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Winnipeg Sightseeing
Splash Dash Guided River Tours
Train ToursAntique rail cars pulled by a vintage locomotive take passengers on 3-hour trips departing from Inkster Junction Station, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi.) west of Hwy. 90 off Inkster Boulevard. The Prairie Dog Central Railway makes a stop at a country market destination in Grosse Isle. The scenic ride operates weekends and holidays, May through September; phone (204) 832-5259.
Walking ToursAAA/Katie Broome
Looking for fun things to do with friends or ideas for group travel? Take a self-guiding tour of the city’s urban areas that begins and ends at The Forks Market . Maps highlighting more than 50 cultural, historical and modern points of interest in downtown Winnipeg and Old St. Boniface are available at visitor centers at The Forks , Tourisme Riel (219 Provencher Blvd.), Downtown Winnipeg BIZ (426 Portage Ave.), The Exchange District BIZ (492 Main St.) and on the Tourism Winnipeg website. Other themed travel tours and vacation packages are available; phone (204) 958-4640 or check with your local AAA travel agency.
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Guided walking tours of the 20-block Exchange District near Portage Avenue and Main Street are available June through Labour Day weekend. Departing from Old Market Square at the corner of King St. and Bannatyne Ave., these tours visit many of Manitoba's finest historical buildings; for schedule information phone (204) 942-6716.
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Although now part of Winnipeg, the historical district of St. Boniface (across the Esplanade Riel footbridge) has retained its French Canadian identity. A monument honoring the explorer Pierre Gaultier de la Vérendrye is on Taché Avenue opposite St. Boniface Hospital. Also in St. Boniface is the grave of Louis Riel, leader of the Métis and of the provisional government 1869-70. The grave is at Taché and Cathedral avenues in the churchyard of the St. Boniface Cathedral. Guided walking tours of the St. Boniface area are available Victoria Day through Labour Day or by request; phone (204) 233-8343 or (866) 808-8338 for information and reservations.
Winnipeg, MB
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Hampton Inn by Hilton Winnipeg Airport/Polo Park730 Berry St. Winnipeg, MB R3H 0S6
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Best Western Plus Pembina Inn & Suites1714 Pembina Hwy. Winnipeg, MB R3T 2G2
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Hyatt House Winnipeg-South/Outlet Collection700 Sterling Lyon Pkwy. Winnipeg, MB R3P 1J9
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Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Winnipeg1301 Ellice Ave. Winnipeg, MB R3G 0N5
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663,617
Elevation
229 m/763 ft.
Sales Tax
Manitoba's provincial sales tax is 8 percent. A 5 percent Goods and Services Tax (GST) is levied in Canada on most sales and services. There is a 5 percent accommodations tax on hotel/motel rooms where there are four or more letting rooms.
Emergency
911
Police (non-emergency)
(204) 986-6222
Temperature
(204) 983-2050
Hospitals
Concordia Hospital, (204) 667-1560; Grace Hospital, (204) 837-0111; Health Sciences Centre, (204) 787-3661; St. Boniface Hospital, (204) 233-8563; Seven Oaks General Hospital, (204) 632-7133; Victoria General Hospital, (204) 269-3570.
Visitor Information
Suite 810, One Lombard Pl. Winnipeg, MB R3B 0X3. Phone:(204)943-1970 or (855)734-2489
Air Travel
Cheap airline flights can be found from cities all over the country as well as internationally.
Rental Cars
Hertz, (800) 654-3080, offers discounts to AAA members. Winnipeg locations are at Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport, phone (204) 925-6625, and 1577 Erin St., phone (204) 925-6629. Contact your AAA travel agent to add rental car reservations to your vacation packages.
Rail Service
The VIA Rail Canada depot is downtown at Union Station, 123 Main St.; phone (888) 842-7245.
Taxis
Cab companies include Duffy's, (204) 925-0101; and Unicity, (204) 925-3131. Winnipeg rates start at $3.50 plus an average rate of $1.71 per kilometre or $2.02 per mile.
Public Transportation
Winnipeg Transit, the public bus system, serves downtown Winnipeg and its suburbs. Route maps and route information are available by phoning 311 (within Winnipeg) or visiting the Winnipeg Transit website. Bus fare is $2.95, $2.45 (ages 6-16, ages 65+ and students with ID); riders must have exact change. More than 500 of the buses have accessibility features including low floors, electric ramps and priority accessible seating.
As a AAA member, you'll save even more. Your AAA Travel Agent will check to see if AAA Vacations is combinable with other AAA member benefits, plus cruise and tour past passenger discounts and benefits.
