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Lucasia
Ranch Vacations... 2008 Rates, Packages & Dates
Lucasia has two rooms w/shared bath & two rooms w/private ensuite
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Check in between 3:00 & 5:00 pm Check out by 11:00 am
"Trails West"
Ranch weekend featuring 2 nights accommodation, meals, 1 day of riding
(can be a mid-week package)
$395./person or $425. w/private ensuite
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"Cimmaron"
4 nights/5 days including accommodation, meals, riding, ranch activities.
Get a taste of a true western ranch lifestyle.
$825./person or $875. w/private ensuite
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"Rawhide"
6 nights/7 days including accommodation, meals, riding, complimentary day tour to Head Smashed In Buffalo Jump or Historic Fort MacLeod and ranch activities. Get away from it all and gain an inside view of an authentic working family ranch... ride the foothills, check cattle, fix fence, learn to rope the dummy or just kick back and relax.
$1195./person or $1295. w/private ensuite
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"The Cowpuncher"
12 nights/11 days includes accommodation, meals, riding and ranch activities. Guests will experience cattle work and learn the basic techniques of working cattle and ranch roping. Riding experience would be beneficial.
$2275./person or $2375. w/private ensuite |
"Boots, Chaps & Cowboy Hats" - Lucasia Ranch Branding Week (June 5-11)
6 nights/7 days accommodation; cattle roundup, branding and neighbourhood social.
Take in a traditional branding experience that even today, echoes the practices of the past. Help the crew gather, sort and brand; you're welcome to observe or pitch in and learn the basics.
$1395./person or $1495. w/private ensuite
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Cattle Drives
6 nights/7 days accommodation, meals, riding, and moving cattle
plus other ranch activities
May 28-June 3 - "Head 'Em Up" - Spring Yearling Drive
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Help us move the yearlings to summer pasture; get the know the country and your horse. Spend one day gathering and separating then the next, moving cattle deeper into the foothills to summer pasture. |
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July 17-23 - "Move 'Em Out" - Summer Cattle Drive
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These heifers have spent a little time with the bull - now it's time for them to join the rest of the cattle in the summer pasture.
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Oct 8-14 - "Rocky Mountain Roundup" - Fall Gather
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Spend a week gathering, sorting and bringing cattle home from the community pasture.
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$1395./person or $1495. w/private ensuite
* All Cattle drives require experienced riders
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Horseback Riding
Ride with a guide over Lucasia ranchland or in the fenced roping arena located right in the ranchyard
$25./hour (minimum 2 hrs) for non-registered guests. Also, riding lessons available for $25./hour
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Women's Wildflower Weekend Escape - May 23-25
An Eco-tour of the Majestic Whaleback & Porcupine Hills ... more information
Experience a unique opportunity for outdoor enthusiasts to explore five unique Alberta ecosystems on private land that is not usually accessible to hikers. Walk the spectacular Whaleback and Porcupine Hills of wouthwestern Alberta with Destination Outdoors' guide Kelly Eaton, author the The Flower Twitcher - A Guide to Canadian Rocky Mountain Flowers. Revel in its breathtaking scenery while keeping a lookout for an amazing diversity of wildlife that calls this region their home - elk, moose, deer, coyotes, hawks, eagles and more. Abundant wildflowers will provide photographic opportunities and ample excuses to rest and drink in the views. Want to know more about this land? Your local Alberta biologist guide will share her knowledge of the region's rich natural and human history as you walk over the same landscape that was traveled by First Nations People, explorers and settlers over 100 years ago.
Aside from it being a truly amazing place to see, this area is ripe with cowboy tradition and the history that shaped Alberta. Learn more as you relax in the evenings in the cowboy atmosphere of an operating cattle ranch. The Lucas Family will be your hosts at the historic working LUCASIA RANCH, nestled on 4,000 acres in the rolling Porcupine Hills. Enjoy 2 nights accommodation in a modern ranch home or a rustic cozy log cabin. Hearty homestyle meals and western hospitality included.
$425./person
*Includes 2 days of hiking with biologist guide, accommodation and meals. Based on 4 to 6 guests
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 Trails of Discovery... Edible & Medicinal Heritage Plants
A Weekend of Hiking & Riding on the Range while you discover the benefits of our native plants (July 25, 26 & 27)
"Spend time in touch with the land, learn what local plants are edible and ride the range on Horseback on this weekend getaway in the Heartland of Cowboy country." You are invited to join us at the Lucasia Ranch deep in the Porcupine Hills, to hike in the Whaleback and harvest on the ranch the edible plants the early European Women brought across the ocean for the families’ pantry! This fun and rewarding adventure is guaranteed to tickle your taste buds with the fruits of our harvest!
Our guide, Julie Walker, Program Director of Full Circle Adventures has dined on native and non-native plant species as part of her Natural History adventures since the 1980’s. Come on out and try what local ranchers call a “Weed and Feed!”
$425./per person
Participants need:
Outdoor shoes, rain gear, water bottle, a small day pack, sun screen, bug spray, sun hat, gloves, comfortable outdoor clothing for hiking and /or gardening type adventures.
Optional items: plant books, camera, sketch tools, gardening gloves
and trowel.
 Lucasia Ranch will provide:
Shovels, bags or buckets, food, accommodations and acres of beautiful land to roam for the harvest! |
Activities
* Cattle drives, branding days, fall round-up, checking cattle & horses
* Take in team roping practice & learn the basics of
roping the dummy
or challenge someone to a game of horseshoes!
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Evening firepit cameraderie
* Hike the hills & enjoy birds and other wildlife
* Visit one of southern Alberta's local tourism venues
Internet/Cell Phone Access
* Lucasia Ranch has a Satellite for high speed internet
* Please note that there is no cell phone access at the ranch
Airport Transportation
Transportation is available from Calgary International Airport and back:
$250./group
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Check In - Check Out
Check in between 3:00 & 5:00 pm Check out by 11:00 am
Terms & Conditions
We accept Cash, Canadian Travellers Cheques, Mastercard, Visa & Amex;
Deposit of 50% required for Ranch Vacation
Note
Sunday at Lucasia Ranch is the Horses' Day Off
Lucasia Ranch Cancellation Policy
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50% of the your package cost is required for confirmation of your Lucasia Ranch stay. The balance is due upon arrival.
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Should a cancellation occur after the 30 days, the booking is paid for and there will be no refund. |
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If a cancellation should occur 31 or more days prior to the booking, a handling fee of $150 + GST per booking will be due and payable to Lucasia Ranch Vacations. |
Gratuities not included: Packages subject to 5% GST
* Please inquire about customized packages - add days if you prefer.
* Ask about 'returning guest' specials.
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