Our experienced interpreters provide land-based outdoor learning and interactive indoor programming.
What does a guided tour include?
- Admission to the site for the group
- Up to two hours of programming (extra programs can be added at an additional cost)
- Access to the Visitor Centre’s Exhibits, Galleries, and Gift Shop
- Access to our 7 km trail system, playground, and Bison Viewing Platform
- Access to seasonal offerings (e.g., snowshoes in winter)
- Daily Dance Presentations (available May to September long weekend)
Sample Schedule
9:30 a.m. – Arrival and welcome
9:45 a.m. – Program 1
10:45 a.m. – Self-guided and lunch
12:00 p.m. – Program 2
1:00 p.m. – Self-guided
2:00 p.m. – Daily Dance Presentation
2:30 p.m. – Departure
See tour group rate pricing here.
Explore Wanuskewin’s Visitor Centre and the opimihaw Valley at your own pace.
What does a self-guided visit include?
- Admission to the site for the group
- Access to the Visitor Centre’s Exhibits, Galleries, and Gift Shop
- Access to our 7 km trail system, playground, and Bison Viewing Platform
- Access to seasonal offerings (e.g., snowshoes in winter)
- Daily Dance Presentations (available May 1st to September long weekend)
See group rate pricing here.
Let our guides come to your school and share a selection of our programs.
What does outreach include?
- One 45-60 minute session
- Up to four sessions can be booked in one day
- Programs can be done in your classroom, gym, library, outside, etc.
- Drop-in tables/booths can also be booked for your festival or event
Outreach is not available in May or June.
See outreach pricing here.
Enjoy a live virtual session with one of our guides, knowledge keepers, or dancers.
What does a virtual program include?
- Specialty programming available on request
- A live program with one of our guides, knowledge keepers, or dancers
- Video conferencing platform of your choice
Virtual programming is not available in May and June.
See virtual programming pricing here.
Food & Drink
To utilize the Restaurant for group bookings, place a pre-order with the Visitor Services Coordinator.
Programs
From exploring the hidden treasures of the opimihāw Valley to handling artifacts and learning new skills, our programs are an interactive, educational way to experience Wanuskewin and engage with Indigenous ways of knowing. With five core programs available year round, we rotate through seasonal program offerings in the fall and winter (September to March) and the spring and summer (April to August) for a variety of tours throughout the year.
Curriculum Connections
All of our guided programs supplement the Saskatchewan curriculum, joining classroom-based learning with Indigenous ways of knowing. Select a program for detailed curriculum connections and indicators.
FAQs
- Water bottle (there are water fountains and water bottle refilling stations on site)
- Sunscreen
- Bug spray
- Hat
- Sunglasses
- Good walking shoes
- Proper clothing for the weather (e.g., sweater, rain coat, umbrella, boots, mittens etc.)
Students can eat outside (e.g., playground, plaza, Amphitheatre, Tipi Village). We have select spaces inside the Visitor Centre for poor weather days. Food and beverages are not allowed in the Exhibits or Galleries; outside food cannot be eaten in the Restaurant.
We have a small public coatroom groups can use. If you would like to use the coatroom, please let the guides know and they will assign you a section of the coatroom for your group to use.
Please note that it is a public coatroom and we recommend that you keep valuables (i.e., phone, wallet, etc.) on you. Wanuskewin is not responsible for any lost or stolen items.
Kindergarten to Grade 2 — 1 chaperone to 4 students
Grade 3 to Grade 6 — 1 chaperone to 8 students
Grade 7 to Grade 12 — 2 chaperones minimum
Yes, but we require a pre-order in order to utilize the Restaurant for group bookings. Pre-orders must be finalized five business days before the booking. We do not reserve seats in the Restaurant.
Please email tours@wanuskewin.com for more information.
Bus parking is available at our overflow parking lot near the playground. Our bus loop can be used when dropping off or picking up participants and is located at the end of the plaza.
Yes! We are open for guided tours and self-guided visits all year, and outreach and virtual programming from July to April.
Our Visitor Centre is fully wheelchair accessible. We also have two public gender-neutral bathrooms. Please contact the Visitor Services Coordinator for any specific questions about any kind of accessibility.
- Exhibits – Explore our interactive Exhibits and Bison Hunt video game
- Galleries – Check out what’s in the galleries
- Gift Shop – Spend some time shopping for souvenirs or snacks
- Scavenger Hunts – Available on our website to print before you come
- Dance Presentation – Daily from May to September long weekend
- Trail System – Walk our 7 km trail system to take in the nature and history of the site
- Tipi Village – Head down to our Tipi Village to explore our 18’ tipis
- Playground – Burn off some energy or eat lunch at our playground
- Bison Herd – Walk to our Viewing Platform for a chance to see our conservation herd
- Snowshoes – Available during the winter months
Yes, our bison were reintroduced to the land in 2019. We now have a quickly growing conservation herd that can be seen grazing and wallowing from the road or Bison Viewing Platform most days.
Wanuskewin works to preserve and conserve the ecological health of the opimihāw Valley through resource management and educational programming that emphasizes the importance of humans as stewards of the land we live on.
While there are many reasons we are applying for UNESCO World Heritage status, the simplest reason is that UNESCO designation will give Wanuskewin the ability to better preserve, conserve, and protect this land for generations to come.
