Thompson-Okanagan Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
About Thompson-Okanagan
Occupying thesemi-aridarea between the majestic Rockies and Selkirks to the east and the rain forests of the Coastal Mountains to the west, the Thompson-Okanagan looks and feels different than much of the rest of British Columbia. There’s more blue sky (often over 2000 hours of sunshine in a year), more grasslands and ponderosa pines, and morehotdays in the summers. All of this has combined to make the area an increasingly popular region to live in and visit. One of the benefits of the hot sunny summers is the emergence of the Okanagan Valley (and to a lesser extent, the Similkameen) as awine producing region. Generally smaller in scale, there are over 100 wineries, mostly in the central and southern parts of the valley. Most offer tastings, some offer tours and an increasing number have r
Thompson-Okanagan Travel Guide Sections
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