Tourism Winnipeg

2018 WINNIPEG TOUR CONNECTION PARTNERS DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATIONS ℅ Tourism Winnipeg ℅ Travel Manitoba RECEPTIVE OPERATORS/CITY TOURS ℅ Folklorama Travel ℅ Heartland International Travel & Tours ℅ Ô Tours Inc. ATTRACTIONS & EVENTS ℅ Assiniboine Park & Zoo ℅ Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet ℅ Canadian Museum for Human Rights ℅ Celebrations Dinner Theatre ℅ Fort Gibraltar / Festival du Voyageur ℅ FortWhyte Alive ℅ Friends of Upper Fort Garry ℅ Lower Fort Garry National Historic Site ℅ Manitoba Museum ℅ Oak Hammock Marsh ℅ Outlet Collection Winnipeg ℅ Peasant Cookery ℅ Promenade Café and Wine ℅ Rainbow Stage ℅ Royal Canadian Mint ℅ Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre ℅ The Forks ℅ Thermëa by Nordik Spa-Nature ℅ Winnipeg Art Gallery ℅ Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra ACCOMMODATIONS ℅ ALT Hotel ℅ Delta Hotels by Marriott Winnipeg ℅ The Fort Garry Hotel, Spa and Conference Centre ℅ Fairfield Inn & Suites ℅ Holiday Inn Winnipeg South ℅ Norwood Hotel ℅ Quality Inn & Suites TRANSPORTATION ℅ Beaver Bus Lines ℅ Exclusive Bus Lines WINNIPEG TOUR CONNECTION is a collection of group travel professionals dedicated to making group travel to Winnipeg a breeze. From creative itineraries and behind-the-scene tours to fabulous hotels, amazing attractions and unique dining experiences, Winnipeg Tour Connection is an easy choice. The following enthusiastic suppliers are committed to providing inviting experiences that offer travellers a sense of exploration, discovery and inspiration. PEOPLE OF THE PLAINS Take a step back in time at FortWhyte Alive, Winnipeg's stunning urban nature reserve. On their Canadian Signature Experience tour, A Prairie Legacy: The Bison and its People tour you'll learn hands-on how the bison – Manitoba's provincial symbol and North America's largest land animal – influenced the history of the area's Indigenous peoples, along with how important this animal was for the Métis and early pioneers. On this outdoor experience, your group will get up close to the world's largest urban bison herd, traverse lakes teeming with wildlife in large Voyageur canoes, and learn how the bison was used and hunted while seated in a Plains Cree tipi. The tour ends with wild bush tea and bannock baked over a campfire. fortwhyte.org 204.989.8355 ext. 204 WALKING WOLF DANCERS & SINGERS Talented dancers, performers and teachers from Folklorama (Aug 5–18, 2018 and Aug 4-17, 2019) – the world's largest and longest-running multicultural festival – can be booked all year, including Objiway-Cree Ray Stevenson's Walking World Dancers and Singers, who perform traditional Indigenous dances while sharing with audiences the stories and meanings behind them. Ideal for receptions, cultural workshops and more, the group's performances include hoop dancers, jingle dancers, friendship dancers, drummers and chanters that will captivate your audience. Using up to 30 decorative hoops, the hoop dancer forms configurations representing stories of nature such as the butterfly, the eagle, the moon and the snake, that are suitable (and captivating) for audiences of all ages. folklorama.ca • 1.800.665.0234 F o r t W hy t e A live : N i ko l a y S hu b i n Aa r on C o h e n

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