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Road Trip Vancouver to Kelowna – Okanagan Valley

Vancouver Kelowna
390
km
4h30
drive
Summer
season

The Itinerary

Kelowna is BC's wine and summer capital. The Okanagan Valley holds 180 wineries across 8 sub-regions, Canada's warmest and driest climate, and Okanagan Lake (135 km long), famed for the Ogopogo monster.

From Vancouver, take Hwy 1 (Trans-Canada) or the more scenic Hwy 3 (Crowsnest) via Manning Park. Kelowna offers Mission Hill Winery (stunning architecture), Quails' Gate, Cedar Creek. Bertram Creek Park beach and the Kettle Valley Trail (rail-to-trail) are classics.

Points of Interest

  • ✦
    Mission Hill Winery
    Architecture monumentale, dégustation et restaurant.
  • ✦
    Lac Okanagan
    135 km, plages, motomarine et croisières.
  • ✦
    Kettle Valley Rail Trail
    Ancien chemin de fer reconverti, viaducs en bois.
  • ✦
    Big White Ski Resort
    Station de ski à 1h, neige poudreuse réputée.
Practical info
  • Departure Vancouver
  • Destination Kelowna
  • Distance 390 km
  • Duration 4h30
  • Category Long (250–500 km)
  • Best season Summer
Themes
vineyard wine Winery lake beach Summer gastronomy

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