Families Play Together at Echo Valley Ranch

Families Play Together at Echo Valley Ranch

CLINTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Spring/Summer 2011 -- When did you last catch a trout with your teen, or roast s’mores around the fire with your youngster? As family time gets squeezed in today’s busy world, parents are looking at vacations that allow quality time together. A stay at Echo Valley Ranch & Spa is fun for youngsters, teens and adults, and combines active adventures with quiet learning and plenty of downtime. Catering to families each summer, the ranch offers family activities that range from barrel racing to babysitting, and plenty in between.

Gene Kilgore, founder of RanchWeb.com, and North America’s authority on ranch vacations, sums up family ranch vacations aptly: "Ranch Vacations bring families together and offer one of the greatest family experiences in the world today. Most ranches offer kids and parents time together, yet independence to do the things that each member of the family might like to do - ride, fish, hike, swim and rest."

At Echo Valley Ranch & Spa, where families have been vacationing for 17 years, there is a wide range of activities for kids of all ages, from learning to horseback ride in the outdoor ring, to tending the farm animals; from identifying native birds and mammals on nature walks, to disk golf competitions. The swimming pool is often the centre of activities with games and fun for all ages. For a change of pace, movie nights, campfire stories, arts and crafts or just playing with the ranch’s 10 Border collies top the list of favourites.

When parents need time on their own, an afternoon of fly-fishing, or a visit to the spa will revitalize body and mind. The Baan Thai offers a range of traditional Thai spa treatments, while the western wellness centre specializes in Swedish and aromatherapy massage.

For 2011, Echo Valley Ranch & Spa has created a Family Getaway, available from July 15 – August 20. The all-inclusive Family Getaway includes spacious family accommodation, all meals, including supervised kids’ meals, a signature spa treatment for adults, guided horseback riding or hiking, a glass of champagne for adults on arrival and wine or beer at meals, and use of all the ranch facilities.

Rates for the Family Getaway start at $3,220 CAD + taxes for four in a premium room with a loft. Rates vary depending on the age of the children and the accommodation selected. Special rates are available for single parents and for families with children under two.

To reserve a family vacation or more information, please call Echo Valley Ranch & Spa at (800) 253 8831, or visit www.evranch.com

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Echo Valley Ranch & Spa, a member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World^TM, is located in BC’s scenic Cariboo Region. Accommodations include luxury suites, cabins and lodge rooms for up to 40. Guests spend their days horseback riding, hiking, gold panning and fly fishing, or visiting the ‘East meets West' spa for traditional Thai as well as western therapies. The ranch has a strong sustainability ethic, which runs through the ‘farm to fork’ approach to dining, the carbon credits to offset guests’ travel, and every aspect of ranch life. Flying into the ranch’s private runway is the best way to arrive; the ranch is also accessible by road and rail, or guests may opt to fly to Kamloops with a transfer to the ranch. For more information, visit www.evranch.com, or find them on Facebook: EchoValleyRanch and Twitter: EVranch. Toll-Free: (800) 253 8831

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