from April 1 to September 15. Offseason tours are also available. Please call or
email for information.
Heartland Travel and Muddy Water Tours are
bringing you exciting and interactive Haunted
Bus Tours and Vigils of Winnipeg that run from
June to Halloween night. The original Historical
Haunted Bus Tour and the Haunted Winnipeg
Investigates Bus Tour will scare... oops...
we mean show you many new perspectives
on the city you never knew could be so full of
spirits! This season watch for contests, deals,
promotions, and more through its Facebook,
tweets and email updates.
www.heartlandtravel.ca/ghosttours.htm
Season runs from June to September.
tel: 204.942.6716
email: info@exchangedistrict.org
www.exchangedistrict.org
Geocaching and GPS
Adventures
Discover Manitoba's francophone communities
using GPS technology–it's easy and fun for all
ages. Tourisme Riel offers GPS tours based on
themes and regions as well as rental units. No
experience is necessary as Tourisme Riel will
guide you through the use of a GPS to get you
from site to site. It's like a tour and treasure
hunt all in one. And for those interested
in geocaching, several caches have been
strategically placed in areas of interest in Old St.
Boniface. Let the fun begin!
tel: Tourisme Riel
204.233.8343 | 1.866.808.8338
email: info@tourismeriel.com
www.tourismeriel.com
Hermetic Code Tours of
the Manitoba Legislative
Building
Do you ever wonder why the Manitoba
Legislative Building has sphinxes on it? Have you
wanted to learn about the symbols and hidden
meanings behind the mystical architecture of
the building? Join us for an evening of decoding
the famous symbols and architecture that
makes the building truly unique. Your guide
will uncover trails of occult clues concealed in
the building's architecture including: hidden
hieroglyphic inscriptions, numerological codes,
and Freemasonic symbols so intelligently
masked it has escaped historians and visitors for
nearly 100 years!
tel: 204.989.9630
email: info@heartlandtravel.ca
www.heartlandtravel.ca/
hermeticcodetours.htm
Walking tours of the downtown area are told
with a combination of drama, intrigue and
precedence. Historical secrets are revealed
in the Brookside Cemetery; Boom and
Bust of Winnipeg; Pestilence, Shamans and
Doctors; Naughty Bawdy Tour; Murder, Mystery
and Mayhem; Symbols, Secrets & Sacrifices
Under the Golden Boy, and the very popular
Haunted Investigates Bus Tours and the
Historical Haunted Winnipeg Bus Tour.
tel: 204.898.GOST (4678)
email: info@muddywatertours.ca
www.muddywatertours.ca
M.S. River Rouge
The M.S. River Rouge offers public sightseeing
cruises that sail twice daily from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Specialty cruises such as
"Family Fun" Saturdays and Lower Fort Garry are
also available. Each cruise offers entertainment.
The M.S. River Rouge can also be booked for
both corporate and private charters for groups
of up to 400 people.
The M.S. River Rouge hosts "Boat Party Cruises"
every Friday, Saturday, Sunday nights from
10:30 p.m. to 2 a.m., with a dj and dancing.
Please refer to the cruise schedule for exact
times and dates of various cruises that will be
taking place on board the M.S. River Rouge.
Please call to confirm docking location.
tel: 204.774.7009
email: theriverrouge@gmail.com
www.msrouge.com
www.tourismwinnipeg.com
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