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Four Seasons of Mountain Adventure in the Okanagan
Explore the skies by Paragliding and experience a tandem flight with an experienced guide as you soar over one of the most spectacular landscapes in North America. High above Coopers Ridge to the east you will view the snowcapped Monashees riseing above ancient volcanic masses covered with forest, and to the west the desert grasslands of the Okanagan Valley. This guided touring event includes interpretive hikes and shuttle service. Camp for a night in a tipi and canoe the warm waters of Okanagan Lake.
The perfect guided weekend escape into an enchanted natural world of forest, fresh water and vistas in the Monashee, Gaelic for the Mountains of Peace. You will hike and bike with your guide through interior rainforests on your way to spectacular viewpoints. Canoe a freshwater lake and relax on a beach on the edge of a cedar forest. You will have your dinner cooked over an open fire and spend two nights in a beautiful heritage cabin on a lake.
Cost: $116 per person (discounts for seniors and children),
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Explore the Okanagan watershed area and the famous Kokanee Salmon Spawn. After the last ice age some 10,000 years ago, Columbia River sockeye are suggested to have migrated into what is now the Okanagan, and established a sockeye salmon population. During this guided tour you and your family will paddle a historical Voyageur canoe from Cedar Creek to Mission Creek on beautiful Okanagan Lake. Here you will be able to view the spawning Kokanee in their natural habitat. You will have lunch on the beach and mountain bike along Mission Creek.
This 3 day guided tour features an interpretive trek into the Monashee Foothill region. You will hike and bike with your guide through interior rainforests on your way to spectacular viewpoints. Canoe a freshwater lake and relax on a beach on the edge of a cedar forest. You will have your dinner cooked over an open fire and spend two nights in a beautiful heritage cabin.
Explore the diverse mountain landscape of the South Okanagan home to Canada's only desert. With your guide, view ancient pictographs, spectacular lake views and the famous Eagles (McIntyre) Bluff. We'll take you on a guided bike tour of the Chute Lake portion of the Trans-Canada Trail and the old Hudsons Bay Company Fur Brigade Trail. Taste the nector of the Gods while you tour Tinhorn and Hawthorn Mountain Wineries as well as Canada's Wine Capital the town of Oliver. This is the perfect Spring or Fall Wine Festival Weekend in celebration of IYM.
Explore your creative side immersed in nature with a guided tour of hidden valleys and sacred vistas of the Monashee foothills, you'll canoe Echo Lake a magical lake deep in an interior rainforest where you will view giant cottonwoods while Kokanee Salmon feed in this crystal clear lake. You'll trek the Blue Springs Plateau with Llamas carrying your photography and painting gear though an area abundant with eco-systems and wildlife, and spend a night in a Tipi or Earth Shelter. Discover unparalled views of four great watersheds including the Shuswap and Okanagan as well as the snowcapped Monashee Mountains to the east and the ancient volcanic outcropping the ancient people called Coyote Sleeping.
Cost: $94 per person (discounts for seniors and children), Book in Advance
A guided tour of the west shore of Okanagan Lake in a historical Voyageur Canoe to Bear Creek Provincial Park, you and your family will be shuttled to a rendezvous trail ride and interpretive hike through a heritage cherry orchard in full bloom at the top of Bear Creek Falls and an Okanagan mountain ridge for spectacular views of one of the largest lakes in the British Columbia interior. This tour is specially designed for families.
A guided interpretive daytrip into the Mountains of Peace. Visit historical sites and view artists at work, view fine crafts and wilderness art; take a walk on a sculpture trail in a forest under a canopy of fall colors; visit the upper reaches of the Kettle River where you will pan for gold with a real prospector. Great Photo opportunities and a chance to experience authentic Canadian culture close to nature in a spectacular mountain landscape.
Location: Coyote Creek Art Village & Rendezvous Camp
Cost: Variable
Natural Art Forms brings together artists and craftspeople from throughout the Okanagan Region to participate in workshops, demonstrations, exhibitions and special events that relate to the creation of art and in particular sculpture, in a unique and rustic studio environment in the Monashee Foothills. The event is being held in conjunction with the Monashee Arts Council with support from the BC Arts Council and Adventure Okanagan Co-operative.
