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.

 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 mid-May to the end of September. Tours allow you to interact and observe alpacas in their natural environment. Note: this is not a petting zoo.

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.
• Alpine Helicopters offers you glacier, wine tasting, yoga and even picnics tours. Open seven days a week from June 20 through Thanksgiving weekend, dawn to dusk.
• 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.

HeliSkiing / Heliboarding Tours

• Kingfisher Heliskiing offers heliskiing and heliboarding in the famous Monashee Mountain Range in the Keefer Lake Wilderness Resort area. 
• 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.

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.
• 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.

Outdoor Adventure Tours

• Big Bear Tours offers ATV / quad tours, canoe and kayak trips and dog sledding adventures that you won't soon forget. River trips, overnight stays and corporate/group parties available.
• 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.
• Shylynn Ranch is located 20 minutes from Vernon and invites their guests to experience a true horseback riding adventure as they explore gorgeous trails throughout their private 64.7 hectares (160 acres).
• Okanagan Opal has Opal mine tours where experts will show you how to dig for opals and you keep what you find!

Paddle Tours

• Big Bear Tours: The beautiful clear Shuswap water river flowing out of the Monashees into Sugar Lake where it warms up considerably before continuing on its way to Mable Lake. Paddle mostly the upper river from Sugar Lake to Wilsey Dam but also paddle Cook Creek to Enderby for the less experienced. Six different river trips are available to suit your paddling ability. 

Tasty Tours

• 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!
• 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. 

Wine Tours

• Sip Happens offer custom and private tours with a spotlight on Lake Country's group of wineries is collectively known as "The Scenic Sip"
• MJO Wine Tours offers daily wine tours throughout the valley with buses located in the south and north Okanagan (Vernon area) as well as the Shuswap.
• Vines & Views Wine Tours offers affordable daily wine tours with flexible pick up times in one of their comfortable, air-conditioned vehicles.
• 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.

Give us a call or drop in to the Vernon Visitor Centre. We'd be happy to give you more information on tours and tour operators to suit your needs.