West Kelowna
$199West Kelowna · About six hours · 5 wineries
The Westside slope above the lake — the wineries most people picture when they picture the Okanagan — with a long lunch in the middle.
The full day, and the best drive
Naramata Bench
Small producers strung along the Bench, with the lake beside you the whole way down.
- Length
- About six and a half hours
- Wineries
- 5
- Lunch
- A stop, your bill
- Departs
- Morning departure
- Group
- Up to 14
- Price
- $169per person, tasting fees in
The day
The Bench is a narrow shelf of land between the hills and Okanagan Lake, and it is packed with small producers making wine you will not easily find outside the valley. Most are family operations. On a good day the person pouring is the person whose name is on the label.
A full day with a real break in the middle, on a road built so the drive is part of the day rather than the price you pay for it.
Take this one if you already like wine and want to meet the people making it.
Worth knowing
- Small family producers along the Bench
- A real break in the middle of the day
- One of the best drives in the province
- The lake beside you most of the way
Questions
The stop is; the food is yours. Your guide books the table and tells you what is worth ordering. It keeps the ticket honest and lets you eat what you actually want.
About an hour each way from Kelowna, along the lake most of it. That drive is one of the reasons this is a full day rather than a chore.
Other days out
West Kelowna Half Day
$149West Kelowna · About four and a half hours · 3 wineries
The Westside slope, done by dinner, and you still saw the good ones.
East Kelowna
$159East Kelowna · About six hours · 5 wineries
The quiet side of town: wineries on the benches above the city, fifteen minutes from downtown.