Or just relax. Wine tours, good food, and lakeside living are all part of the good life in the Thompson Okanagan region. The region rivals California’s Napa Valley and Australia’s Clare Valley for its world-class wineries. To support the wine makers of the region, the area hosts many wine festivals—a spring and a fall festival and the new Icewine festival—a celebration of Canada’s unique desert wine.

Agriculture also abounds in this plentiful region. You’ll find orchards, organic farms, four diamond restaurants, and garden tours, just to name a few.

If you’re looking for tourism employment in this region, you’ll find it in wine marketing, restaurant and food service, touring, hotels and accommodation properties, golf courses or in the many the spas of the region.

For more information about the Thompson Okanagan region, visit Thompson Okanagan Tourism.