From Nancy D. Brown of What a Trip

Christmas at Echo Valley Ranch

Christmas at Echo Valley Ranch

Being a Northern California girl, it’s not often that I have the opportunity for a white Christmas. Sure, my family and I can fight the maddening crowds at Lake Tahoe. In fact, we are considering a nine hour drive to Sunriver Resort in Bend, Oregon in hopes of snow. However, if someone were to ask me where I’d like to go, I think Christmas at Echo Valley Ranch and Spa sounds quite fabulous. I would happily trade snowboarding for a spa treatment at this luxury lodging property.

I’ve recently launched Writing Horseback, a new blog reviewing dude ranches and places to take a horseback riding vacation. In my quest to find properties to review, I stumbled across Echo Valley Ranch, located in Canada’s British Columbia. when I was searching horse ranches on Twitter.  While I have yet to go horseback riding at Echo Valley Ranch, the promise of serenity, pampering and good food is enough to make this cowgirl pack my saddle bags and giddy up to Canada.

The Christmas package includes:

  • Three night’s accommodation in Dove Lodge or Lookout Lodge. Cabins with Jacuzzi tubs are available at a small additional charge
  • All meals including special Christmas turkey dinner with all the trimmings
  • Special diets are accommodated
  • Upon arrival, a welcome drink of hot mulled wine and special Danish Cookies
  • Snow shoeing or hiking
  • Morning gentle stretching Class, (Ruesri dat ton) or walk
  • Use of the ranch facilities including indoor swimming pool, hot tub, sauna, fitness room and games room
  • Add optional guided activities and spa treatments as you wish
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    December 24-27 (3-night package)
    • Cows in the Meadow at Echo Valley Ranch and Spa

      Cows in the Meadow at Echo Valley Ranch and Spa

       $1320 per couple

    • $756 per person single occupancy
    • All prices are in Canadian funds
    • 5% GST will be applied to the price. Service charge has been left to your discretion, as a guide, between 10 and 15% is normally paid when our guest have considered the service to be outstanding.
    • Add $50 per night to package price for use of the Cabins and $75 for Ranch House. Add $260 per night to package price for the use of the Baan Thai Suite. (This additional charge is not per person)
    • Reservations personnel can provide connections options from scheduled Air Canada and Alaska Connector flights to Kamloops with transfers from Kamloops to the ranch; chauffeur driven limousine from Vancouver; and self drive.
    • Arrival times at the ranch: 2:30 pm. Check out time 11:00 am.
    • To guarantee your spa treatment, it is recommended that you book in advance of your arrival at the ranch. You may pre-schedule your spa treatments with our reservations personnel or email us at info@evranch.com
    • Some outdoor activities during the winter months are subject to weather

    Photos courtesy of Echo Valley Ranch and Spa

    Echo Valley Ranch and Spa (250) 459-2386 or 1 (800) 253-831

    PO Box 916, Clinton, Jesmond, British Columbia V0K 1K0 Canada