isit the land of valleys, lakes and sunshine |

ROLLING HILLS, summer
sufshine and quiet lakes make
B.C.’s Okanagan and Similka-
meen Vulleys a great weekend
getaway or holiday destination.

Located midway between the
-Rocky Mountains and the coast,
the Okanagan is a 3%-hour
drive from Vancouver.

The area including
Kelowna, Penticton, Sum-
merland, Vernon, and Oliver —
§ has more than 150 hotels and

motels, as well as hundreds of
campgrounds.

Popular spring and summer
activities include hiking, camp-
ing, ‘ballooning, mountain bik-
ing, and horseback riding,

Qpen spacss make golfing a
§ natural, with, 30 courses and a
‘season that runs fram March to
November (year-round in some
areas).

Clear skies allow for star-
gazing while the peaceful lakes
allow residents and visitors alike
to enjoy sailing, para-sailing,
waterskiing and fishing.

The 145-kilometre-long
Okanagan Lake and _ approxi-
mately 100 smaller lakes make
such activities easy to find and
enjoy. You can enjoy a unique
vacation experience by renting a
houseboat for the duration of
your holiday and either wander-
ing about or dropping anchor in
a favorite spot.

Orcherés

The Okanagan is well known

-as orchard country, with fruits

ranging from cherries to apples.
Believe it or not, there is even a
banana farm in Osoyoos.

The Okanagan is also 3B.C.’s

ONE OF the many Okanagan-area lakes ¢ can be the
_ base for.an enjoyable holiday of sailing or fishing.
Many visitors rent a houseboat for their holiday.

Romantic Interludes at:
The Coast Lakeside Resort

Aseve rydaye: ‘aresvan-
+ ish, thous things hal truly
otter enverge. Thebcauly
af a radiunt sunset ower.
losking miles of catm
waters and solling muun-
_ tains, The joys of sharing
these special moments
with the one yuu love.
Precious mamenis
await you xt the newly
renovated Coast Lakeside
Resort. A romani: world &

Enjoy some of our other
sunerb hotel fectures:
© 204 Celuxe Guest Rooms (Newly Renovated!
© Ripples Fine Dining Room (tive Teppan cooking
and Continenial cuisinel ¢ Peaches anc Cream Res-
faurant © In-Room Movies © Lakes PatiolSeasonal

© Private Catering/Meeting Facilities (For groups 3 -
4000 © Leauing Edge Lounge

© Three days and two

accommadation

& int
© Special romantic gift and fone nighti

nights of dere | Ve Deluxe accommodation

@ Breakfast cr taunch (if
availabte) for two (two
days) .

© & dinner lor wo in
Ripples Fine Dining
Room

© Deluxe amenity package
Vaid all year round

© Welcoming gift and rose
. Pinner for two. in
iopies Fine Dining
Room
© Greaklast for two

Valid Sep. 3 1991 -
june 3G, 1992 -

 lurjustthe wo of you will
emerge. A warld of sun-
shine days and starry
nightashered fromthe pr-
vacy of your own balcony
St overlooking Okanagan
Sake, Miles of beaches,
tennis, guifing and tour-
ing (lt your days... long,
lingering distnersand mid.

All of our packages inclede
the followisg hotel facilities:

© Tennis Courts » Saunas © Indour Swimming Pool
© Jacuzzi ¢ Lakeside Fitness Club (Nawitus, tree

ighes, acrobics) © Beauty Salon ¢ Gon «2 Room
‘© Private Beach © Gift Shop * Seach Vollayball

® Deluxe accommodation
fone night)
© Welcoming git upon
arrival
* Breakfast for two
Vatia! Sept. 2, (997 -
May 31, 1992

129 con

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Rerervations required for at! special packages.
* All rates are Commissionable*

we .
A Four Diamond Resort

Cail Today:
§ 1-800-663-1144 of 1-800-663-9400
{604) 493-3221 of FAX (604) 493-0607

The above rates OO NOT include
8% room tax or G.ST.

The Coast
© Lakeside Resort

2tlakeshore Dr. West, 32
Penticton B.C. Canada V2A 75

1B.C. Wine Trails

wine country, where the grapes Activities
that make our province's wines
are grown in vineyards around
the valley. Some of Canada’s
best wines are produced here
with locally grown grapes.
Tourists san visit one of the
14 wineries located in the
Okanagan Similkameen where
the entire process —- from grape
growing to wine bottling and
marketing — takes place.

Gold

Communities

wine festival, rodeos,

markets.

There are ghost towns in the
valleys of the Okanagan
Similkameen that once were
thriving mining towns in the
1800's.

Desert

Many British Columbians
spend their winters in the deserts
of Nevada, but B.C. has its owa
desert area (although not in
winter). In the desert of the
Okanagan, you wiil find unique
plant life like the rock rose and
the prickly pear cactus.

A quarterly = news _
magazine that takes you °
into the vineyards,
cellars and lasting rooms
of British Columbia’s
wineries.

It will help you plan a
tour.

One year's subscription
by mail anywhere in
Canada

only $5.35. (GsT inch) | = .
United States $6 U.S.”
Send to:

VANCOUVER :} i }
289 km

Box 1077 Summerland, BC.
VOH 1Z0

CATHEEAY
LAKES.

Hike Milos ot ats In
THEDRAL PROVINCIAL PARK—

UNUSUAL AND INTERESTING i
GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS }
© MULE DEER * MOUNTAIN

GOATS e MARMOTS e

EXCELLENT BIRD WATCHING

© COMFORTABLE LODGE &
CABINS

Price includes hearty meals

500 Cook Road
Kelowna, BC. V1Y 4V4

For a color brochure and/or
reservation information at one
of B.G.’s most unique nigh

- country wenentures
Telepho:
(604) 499.2 5848
or write:
&.R. 1, Cawston, 8.C.
Vex 400

© 2 pools
e Jacuzzi & sauna
© Excercise area

in the Okanagan
fill the year with activities like a
sailing
races, craft fairs, and farmers’

more information on
vacation spots and warm-
weather events, contact the
Okanagan Similkameen Tourism
Association at 769-5959 or
#104-515 Hwy 97 South,
Kelowna, V1Z 3J2.

For

ELDORADO)
an
20 Antique filled rooms
most with lake view baiconies.
Marina facilities on site..

Great, Dining.
Best Bar.

Tel: (604) 763-7500
Fax:

SKANAGAN SEASONS
RESORT
KELOWNA, B.C

OKANAGAN’S BEST GOLF & SKI PACKAGES

© 24 hour movies, sports,
disney
© Deluxe suites & kitchenettes

Losated near shopping, golf, skiing and p'ayland
RESEAVATIONS 1-800-665-1264
Hwy. 97 and 33 West, Kelowna, BC. VIX 328

Ph. 860-5707 2