Amid summer sunshine, sparkling waters and warm Okanagan smiles, the city of Kelowna is the Okanagan's largest and liveliest population centre (about 150,000 people call this home), and a popular vacation destination.

It's perfect lakeshore location in amongst the arid Okanagan valley (the northernmost reach of the Sonoran Desert), surrounded by orchards and vinyards, can give one the impression of being in the Mediterranean rather than in Canada.

It is situated on the Okanagan Lake where the famed Ogopogo lake creature lives. 

A trip to Kelowna would not be complete without touring the fabulous wineries around the city, sampling their award winning wines and having a gourmet meal in their fine restaurants.