Workshops and Retreats during the event are within the categories of Sculpture, Painting, Photography, Public Art, and Sustainable Business Practices. Art exhibitions using the themes of "Natural Form" and "Mountains" happen all summer long. August includes the "Living Earth" workshop series that links sustainable lifestyle issues and mountain environments.
Location: Monashee Route Highway 6, between Vernon and Nakusp, British Columbia
Cost: Free
A self-guided tour of the Monashee Route that links wilderness art with natural habitat in this vast mountain region that links the Okanagan with the West Kootenays, In celebration of IYM , designated artists studios will be open to visitors and will include art demonstrations and exhibitions as well as interpretive activities and events. Attractions include the Cherryville Artisans Shoppe, Landslide Studios and Coyote Creek Art Village and Rendezvous Camp.
A Summer Camp at the Canadian Adventure and Education Centre (CANADEC) near Salmon Arm BC spanning seven days for youth ages 13-18 or leadership interns ages 19-25. Participants will take part in Learning Modules that include: Ecology/Environment/Agriculture activities with a variety of eco-sysytems; Community Activities; and Recreational Activities that includes, hiking and kayaking, challenge high ropes course, fishing, bicycling. Also included: English as a Second Language programming; and Media/public relations.
In celebration of IYM, Adventure Okanagan links two discovery camps The Canadian Adventure and Education Centre (CANADEC) and Coyote Creek Art Village & Rendezvous Camp. Set in a forest, farm and wetland ecosystem, CANADEC includes the Shuswap's premiere high and low ropes challenge course where you are encouraged to "play to learn." Coyote Creek is a learning and wellness centre/artists' retreat set in the Monashee foothills. This adult oriented five day discovery package explores the elements of Water, Air, Spirit, Earth and Fire within the ancient Shuswap and Okanagan drainage basins.
Date: Full Moon Cycle/ Mon-Thursday June to October
Time: Monday - Thursday
Cost: $141.00 per person
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Four days of exploring beaches, swimming and biking trails in the Vernon area then explore the Monashee wilderness area with a guided interpretive Full Moon hike to the top of Coyote Sleeping. Stargaze and learn about the nightlife that exists at the top of a mountain then view the spectacular sunrise. Stay overnight in a Tipi at an Art Village and explore a sculpture trail within an interpretive forest, work and play in an art studio, dinner over an open fire and then explore river swimming holes, waterfalls and hiking and biking trails in the Monashee.
It was in the late 1800's when a highlander named Donald McIntyre, while prospecting, ventured into the far-reaching eastern edge of the Okanagan. The day had been one mixed with rain, snow and strong winds. Toward the evening, the wind withdrew and the clouds began to unveil snowcapped peaks cast in a hue of violet. McIntyre exclaimed in his mother tongue, "Monashee!", the Mountains of Peace.
That christening has become synonymous with an undiscovered frontier of spectacular vistas, rich magical forests and crystal clear water. The gateway point to this sparsely populated region that links the Okanagan with the Kootenays can be seen from the hills above Kalamalka Lake before the decent into Vernon. The mountain that marks the eastern edge of the Okanagan is called the Camels Hump, which is what is looks like, however to the local mystics that pay homage to the power points and the sacred places.....find out more....
Adventure Okanagan presents, travel packages and special events all summer long in celebration of the International Year of Mountains. To find out more about this international and Canada wide event click here...
Events, Discovery Camps and Self-guided Tours
Adventure and Nature-Based Tours
A GOLD SEEKERS QUEST
Date: June - September
Time: Every Thursday 12noon 7pm
Cost: $55 per person,
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A guided tour along the historic Kettle River where participants can experience a traditional gold placer site in a forested box canyon. You will participate in a demonstration performance that includes working a claim with a prospector. You will learn "how to read a river" and to identify river stones and rock outcroppings. You will explore the natural habitat of the rivers edge, learn the history of gold panning while you work a pan and find gold.
