Penticton Top 10s
Click on a list that suits your fancy, then start counting the days 'til you pack your bags and come visit us in Penticton.
Top 10 | Tried & True Must-Dos
When I visit Penticton, these are my absolute favourite things to do. Check them out and they’ll be your favourites too.
-Claire Newell
| 1. | Float down the Okanagan River Channel. |
| 2. | Bike the Kettle Valley Railway Trail. |
| 3. | Tour wineries along the Naramata Bench. |
| 4. | Play and laze about Skaha Beach. |
| 5. | Enjoy an ice-cream at the Peach on the Beach. |
| 6. | Attend a spring, summer or fall wine festival. |
| 7. | Visit the S.S. Sicamous. |
| 8. | Take a dinner cruise aboard the Casabella Princess paddle wheeler. |
| 9. | Visit the Penticton Farmers' Market. |
| 10. | Tour the shops in downtown Penticton. |
Top 10 | New & Now
I've been to Penticton a lot of times. And every time I go, I learn a little more about the area and discover more fun, fantastic things to do.
-Claire Newell
| 1. | Attend a concert at the Dream Café. |
| 2. | Have a gourmet dinner with local wine pairings at God's Mountain Estate. |
| 3. | Take a kayak wine and dine tour. |
| 4. | Participate in a cooking class at Bogner's of Penticton. |
| 5. | Take a spider tour at Black Widow Winery. |
| 6. | Take part in the Grandfondo Axel Merkx Okanagan bike race. |
| 7. | Check out the ReImagine Art Festival. |
| 8. | Enjoy a guided sub-alpine meadow tour at Apex Mountain. |
| 9. | Take a rock-climbing lesson at the Skaha Bluffs |
| 10. | Visit local cheese makers. |
10 Reasons to Come
We could have written a Top 10,000 because there are so many good reasons to hang out here in Penticton. But in the interest of time, we narrowed it down to just 10.
| 1. | Sunshine. Over 2,000 hours of it annually, to be exact. |
| 2. | More than 50 wineries within a 20 minute drive of Penticton (Hiccup.) |
| 3. | Penticton's small town charm. Please do not be alarmed if a stranger says, "Hello." |
| 4. | The Penticton Farmers' Market and fruit stands. Eat local. Really local. |
| 5. | Penticton has two big, beautiful lakes with a bevy of beaches. (Voted #2 Beaches in Canada by TripAdvisor users for 2011!) |
| 6. | The Naramata Bench--home of BC's best wines--in Penticton's backyard. |
| 7. | Five days of fun at The Penticton Peach Festival. |
| 8. | The Okanagan River Channel. Grab an inner tube and let your cares drift away in Penticton. |
| 9. | Massive, majestic vistas from atop the Skaha Bluffs around Penticton. |
| 10. | And finally, hot weather attracts hot athletes--from pro-hockey players teaching at the world's most well-known hockey school (right here in Penticton!) to Iron men and women, the eye candy in Penticton is delicious. |
Praise for Penticton
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