Horse Back Riding Canada Ranch Vacation Package at Echo Valley Spa
Prices are subject to 10% service charge and 5% GST
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BC Horseback Riding Vacations
Echo Valley Ranch; perfect for your next Canada Ranch Vacation. Set amidst some of Western Canada's most spectacular landscapes-from canyons of desert sagebrush to forested trails, Echo Valley offers some of the most enriching horseback riding experiences in the Cariboo. Whether you're a skilled rider or a novice, Echo Valley's professional wranglers can customize your riding and Ranch Vacation experience with as much of the 'Wild West' as you would like. And at the end of the trail? Your choice of additional soft adventures, pampering spa treatments, and the hospitality of a luxurious wilderness ranch; with a touch of Thai.
Year round BC Horseback Riding Vacations include:
- One-hour safety-oriented horseback riding lessons in our full size outdoor riding arena
- One two hour guided ride per day (morning or afternoon), except for days when riding lessons are chosen
- Accommodation in Dove Lodge or Lookout Lodge. Cabins are available at a small additional charge. All accommodations are rated 4.5-stars by Canada Select Properties continued
- All meals prepared by our Master Chef in an open kitchen, with a gourmet focus on good nutrition and tasty, healthy food. Special diets are accommodated. The ranch is licensed to serve a variety of local and imported beers and wine
- Use of ranch facilities: Large outdoor hot tub, sauna, indoor heated swimming pool, fitness center, large games room with pool table, shuffleboard, darts and board games, Karaoke and large screen (62 inch) video/satellite TV
- Ruesri dat ton lessons: An easy-to-learn, gentle Thai stretching class, based on ancient Thai practices and new in North America. Lessons offered every morning; suitable for all age groups and abilities
- Cooking and nutrition tips: Master Chef Kim Madsen is available throughout the day with useful advice concerning cooking, special diets and nutrition
- Ranch around: Help with the ranch animals (collect eggs, feed the horses); enjoy roping and horse training demonstrations; practice ‘horse shoes’ and challenge the champs
- Wireless Internet access
- Unguided walks / hikes are numerous and range from easy mapped nature trails to difficult walks as well as three-hour mapped hikes
- Planned evening entertainment includes Thai Night (Thursday) featuring authentic Thai food and traditional Thai dancing. Also, during June, July, August and September, Native Drumming (Tuesday), a Cowboy Cookout (Friday)
- Falcons in flight: Watch our falcons being trained daily
- Guaranteed first choice on any outdoor and soft advnture optional activities.
Optional extras
To guarantee optional activities, we recommend bookings be made at reservation. Please discuss your preferences with our program coordinator.
Please note: Horseback Riding Vacation package participants have status on all optional extra items other than spa treatments.
- Additional guided morning/afternoon horseback rides and all day picnic lunch out on the range
- Guided hikes: Three very different hikes; The Mount Bowman Ascent, Explorer, and The Marshlands
- 4 x 4 safaris through the Fraser River Canyon to the High Bar Aboriginal Cougar Point Lookout. Great wild life viewing—bring your camera
- Gold panning: Learn how to pan for gold
- Mountain bikes to explore the trails and vistas
- Fly-fishing lessons with tackle provided
- Bird watching techniques and excursions with our resident specialist
- Spa treatments: Choose from our Thai and Western spa menus.
NOTES:
- All prices are in Canadian funds
- Prices are based on double occupancy. For single occupancy add $50 per night to base price
- Add $50 per night for use of the Cabins and $75 per night for Ranch House. Add $260 per night to package price for the use of the Baan Thai Suite
- Connections options from Vancouver to Echo Valley Ranch include charter flights direct to the ranch; scheduled connector flights to Kamloops with transfers from Kamloops to the ranch; chauffeur driven limousine from Vancouver; and self drive. Please ask reservations for details
- Arrival times at the ranch: 2:30 pm every Saturday or Wednesday. Check out time 11:00 am.
- Three (3) night stay is Wednesday to Saturday and four (4) night stay is Saturday to Wednesday (Can be added to one week package for extended stays). Exceptions apply during April, May and October, also if space is available within 2 weeks of booking time. Please call or email the ranch for details
- To guarantee optional activities that you may choose, especially spa treatments, it is recommended that you book in advance of your arrival at the ranch. You may do so with our reservations personnel or email us at: info@evranch.com
- Some outdoor activities are subject to weather
- The 10% service charge is paid as a gratuity to our staff. It is intentionally less than would be charged by other facilities so that you may have the option to pay more
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