World
Class Wines, Champagne Powder, and Lush Golf Courses: World class
ski resorts like Big White, Silver Star, and Apex Mountain Resort are
an easy hour or so from the city. There are dozens of great golf
courses in the Kelowna area, offering varying degrees of challenge and
stunning views as you roam the links. The Okanagan is fast gaining a
reputation as "Napa North" - over fifty wineries dot the
hillsides from Osoyoos in the south to Vernon in the north. Many
international awards have been won by our local wineries. The clear,
calm waters of 105 kilometre (65 mile) long Okanagan Lake are perfect
for swimming, boating, sailing, water-skiing, wakeboarding, or
sea-kayaking. The nearby mountains provide an abundance of fishing
lakes, hiking and mountain biking trails - many located right in the
city! Here in the central Okanagan, natural beauty is everywhere you
look!