Registration is now open for the 2026 Summer Season!
To secure your spot, please complete the registration form — it’s required for all bookings.
You can submit your completed forms by email info@discoverfossils.com or in person at our centre: 111-B Gilmour St., Morden, Manitoba, R6M 1N9.
Tours can be preliminarily booked by phone at 204-822-3406.
Payments can be made via e-transfer to ed@discoverfossils.com or by calling us directly.
We can’t wait to see you on your fossil adventure!
Registration Form
Waiver Form – Adult
Waiver Form – Child
Schedule and Activities
Work to excavate marine vertebrate fossils at the Manitoba Escarpment. On the Dig Tour program, you will work alongside an experienced palaeontological team to expose and collect 83-million-year-old fossils as part of an active excavation.
Your day will include transportation, lunch, training in palaeontological field techniques, hands-on work to expose and collect fossils, and learning about current research. Contribute to ongoing research done by the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre and find out firsthand what the landscape in what Manitoba is today was like 83 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous.
Dig Tours are available on weekdays from June 1st until September 29th.
Adventure Fees: One person $200.00+ 5% GST = $210.00 total
Save when booking in groups! Group of 2 $360.00 + 5% GST = $378.00 total
Group of 3 $525.00 + 5% GST = $551.25 total
Group of 4 $680.00 + 5% GST = $714.00 total
Group of 5 $825.00 + 5% GST = $866.25 total
Group of 6 $960.00 + 5% GST = $1008.00 total
Group of 7 $1085.00 + 5% GST = $1139.25 total
Group of 8 $1200.00 + 5% GST = $1260.00 total
Group of 9 $1305.00 + 5% GST = $1370.25 total
Group of 10 $1400.00 + 5% GST = $1470.00 total
Dig Tour Details:
Length: 8 hours.
Difficulty: Must be able to sit on rough ground for long periods in the sun; must be able to walk up to 2 km. Not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
Ages: Participants 12 and under must be accompanied by a paying adult. Limit of 2 youths per adult.
Type: Palaeontology focus.
Dig Tour Day Schedule:
09:00 am – 09:30 am Meet at the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre and tour the museum
09:30 am – 10:00 am Drive to CFDC land with CFDC vehicles
10:00 am – 10:30 am Introduction and hand out information packages; walk to dig site and introduction to dig techniques
12:00 pm – 01:00 pm Lunch at field station
01:00 pm – 04:00 pm Dig at the site
04:00 pm – 04:30 pm Drive back to the CFDC
04:30 pm – 05:00 pm Tour the collections room and lab
Arrival Information:
Meeting Location: Please meet your guide inside the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre, located on the lower level of the Access Event Centre, at the Museum Admission Desk.
Arrival Time: Please arrive at 9:00 a.m. Late arrivals will not be refunded.
Parking: Please park in the Access Event Centre parking lot, then enter the building and proceed to the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre Admission Desk (follow the bird footprints on the floor).
Bookings: Bookings must be made and paid at least one week in advance. No printed ticket is required. Your guide will check you in at the Museum Admission Desk before departure.
Weather & Cancellations:
Dig tours operate in most weather conditions, including light rain and hot weather. Tours will only be cancelled in the event of extreme weather, such as severe heat or heavy rain, when conditions are considered unsafe. If your tour must be cancelled, you will be notified by the evening before your scheduled tour. If you do not receive a cancellation notice, please plan to arrive as scheduled.
