Saddles and Paddles Escape from Routine

Package ID: CNEC2010-1

Take ten days away from your normal routine and explore Canada’s Wilderness in safety and comfort, with activities that will challenge you to try something new every day while you spend your nights in cozy comfort!

This wonderful vacation experience starts when you arrive in Saskatoon and check into the Hilton Garden Inn downtown. It’s time to unruffle your travelling feathers and relax over a great meal and maybe a scenic cruise on the river downtown with Shearwater River Cruises.

Tomorrow you have a bit of a drive along good highways through the parkland scenery of east central Saskatchewan to the Eastview Wilderness Ranch where true western hospitality will welcome you for dinner and a cozy bed in a fully-modern cabin.

You’ll have lots of chances to pick your hosts’ brains for the gems of ranch lore they are so happy to share, then catch a good night’s sleep and prepare for two days of ranch lifestyle complete with great riding adventures into the Pasquia wilderness. This is a working cattle and farming operation, where your hosts Larry and Corrina Kapeller value an uncomplicated lifestyle, delicious organically-grown foods, and new friends!

Day 3 is a travel day. The highways are well-travelled, but remember: this is your vacation, and you are not zipping along Highway 401 in rush-hour traffic! Take time to explore a little as the landscape transitions from rolling farm and ranch lands to the boreal forest; there are lots of friendly towns and villages en route, and places to enjoy wonderful food and hospitality. You might even want to stop a few miles off your route for lunch at the Snail’s Pace Café at Land of the Loon Resort at the southeast edge of Prince Albert National Park. You will want to arrive at Churchill River Canoe Outfitters’ base camp at Missinipe in time to get settled in, so leave yourself time to cover the 480 kilometres without rushing it!

Ric Driediger is your host for the next four days, each of which is spent exploring a new area by canoe. The evenings are spent in the comfort of a cabin at the Churchill River Canoe Outfitters base in Missinipe, complete with amazing meals and cozy comfort. The first day trip is on Dickens Lake, a small island-filled lake north of Missinipe. You’ll enjoy paddling and exploring the many islands, bays and channels throughout this lake. (If necessary, you will have some time for canoe lessons.)

The second day will be spent on Devil Lake. You’ll spend some time exploring this area, and if you’re up to it, you may try your hand at running some of the rapids leading into the lake. The third and forth days you have the option of going on an overnight canoe trip, travelling through several lakes where you will see centuries-old rock paintings, waterfalls, bald eagles and white pelicans. You may even see moose wading in the shallows, black bears wandering along the shore, and enjoy evening concerts by loons at sunset. The community of Missinipe where you will be staying is a tourism community situated in the heart of the best canoe country in the world, and there is a well stocked store and a restaurant in town. If you like, you can head over to Osprey Wings and watch float planes land and take off, or - you can lie on the beach or just sit on the shore and watch the sun go down!

Good things and good times eventually come to and end, but the hospitality continues. On Day 9, you will be driving back south and checking in for an evening of summer night relaxation in Saskatoon. We call Saskatoon a fast-growing city, but you may consider it a friendly small town; either way, there is great food, a vibrant nightlife, friendly hospitality, and the Hilton Garden Inn is your home away from home!

PACKAGE FEATURES:

• 1st night accommodation in Saskatoon
• 10 days mid-sized car rental
• 3 nights accommodation at Eastview Wilderness Ranch
• All daytime activities, horses, guides and food at Eastview Wilderness Ranch
• 5 nights accommodation at Missinipe
• All daytime activities, canoes, guides, site transportation and food at Churchill River Canoe Outfitters
• Last night’s accommodation in Saskatoon
• Travel maps, instructions and recommendations
• Package Price $2200.00

Above rate is based on double occupancy and does not include applicable taxes, car rental insurance or gratuities. Ask us about single occupancy rates, or driving your own car.

