Vernon Tours

Pick a tour that intrigues you and then spend the day exploring our beautiful valley. Simply book with one of our professional tour companies and they'll look after the rest. In Vernon you can have an adventure in every season: sip wine in the sunshine, play on and in the water, chill out on the mountains, explore the valley from above or below or meander our city streets. Our professional tour guides can take the stress out of planning your vacation from scratch. Leave the planning to the experts and enjoy!

Boat Tours

• Canadian Air Boats will take you out on their airboat for a one hour, four hour or full day specialty tour. Minimum 2, maximum 3 persons.
• Cruise Okanagan has some great cruises including afternoon and dinner cruises, as well as charter cruises. Enjoy delicious snacks and cocktails as you enjoy the beauty of Lake Okanagan.
• Okanagan Life Private Boat Charters offers private captained pontoon boat tours (and boat & wine tours) to take you and your family/friends out worry-free for a memorable day on Okanagan Lake! They offer morning, afternoon, full day and sunset cruises.
• Tricky Wakesurf School will teach you how to wakesurf as you explore the area from the water on a wakeboard!

 Farm Tours

• Davison Orchards Tours run every day until 4 p.m. in the summer and then on weekends in the spring and fall. Experience the orchards first hand and make sure you try their pies and juices!
• Planet Bee is the most fun you'll have while getting an education on the secret life of bees. Open year round for tours and tastings.
• Camelot Haven Alpacas Tours have two types of guided tours by appointment. They are open May to October. Tours allow you to interact and observe alpacas in their natural environment. Note: this is not a petting zoo.
• Dueck Falkland Farms is a local, family owned and run, state-of-the-art poultry farm, in Falkland BC. They raise and produce all their own chicken, beef, and sausages, right on farm.  They offer a unique variety of our local fresh, frozen and ready to eat products at their on-farm store, located at 5598, Hwy 97 in Falkland, BC.  Their parking lot was designed with tourists in mind, and can accommodate RV’s of all sizes, and tour busses. For a true local experience, their family extends a warm welcome to the farm.

Helicopter Tours

• Coldstream Helicopters will take you on scenic flights over the Okanagan Valley and Monashee Mountains. Tours range from 15 minutes to three hours in length.
• Okanagan Mountain Helicopters Sightseeing Tours has several tours to choose from including a full tour of the Okanagan Valley. Weight and age restrictions may apply.
• Valhalla Helicopter Tours will take you pretty much wherever you wan to go. Full and half day tours include the famous heli-wine tours throughout the wine region of the Okanagan.

Arts, Culture & Historical Tours

• Mural tours of downtown Vernon are a great way to see the city and its history. Take a free guided walking mural tour or download their mural map and do it at your own pace.
• Caetani Centre offers heritage tours of the 120+ years old heritage house and grounds. The former home of Sveva Ersilia Giovannella Caetani, the house was divided into four self-contained apartments in the 1960’s that have remained as artist residency suites.
• O'Keefe Ranch Tours take your through the elegant Victorian O'Keefe Mansion, where you may even see a ghost. Mosey along on your own and visit the Schubert house, the general store, the museum, and a miniature railway display.
• Mackie Lake House, built in 1910 above Kalamalka Lake, was considered one of the finest private homes in the Okanagan. At one time a boarding school, the house is incredibly preserved and today hosts historical tours, concerts, and afternoon teas.
• Kalamalka Indigenous Garden [K’nmalka? Senqalten] is located within the Okanagan College campus and showcases traditional Syilx plants, medicine, foods, C’aptikwl, and ceremony through inclusive community tours and experiential learning.
• Canadian Wildlife Museum has daily tours to learn about wildlife in Canada and view over 350 mounted specimens.

Outdoor Adventure Tours

• Dialed Rides is pleased to offer you a guided mountain bike ride. This experience will be suited to your technical ability and endurance. Don’t spend your time trying to find the trail head – let us take you to some of our favourite trails and viewpoints!
• Elements Adventures offers unique outdoor adventure experiences including: wild mushroom tours, salmon canoeing tours and hiking tours.
• Okanagan Opal has Opal mine tours where experts will show you how to dig for opals and you keep what you find!
• Rodney's Reel Outdoors has guided fishing trips on many of the Okanagan's numerous lakes. Fly fish on a secluded mountain lake or head out on Kalamalka, Okanagan, Wood or Mable Lake.

Tasty Tours

• Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery is Western Canada's oldest craft distillery. Come and taste why they are North America's only designated (World Spirits Awards) World Class Distillery. Step into their tasting room and let the heady aroma of distillation greet you. Once the tour is complete, stay and have a cocktail or a dram of award winning whiskey in the Barrel Room Patio and Lounge. 
• Olive Us Olive Oil & Vinegar Tasting Room is a great place to stop, perhaps while doing a self-guided mural tour. Tasty treats to mix and match that will make your taste buds dance!
• Waterside Winery is just outside of Vernon in Enderby. They have almost 20 wines including two fruit wines for visitors to taste, and are only 25 mins from Vernon.

Wine Tours

• Cheers! Okanagan focuses their tours on smaller family-owned, off-the-grid wineries that you might not find on your own. These owners provide behind-the-scenes look at the wine making process and you will feel their passion. Tour differently!
• Elite Mile offers a premiere wineries experience with an expert guide. Enjoy fun-filled educational tours of the Scenic Sip, Lakeshore Wine Route and Westside Wine Trail.
• MOJO Wine Tours offers daily wine tours throughout the valley. They specialize in fun, informative, small custom tours. Ask them about their Brides-to-Be wine tour.
• Sip Happens offer custom and private tours with a spotlight on Lake Country's group of wineries is collectively known as "The Scenic Sip." They will also pick up from the Kelowna airport.
• Vernon Tour & Shuttle offers airport pickups and wine tours for up to 15 people.
• Vines & Views Wine Tours offers affordable daily wine tours (and combinations with e-bikes, boats, and more) with flexible pick up times in one of their comfortable, air-conditioned vehicles.
• Vivid Tours offers unparalleled experiences that will have you craving more. Enjoy their luxurious new vehicles, custom audio / video on board, free WIFI and complimentary snacks and refreshments throughout the day.
• Wine Boss Tours offers a selection of unique handpicked tours available for easy online booking, or you may wish to take advantage of their private/corporate tours to customize your own experience. Enjoy a mix of fun and learning as they share their knowledge of the wine industry and the Okanagan Region.

HeliSkiing / Heliboarding Tours

• Monashee Powder Snowcats, located on Mount Tsuius in the heart of the Monashee Mountains, is famous for record-setting snowfalls - and boasts 66 km2 (17,000 acres)  of world-class terrain.

Email Tourism Vernon, we'd be happy to give you more information on tours and tour operators to suit your needs.