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Echo Valley Ranch Birding Package

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Spas

Of the many reasons to visit a destination spa, birds aren't usually on the list. They are the star attraction this month at the Echo Valley Ranch in British Columbia. Their Birding package which is only available in April, is a chance to observe and learn about birds in the raptor family. Their birding package includes falcon training demonstrations, looks at the nesting areas of the great gray owl and the golden eagle,a guided marsh walk and plenty of opportunities for general bird spotting. Only two four-night packages are offered each April, with a total of ten participants per package. The package includes four nights accommodation in Dove Lodge or Lookout Lodge, meals which are prepared in an open kitchen, use of ranch facilities including an outdoor hot tub, sauna, indoor heated swimming pool, fitness center and a games room with pool table. There is also a morning Thai stretching class and the opportunity to help with the ranch animals. This unique destination spa is run by Norman and Nanthawon Dove. He was a mechanical engineer originally from England and she is from Thailand where her mother was a practitioner of Thai medicine. The ranch offers both Western and Thai spa treatments as well as a Thai night with authentic Thai food and traditional Thai dancing. The birding package costs $1116 (Canadian) per person.

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