The South Okanagan

Naramata, Penticton, Summerland, Oliver, Okanagan Falls, Osoyoos

Naramata

Often compared to Tuscany or the Napa Valley, Naramata is located on the Southeast slope of Okanagan Lake, Naramata offers exceptional views, long sun filled days perfect for growing grapes and fruit. Naramata is a quiet community with no traffic lights. Ramble along tree-shaded streets and absorb lake and mountain vistas and extravagant sunsets. Unplug and rejuvenate by swimming from sandy beaches, fishing mountain lakes, sipping acclaimed vintages at the wineries and vineyards of the Naramata Bench, shopping for fresh produce at farms and orchards, browsing galleries for the works of local artists or hiking and mountain biking the forest trails.

Penticton

Penticton is nestled between 2 lakes in a sun filled valley with year round activities including water sports, skiing, hiking, biking along with cultural events and festivals. Set in a semi arid desert climate Penticton offers more than 2000 hours of sunlight a year - perfect for growing soft fruits and grapes vines. Sample an assortment of wines produced at Penticton’s many hillside vineyards.
 
Osoyoos

A vacationers paradise, Osoyoos offers excellent recreation, wine tours and a beachfront lifestyle.  Enjoying Canada's driest climate, Osoyoos bills itself as Desert Wine Country. Osoyoos is the only desert in Canada, with the lowest rainfall, the highest temperatures, and the warmest lakes. Osoyoos is located in the middle of the Southern Okanagan wine country, whose fine wines match any wines from anywhere, from France to California.

Central Okanagan

Kelowna, West Kelowna, Lake Country, Oyama

Kelowna

Kelowna is an exciting hybrid of amazing food and wine, diverse shopping, vibrant culture, outdoor adventure, water activities and beach-based family vacations on the shores of Okanagan Lake. It is a developed urban centre that has not sacrificed its casual charm. Visitors flock to Kelowna (and nearby West Kelowna and Lake Country) to taste local wines and locally-sourced cuisine, attend museums, galleries, symphonies, and theatre, and perhaps most of all to take advantage of endless outdoor recreation activities, such as hiking, golfing, fishing, boating, swimming and cycling in summer, and downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing in winter.

Kelowna's Cultural District best exemplifies the new face of the city with restaurants, theatres, galleries, and a bevy of high-rise condos and lofts that display the simple, soaring lines of modern West Coast architecture. Yet the adjacent historic downtown core, anchored by Bernard Avenue, retains reminders of the city's past, with weathered brick storefronts and the sleek lines of the Streamline Moderne phase of the Art Deco movement. Older residential areas are also marked by examples of this unique style, although the predominant design is original Arts and Crafts. Radiating from the city core, bands of later styles mark Kelowna's growth.

North Okanagan

Vernon, Shushwap Lake, Armstrong

Vernon rests at the north end of the Okanagan Valley in a landscape as welcoming as its people. Surrounded by rolling grasslands with rocky outcrops and stands of ponderosa pine and Douglas fir, its three lakes and mountain views in every direction command attention. Driving through Vernon on Highway 97, there might not appear to be much to this city. But turn right or left off the highway and the diversity of attractions is truly surprising. People come to Vernon for water and winter activities, hiking and skiing, golf and outdoor adventure, culture and history, family fun and or perusing the local shops.