Thompson Okanagan Travel Guide 2009

local January events Osoyoos People’s Choice – Showcase Osoyoos February Osoyoos Winter Carnival March Easter Eggstravaganza parade and activities Wine Maker’s Cup at Mt. Baldy April Arts & Culture Week May Okanagan Spring Wine Festival Meadowlark Festival June Relay for Life July Cherry Fiesta – Canada Day parade, festivities & fireworks Desert Half Ironman Osoyoos Osoyoos Home Hardware Street Dance 1 August WHERE TO STAY The Best Western Sunrise Inn features on-site restaurants, meeting rooms, business centre, high-speed internet access and indoor swimming pool. In a quiet residential area, within walking distance of downtown, the Safari Beach Resort has 400 ft. of sandy beach, marina, seadoos, boats, pools, wireless internet, 30 barbecues and lots of family fun. The elegant Walnut Beach Resort offers a spectacular setting for its 110 suites, with 800 ft. of lakeshore, sandy beach, outdoor pool, wine bar, meeting facilities, business centre, fitness club and barbecue area. Romancing the Desert gala Mt. Kobau Star Party Osoyoos Home Hardware Street Dance 2 Bluegrass Country weekend Subaru Ironman Penticton-Osoyoos September Oktoberfest October Okanagan Fall Wine Festival November Holiday Art Market – Osoyoos Osoyoos Dessert Festival gala December NK’MIP RESORT – A RESORT WITHIN A RESORT Spirit Ridge Vineyard Resort & Spa is reconstructed village, interpretive desert trail a luxury condo/hotel resort nestled amid and live rattlesnake shows. vineyards overlooking Osoyoos Lake featuring NK’MIP Cellars winery offers worldmeeting spaces, restaurant, pool and spa. class wines in a vineyard setting. This first Sonora Desert Spa provides esthetic services aboriginal-owned winery provides tours, in its treatments rooms, pedicure room and tastings and its seasonal Terrace Restaurant. outdoor patio. Sonora Dunes Golf Course features 9-holes Passatempo Restaurant, in Spirit Ridge, of outstanding desert golf with a stunning lake with contemporary decor and view patio, view. Open year-round, weather permitting. offers seasonal menus, classic cocktails and Clubhouse includes pro shop, rental clubs, power carts and a licensed restaurant. features South Okanagan wines. NK’MIP Campground & RV Park provides 5a 320 high-quality year-round sites on the shores of Osoyoos Lake. Includes online reservations, wireless internet, convenience store, indoor pool, cable-TV hookups and recreational clubhouse. NK’MIP Desert Cultural Centre presents interactive displays featuring First Nations culture and the desert ecosystem. Facilities include theatres, gallery, gift shop, Christmas Lite-Up, Craft Fair and Santa Parade More Information destinationosoyoos.com 97 1-888-676-9667 KELOWNA Westbank Peachland Summerland Apex 3 Kaleden 97c Okanagan Mtn. Park Naramata Big White Beaverdell PENTICTON Skaha Lake Hedley Keremeos 33 Cathedral Cawston Park Osoyoos To Seattle Okanagan Falls Oliver Mt. Baldy 3 97 Greenwood Rock Creek 3 Midway 37 21 USA http://www.destinationosoyoos.com http://www.destinationosoyoos.com

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Thompson Okanagan Travel Guide 2009 Contents Regional Map Introduction Valemount Clearwater/Wells Gray Country Barriere & District Sun Peaks Resort Kamloops Merritt Gold Country Festivals & Events (Thompson & Shuswap) The Shuswap Enderby & District Armstrong & Spallumcheen Lumby Greater Vernon Lake Country Kelowna Westbank & the Westside Summerland Princeton Festivals & Events (Okanagan) Penticton & Wine Country Oliver Osoyoos Boundary Country Accommodation Matrix Listings Transportation & Tours RV Guide 2009

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