{"id":838,"date":"2026-03-20T15:01:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T21:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/dino-lab\/?p=838"},"modified":"2026-03-20T15:12:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T21:12:27","slug":"dinotour-2027-grande-prairie-july-9-12-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/dino-lab\/2026\/03\/20\/dinotour-2027-grande-prairie-july-9-12-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"Dinotour 2027 Grande Prairie \u00a0July 9-12, 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever dreamed of exploring and discovering a dinosaur fossil with some of the world\u2019s greatest dinosaur hunters? \u00a0During this four-day family-oriented event you will:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Learn about the dinosaurs of northern Alberta from world-renowned scientists\u00a0Dr. Philip Currie, Dr. Eva Koppelhus, Dr. Corwin Sullivan\u00a0<\/strong>and your tour coordinator\u00a0Mona Trick.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tour the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum galleries, collection and preparation areas. Search for tiny fossils using microscopes and prepare fossils in the laboratory of the \u00a0Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum.<\/span><\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dig dinosaur fossils from the Pipestone Creek Bone Bed under the guidance of staff from the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum<\/span><\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Explore the Wapiti River via raft with experts from the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum<\/span><\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 View the extensive dinosaur tracks at the Grande Cache Dinosaur Track Site Provincial Historic Resource.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tour includes:<\/span><\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Guided tour including bus transportation to and from Grande Prairie, Alberta<\/span><\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5 nights accommodation (double occupancy), including the night before the tour and each night of the tour<\/span><\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 All meals over the 4 days of the tour<\/span><\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Admission to the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum for all 4 days<\/span><\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fees for Pipestone Creek Bone Bed excavation and for the excursion via raft on the Wapiti River<\/span><\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Guidebook, T-shirt and goodie bag<\/span><\/p>\n

–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Canadian charitable tax donation receipt for a portion of the fees<\/span><\/p>\n

Cost of tour: To be announced on October 1, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n

Minimum age: 12 years old as of July 9, 2027<\/span><\/p>\n

Registration starts October 1, 2026. For more details, contact Mona Trick at\u00a0dinotour@dinosaurresearch.com<\/a>\u00a0or cell 587-578-4579.<\/span><\/p>\n

Proceeds generated from this tour support the work of the Dinosaur Research Institute, a non-profit charitable organization that finances western Canadian dinosaur research.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Have you ever dreamed of exploring and discovering a dinosaur fossil with some of the world\u2019s greatest dinosaur hunters? \u00a0During this four-day family-oriented event you will:\u00a0 –\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Learn about the dinosaurs of northern Alberta from world-renowned scientists\u00a0Dr. Philip Currie, Dr. Eva Koppelhus, Dr. Corwin Sullivan\u00a0and your tour coordinator\u00a0Mona Trick. –\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tour the Philip J. Currie […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2139,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","post-preview"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/dino-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/dino-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/dino-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/dino-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2139"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/dino-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=838"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/dino-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":844,"href":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/dino-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838\/revisions\/844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/dino-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/dino-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grad.biology.ualberta.ca\/dino-lab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}