Thompson Okanagan Trip Planner
Welcome to Thompson Okanagan!
British Columbia's Thompson Okanagan is renowned for its moderate climate and stunning mountain, lake, and desert terrain. The region is also famous for its abundance of freshly-grown fruit—few travellers that venture along these highways can resist the allure of a sweet, juicy Okanagan peach. Grapes are another hot commodity—Kelowna, Vernon and Penticton together have over 50 vineyards and wineries that produce some of the Canada's finest wines. Renting a houseboat on the Shuswap Lakes is an extremely popular activity, with Sicamous being the self-proclaimed Houseboat Capital of Canada. There are music festivals throughout the year, including the Merritt Mountain Music Festival in July and Salmon Arm's Roots and Blues Festival in August. The desert surrounding Osoyoos is celebrated at the Nk'Mip Desert & Heritage Centre. In winter, several ski resorts—such as Sun Peaks Resort—in the Okanagan offer world-class skiing and snowboarding, plus a variety of other snow sports. Farther north is Clearwater, located at the entrance to Wells Gray Provincial Park.
Tourist Attractions

The largest of a chain of five lakes in the Thompson-Okanagan region, Lake Okanagan supports a variety of activities from houseboating to waterskiing.
Location: Kelowna, British Columbia
Hotels & Motels

Strand Lakeside Resort is ideally situated on the shores of Lake Okanagan in Vernon and offers fully-equipped one-, two- and three-bedroom suites.
Location: Vernon, British Columbia
Tour Operators

Rocky Mountaineer offers four spectacular train trips through British Columbia and Alberta.
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Current & Upcoming Events [ View All ]
Looking for something to do in Thompson Okanagan? Check out these current and upcoming events. If you know of an event that is not listed in the travel guide, please feel free to add an event listing (it's free).
- Jessie D and Jacquie B performing live in the Tea Room!
Feb 15 » Penticton Art Gallery - The Rotary Centre for the Arts presents Chekhov's Shorts
Feb 23 to Feb 25 » Rotary Centre for the Arts - Annual Kelowna Home Show
Feb 24 to Feb 26 » Prospera Place - Velocity Challenge & FIS World Cup Speed Skiing
Mar 08 to Mar 11 » Delta Sun Peaks Resort - Kamloops Cowboy Festival
Mar 08 to Mar 11 » Kamloops - Pavel Egorov: Piano Recital
Mar 11 » Kamloops - The Rotary Centre for the Arts presents Good Lovelies
Mar 11 » Rotary Centre for the Arts - Vernon & District Immigrant Services Society Diversity Health Fair
Mar 16 » Vernon Recreational Complex - Poi a Poi di Nuovo Vivente: Dimiter Terziev - Piano Recital
Mar 31 » Kamloops - Okanagan Fest-of-Ale
Apr 13 to Apr 14 » Penticton - Okanagan Spring Wine Festival
May 04 to May 13 » Kelowna - Great Canadian Dance Challenge
May 09 to May 13, Jul 20 to Jul 24 » Kelowna Community Theatre
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