Getting There
By Car -- The 387km (240-mile) drive from Vancouver via the Trans-Canada Highway (Hwy. 1) and Highway 3 rambles through rich delta farmlands and the forested mountains of Manning Provincial Park and the Similkameen River region before descending into the Okanagan Valley's antelope-brush and sagebrush desert. For a more direct route to Kelowna, take the Trans-Canada Highway to the Coquihalla Toll Highway, which eliminates more than an hour's driving time. The 203km (126-mile) route runs from Hope through Merritt over the Coquihalla Pass into Kamloops.
By Bus -- Greyhound Canada (tel. 800/661-8747; www.greyhound.ca) runs daily buses from Vancouver to Penticton and Kelowna, with service continuing on to Banff and Calgary. The one-way fare to Penticton is C$61 (US$50).
By Plane -- Air Canada Jazz (tel. 888/247-2262; www.aircanada.ca) and WestJet (tel. 888/937-8538; www.westjet.com) offer frequent daily commuter flights from Calgary and Vancouver to Penticton and Kelowna. Horizon Air (tel. 800/252-7522; http://horizonair.alaskaair.com) provides service to and from Seattle and Kelowna.
Visitor Information
Contact the Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association, 1332 Water St., Kelowna (tel. 800/860-5999 or 250/860-5999; www.totabc.com), which is open daily from 9am to 6pm.
