We strive to design, develop and execute an incentive
travel experience that is flexible, responsive,
innovative, creative and customer service oriented,
no matter the size of your group. Our travel facilitators
offer extraordinarily friendly, personalized attention,
while providing the Western Canadian market knowledge
necessary to ensure that you and your guests receive
an experience that will be remembered and valued
for years to come. Exceptional service and quality
product are always priorities at Anderson
Vacations.
The question that has often been asked is, “Why
does our company want to use incentive travel?”
At Anderson Vacations we believe
that there is no better way to reward clients
or employees for exceptional sales and customer
satisfaction results than to provide them with
an extraordinary travel experience. Travel incentives
are a proven way to motivate employees and enhance
performance. As well, people will work hard to
earn the reward, and those who travel together
invariably become friends because they get to
know each other better in a relaxed environment.
And, always keep in mind that motivated, well
rewarded employees and customers are easier to
retain. This helps to ensure future high levels
of performance and results.
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The first step on the road to creating a successful
and memorable incentive travel program for you
is the time Anderson Vacations
spends listening to your requirements and developing
an understanding of your objectives. Then we work
with you to personally design every aspect of
a program that addresses your needs throughout
each step of the itinerary.
Furthermore, we have a representative available
to cater to your individual requirements, providing
attention to detail and exceptional service, not
only throughout the design and development of
your personalized incentive travel program but
also during the implementation. Our primary concern
is your satisfaction and the satisfaction of your
guests. No aspect of your incentive travel program
is too big or too small for us to manage in creating
a uniquely memorable experience.
To ensure that we provide you
with the most innovative, motivational and memorable
incentive travel experience Anderson Vacations
can manage all aspects of your program. This includes:
- Program Design, Development and Implementation
- Site Selection
- Airline Ticketing
- Accommodation and Location Management
- Transportation
- Group Events
- Speakers
- Facilitators
- Spousal Programs
Anderson Vacations, a Calgary-based
tour operator, has added one of the west’s
most exhilarating experiences to its repertoire
of Incentive Travel options. The ranchers of southern
Alberta move their cattle into, between or out
of pastures at various times during the year.
Incentive Travel groups can now join one of these
authentic CATTLE DRIVE expeditions.
IMAGINE your group of up to 30 people spending
two days herding cattle across the rolling countryside
of the Porcupine Hills. Your group of ‘cattle
wranglers’ will eat out on the trail, spend
the night in a trail camp under the stars, savour
BBQ Alberta beef for dinner and enjoy cowboy poets,
traditional western entertainment and stories
of the west around the campfire.
The group will be accompanied by highly experienced
working cowboys who see that you get the most
from the experience while receiving the best of
care and attention. And, what’s even better,
is that the participants do not require riding
experience; novices are welcome as well as seasoned
riders. This western experience adventure is designed
for corporate groups looking to explore the uniquely
authentic flavour of the traditional west.
Anderson Vacations delivers
personal and corporate western experiences throughout
Alberta and the Rocky Mountains. We offer customized
itineraries that include Incentive Travel and
Team Building programs. An abundance of additional
suggestions and ideas are available on this page
under the Additional Incentive
Travel Activities.
The Incentive Cattle Drive may be only two days
in a group’s total program, however, Anderson
Vacations’ knowledge of the area and their
broad range and variety of Corporate
Team Building programs can be utilized to
develop a complete itinerary for any group.
Contact
our knowledgeable staff today to discuss designing
your group’s unique Incentive Travel experience.
The best way for your group to enjoy a Wild West
Rodeo is to see it UP CLOSE. And the best way
to accomplish that is to host a private demonstration
rodeo exclusively for your group! We will deliver
your private Wild West Rodeo at various locations
throughout Alberta. Your group has the grandstand
to themselves as they are treated to their very
own multi-event rodeo. At the rodeo, they will
experience the adrenalin rush of the cowboys'
eternal battle to overcome the raw power of the
untamed animals of the west. They will feel the
exhilaration and excitement of watching bucking
broncos, bull riders, steer wrestlers, calf ropers
and barrel racers. This private Wild West Rodeo
runs for approximately one hour and is especially
effective when combined with a chili and/or BBQ
hamburger lunch or followed by a complete BBQ
dinner.
Contact
our knowledgeable staff today to discuss designing
your group’s unique Incentive Travel experience.
