Xa:ytem Cultural Tour

2008 Departure Dates: April 17 - October 18

Departs From: Downtown Vancouver, BC

Group Size: Minimum guests 20 maximum guests 47

Xa:ytem is the sacred site of a 9,000 year old Coast Salish village located one and a half hours east of Vancouver on the North bank of the Fraser River. The Sto:lo Nation has the only sacred transformer rock site in Canada that is available for the public to access and is home to the oldest house in British Columbia, older than the Egyptian Pyramids.

Trip Inclusions:

• 6-hour guided tour
• Admission to Xa:ytem
• Traditional salmon lunch with bannock, rice and dessert
• Transportation from/to downtown Vancouver with hotel pick-up/drop-off

Some of the Highlights of this package:

There are two pit-houses, a long house and a carving shed at this powerful ”Singing Rock” site. You will sample a part of Stó:lo life while participating with First Nation tour guides in traditional activities such as Salish weaving and adzing a dug-out canoe. Xa:ytem’s Gift Gallery offers quality native art, silver and gold jewelry, cedar weavings and carvings, bent boxes, drums, books and clothing. Your six hour tour includes a Salmon lunch and tour has Vancouver hotel drop-off.

Your six hour tour includes a Salmon lunch and tour and has Vancouver hotel drop-off.

A total of two hours is spent at the venue with a guided site tour, barbecue lunch and traditional activities of Salish weaving and adzing a dug-out canoe. The remainder of the time is with a native guide on the motorcoach supplying interpretive history and legends of the territories traveled through on this excursion The bus will depart the site to begin drop off to your Vancouver destination. Tour starts and ends in Vancouver - Arrangement for guests to get to Vancouver are available as well.

Contact Talking Totem Tours if you want to have an exhilarating cultural experience.

Ph: 1.604.886.0166
TF: 1.877.866.0166

Mailing Address:
Talking Totem Tours
814 Marine Drive Gibsons, BC
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