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Okanagan-Similkameen Travel Guide

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The Okanagan-Similkameen is in British Columbia Canada. It encompasses the official Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen but as a distinct tourist destination, North Okanagan is also included here.

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Regions

  • Okanagan - centered on the 155km long Okanagan Lake.
  • Similkameen - less touristed and developed, home of two remote mountain parks.

Cities

  • Kelowna - fast growing and very livable.
  • Penticton - the summer tourist trade doubles this city's population.
  • Vernon - northern terminus of the regions fruit tree and wine industry.
  • Princeton - home of several copper mines.
  • Osoyoos - quite often the hottest spot in Canada in the summer.

Other destinations

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Itineraries

Do

Eat

Drink

Stay safe

Get out

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