The first day starts with a meet and greet plus
an in- depth information session to help participants
understand the animals in the area and reduce
the apprehension associated with camping and hiking
in bear country. With education comes understanding
and ease which makes the outdoor experience a
pleasant one.
Then you:
Option 1:
Lace up your hiking boots for a two hour trail
walk through the wilderness to Trapper’s
Hill Camp where you will spend the next two nights.
Your guides will share the history of the area
and you can soak up the panoramic beauty and scenic
lookouts of this majestic Rocky Mountain paradise.
Option 2:
Climb aboard your personally assigned horse for
your journey to Trapper’s Hill Camp. Your
horseback trail ride provides the opportunity
to enjoy a taste of the back country and share
this memorable Rocky Mountain experience with
your tour companions.
This afternoon, participants will take part in
a team building program that challenges their
skills as 19th century Métis Trappers.
The Challenge: The group will
be shown a series of Bushcraft lessons that will
enable them to complete certain elements of required
tasks. These lessons are based on traditional
survival/primitive skills practiced by Métis
trappers in the 1800s. There will then be a competition
between teams where they will complete six tasks.
Each of the tasks, if performed successfully,
will earn the team a reward that will contribute
toward their becoming the winning team. Teams
must be vigilant once they receive a reward, as
they could potentially lose it at the next task!
Various challenges will be thrown at each team
to test their ability to work together as a cohesive
unit.
The second day is dedicated to many of the traditional
Bush-craft skills (i.e. make your own moccasins
– to take home) used by both the Aboriginal
people and those first European explorers that
came to make a home in Canada. Your guides help
to empower the participants with skills that create
a sense of independence and self-reliance for
any future camping trips or ventures into the
back country. Fire making, shelter construction,
rope making skills and making a container from
natural resources are just some of the skills
that will increase everyone’s self-confidence
in the outdoors. The fire making sessions cover
a wide variety of ways to start fires, the different
uses for fire such as fires for cooking, signal
fires and fires for warmth and how each one is
built differently.
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On the third day guests are taken on a hike offering
either an easy or slightly more strenuous option.
Walks become miniature voyages of discovery. For
example, we find certain plants and discuss their
value as medicines, food or hardware. Skills in
tracking both humans and animals are learned &
practiced while observing the surrounding animal
habitat and how we, as humans, should "walk
softly". For those who have a keen interest
in learning to map read, instructors will teach
some basics as well as demonstrating how not to
get lost in the woods, or perhaps just a chance
to enjoy the sights. Depending on the hiking option,
pristine waterfalls, vistas of the valley from
stunning view points, peaceful streams and rivers
meandering through the valley floor and of course
the majestic peaks of the snow capped Rocky Mountains
are a few of the highlights.
Contact
our knowledgeable staff today to discuss designing
your group’s unique Incentive Travel experience.
The following list is not intended to be exhaustive
but merely provide a sampling of the activities
offered by Anderson Vacations
that can be incorporated into your custom designed
incentive travel program. We believe that there
are a multitude of ways to approach any given
situation and to address any challenge. We bring
flexibility, creativity and innovation to the
table. The world is an ocean of possibilities
and what we can create is only limited by what
we can imagine.
- Special Event Rodeos
- Golfing
- 1/2 day, 1 day horseback rides
- 2 day/1 night ride and wilderness stay-over
(sleep on individual cots - 4 per tent)
- Multi-day horseback treks - (3, 5, 7, 10,
14 days)
- Whitewater rafting
- Traditional and Aboriginal Rodeos
- Native Pow Wows
- Trail or bike ride and whitewater rapids combined
day trip
- Canoeing and Kayaking
- Aboriginal, Western and Natural Historic Sites
- Escorted Tours – Banff Town, Lake Louise,
Columbia Icefields, Drumheller, Rockies, etc.
- Gondola Rides
- Columbia Icefields Sno-coach glacier trip
- Helicopter mountain & glacier tour
- Heli-hike mountain tour
- Helicopter tour & mountain top picnic
- 1/2 day, 1 day ATV tours
- Tours of the Badlands
- West Edmonton Mall (world’s largest
shopping and entertainment centre)
- Working farm visits and tours (beef, grain,
dairy, etc.)
- Cross country & downhill skiing
- Snowboarding
- Dog sled tours
- Snowshoeing
- NHL Hockey games
Contact
our knowledgeable staff today to discuss designing
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