This vacation package is sold by Shearwater Properties Ltd. o/a Shearwater Tours and is subject to terms and conditions.
Contact us toll-free at 1-888-747-7572
Or email for package availability!
Please refer to package ID - CNEC2010-1 when requesting more information

For more information about Eastview Wilderness Ranch or Churchill River Canoe Outfitters,
please view their websites at:

http://www.wildernessranchcanada.ca

http://churchillrivercanoe.com

A Five Day Dream Vacation in the Wilderness – In Luxury & Comfort !!

Package ID: CNEC2010-3

This five-day program, ideally suited to two couples or a family of four, offers a combination of total relaxation and light activities. Each day offers optional activities in canoeing, hiking, gardening and exploration. And – each day offers opportunities for sitting on the deck, or in the gardens, or relaxing in the sauna. The world slows when you get to Forest House; take the time to rejuvenate and re-connect!

Saskatoon, often referred to as the City of Bridges, is indeed your bridge to adventure in Saskatchewan’s north. Your rental car will be waiting for you at the airport, and you will take a short (5 minute?) drive downtown and check into the Hilton Garden Inn. You’ll have time to relax this evening, have a great meal (your hotel is in the heart of the downtown restaurant district) and maybe even take a scenic cruise on the river downtown with Shearwater River Cruises.

Tomorrow you have a bit of a drive along good highways straight north through the rolling parklands, past Prince Albert National Park and into the boreal forest region to the small but friendly community of Missinipe, from where your Forest House adventure will start the next day. You will spend the night in one of Churchill River Canoe Outfitters’ delightful cabins and have a full breakfast before starting your trip to Forest House.

Day 2: This day is spent travelling to Forest House. Meet in Missinipe at Churchill River Canoe Outfitters. You have the choice of flying out by float plane from Missinipe, or driving to MacLennan Lake and spending about four hours paddling into Forest House. Arrive by late afternoon.

Forest House is a luxury wilderness lodge located in the heart of the Boreal Forest in Northern Saskatchewan. The log buildings and the surrounding gardens have been lovingly carved from the Precambrian rock over the last three decades. Your accommodations are a rare combination of first class comfort and rustic elegance.

Scrumptious meals are made with produce from the Forest House gardens and the surrounding forest. Forest House is an oasis of peace and quiet well off the beaten path. We offer a chance to unplug from the business of our modern world and relax.

Days 3, 4 and 5: Each day you have guided-activity options. These options include: canoeing (with the possibility of an overnight trip), hiking, gathering wild edibles, learning about organic gardening and sustainable living, photography, painting… and the list could go on. In late afternoon the sauna is fired up for a cleansing sweat punctuated with a refreshing dip in the lake. The evenings are spent taking part in a Forest House gourmet meal prepared in the Forest House kitchen.

Day 6: By noon you are either on the float plane or back in the canoe heading home to your cabin at Missinipe, a delicious meal and a chance to gather your belongings (and all those memories!) for tomorrow, when you will be driving south to Saskatoon and an evening of relaxation before boarding your flight home the next day.

PACKAGE FEATURES:

• 1st night accommodation in Saskatoon
• 7 days mid-sized car rental
• All food, accommodation and guides at Forest House
• Transportation to base camp (canoe option)
• Last night’s accommodation in Saskatoon
• Travel maps, instructions and recommendations
• Minimum Group size = 4 people
• Package Price Float plane option: $2375.00
• Package Price Canoeing option: $2150.00

Above rate is per person, based on double occupancy and a group size of four. The Package Price does not include applicable taxes, car rental insurance or gratuities. Ask us about single occupancy pricing and availability, or about driving your own car.

This vacation package is sold by Shearwater Properties Ltd. o/a Shearwater Tours and is subject to terms and conditions.
Contact us toll-free at 1-888-747-7572
Or email for package availability!
Please refer to package ID - CNEC2010-3 when requesting more information

For more information about Forest House or Churchill River Canoe Outfitters,
please view their websites at:

http://www.foresthouse.ca

http://churchillrivercanoe.com