Vineyard Vignettes: Walking the Okanagan Spring Wine Festival

The perfect marriage of walking and wine while celebrating spring, beautiful spring! Bewitch the senses, enthral the spirit and easy the mind while wandering through the miles of blooming orchards and vineyards bursting into life that surround the source of life, Lake Okanagan. Stroll or stride, you choose, in Kelowna on the Waterfront, Mission Creek, and Mission Hill Winery trails. Dally or dash along the Kettle Valley Trail, Peachland Heritage Walk and the Okanagan River Trail near Penticton. Enjoy Spring Wine Festival events, savour award winning wines from Mission Hill, Tinhorn Creek and Burrowing Owl wineries and inhale beauty at Summerland Ornamental Gardens. Learn about orchard practices on a carriage ride through blossoming trees. Find out how grapes are grown in this environment to produce some of the world’s best wines. Visit the Orchard and Wine Museum and experience the early events of this place and these people.

Start Location:	Kelowna
End Location:	Kelowna
Accomodations:	Comfort Inn, Kelowna, and Days Inn, Penticton
Required Equipment:	None
Required Skills:	None
Required Documents:	Passport AND photo ID and birth certificate (proof of citizenship) required for entry into Canada.
Required Inoculations:	None.
Packing List:	Bring comfortable walking shoes, sleeveless tops for warm days, sun screen, a hat, light jacket for cool nights and incase of wind or rain during trip.
Luggage Limits:	You must be able to handle your own luggage.

Handicapped Rooms :	Not available.
Ground Floor Rooms:	Available upon request.
Elevators:	Yes.
Walking Distances:	You will not be asked to stand for more than 15 minutes. However, walking tours are included in the itinerary (participation is NOT mandatory)
Elevation:	Kelowna is 344 metres (1,129 ft.) above sea level. Penticton is 351 metres (1,152 ft.). The motor coach will travel through mountain passes.

Below is the projected schedule for this program. On each full day of programming, 3 meals and various snacks and beverages are included. Please note that slight changes may occur in the case of unforeseen events.