The FLC Seniors Club Bus Tour committee organizes interesting and informative one day bus trips in Alberta. Tours include a large comfortable bus to and from venues. The committee welcomes suggestions for future trips.
Contact & Coordinator: Christine Grant 403 472-3512
Contact by e-mail at [email protected] or by filling out this e-mail form. Please include your FLC membership number in all correspondence
On Thursday July 24 we will be going on a bus tour to the Head Smashed in Buffalo Jump World Heritage Site. Due to restaurant limitations, there will be one 56 passenger bus for this trip.
To register for this bus trip, click on the Green Rectangle when registration opens on Sunday June 22 at 9:00AM for a cost of $70. For more trip information, registration and cancellation, see the details below.
Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Interpretive Centre is a UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site that preserves and interprets over 6,000 years of Plains Buffalo culture. Through vast landscapes, exhibits, and diverse programming, learn about the cultural significance of this cliff to the Plains People.
Upon arrival, there will be an introductory theatre presentation and feature film, followed by a guided walk to the clifftop viewpoint. Before lunch, there will be time to explore the galleries and gift shop.
Note:This venue involves walking on uneven ground.
After lunch we will be stopping for a brief visit to the Claresholm and District Museum.
The Claresholm & District Museum features interesting exhibits that celebrate our ranching and farming heritage, highlight important events of our past and honour the people who helped our community grow. Louise McKinney, one of the Famous Five and a social reformer, was a Claresholm resident. Claresholm’s part in both World Wars is also recognized. Photographs and artifacts are used to tell about the men and women from other parts of Canada and other countries who came to R. C. A. F. Station Claresholm during the 1940s and 1950s to train as pilots.
The trip includes the cost of the bus, Introductory film and cliff top viewpoint presentation at Head Smashed in, lunch (beef on a bun, tossed salad, dessert, and tea and coffee), a group donations for entry to the Claresholm Museum which will provide us with tea/coffee and cookies, and all gratuities
The bus will leave from the Deerfoot Inn and Casino. The bus will start loading at 8AM and leave at 8:30AM. The trip takes about 2 hours. Return to Calgary will be around 5:00PM depending on traffic.
If you would like to provide an emergency contact, please put their name and phone number in the Message to Registrar Box which is shown on the registration page.
TRIP REGISTRATION
Registrations for bus tours now use the Online Registration System, which lets you register yourself and member friends, and pay for your bus tours, all online. Parking for bus trips is the the Deerfoot Inn and Casino in the lot south of the hotel. You no longer need to provide your car license number
To register for the trip, click on the big green rectangle for the trip when it is shown on the FLC Bus Tours web page.
If registration is open, you can enter your FLC membership number, and a comment if needed. Use the comments to advise any special dietary or allergy issues, and to provide and emergency contact.
You must have a current FLC membership to register for any of our trips. You can find information about buying or renewing an FLC Seniors Club membership by clicking here.
Note all bus trips, except Rosebud Theatre, involve some walking; wear appropriate footwear.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
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