“I don’t want to,” “That’s boring,” or “Ugh, do we have to?” are common retorts my 12-year-old groans after I suggest we go for a walk. As most children believe, walking for leisure is a complete waste of time, especially during a vacation. But Naramata, the picturesque paradise fringing Okanagan Lake, is arming parents with a new collection of GPS-guided audio tours, creating a unique, child-friendly way to explore the area. After downloading the VoiceMap App, Brooklyn and I set off on the Wonderland: Children’s Village Walking Tour, which begins at Naramata Centre Beach. While the narration is more suitable for toddlers and younger children, we giggled throughout the 2.3-kilometre route, exploring multiple playgrounds and a public vegetable garden, playing eye spy, and learning about the resident peacocks, Peter and Kevin, who enjoyed free range of the village for over a decade.
Discover Naramata launches GPS-guided audio tours to help visitors explore the region GPS-GUIDED TOURS OF VILLAGE
Visitors to Naramata now have the option of exploring the community through a series of twelve GPS-guided audio tours, providing information on a variety of key regional features.
Listeners will learn about everything from agriculture and gardens, notable local residents, and wildlife, through the project launched by non-profit organization Discover Naramata.
“GPS-guided audio tours are like podcasts: they tell a story and lead visitors through the region,” said Cynthia Enns, Discover Naramata’s president, in a press release.
“From cycling on the Kettle Valley Railway, discovering Naramata village’s charming garden lanes, or understanding wine terroir when driving across the breathtaking Naramata Bench, our visitors now have a local guide wherever they go.”
The goal is to provide tourists with options that have a low impact on the local community, truly showcasing the slow pace of Naramata life.
Discover Naramata launches new multilingual audio tours
Discover Naramata, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the community of Naramata in British Columbia’s South Okanagan, has introduced a series of twelve GPS-guided audio tours, including three that have been translated into multiple languages. These new audio guides are a welcome addition to the Okanagan Valley’s tourism offerings. They create accessible opportunities to explore Naramata’s wine region, enriching the visitor experience and encouraging travellers to learn about the area — from agriculture and gardens to impactful residents and local wildlife — in addition to its renowned wine scene.
Naramata launches audio tours in multiple languages
Cool news from Naramata, British Columbia this week, as Discover Naramata announced it has released 12 GPS-guided audio tours, including three that have been translated into multiple languages — just in time for visitors to the popular Canadian wine region.
“GPS-guided audio tours are like podcasts: they tell a story and lead visitors through the region,” said Cynthia Enns, Discover Naramata’s president in a news release.
“From cycling on the Kettle Valley Railway, discovering Naramata village’s charming garden lanes, or understanding wine terroir when driving across the breathtaking Naramata Bench, our visitors now have a local guide wherever they go.” READ MORE…
Discover Naramata launches GPS-guided audio tours to help visitors explore the region
Visitors to Naramata now have the option of exploring the community through a series of twelve GPS-guided audio tours, providing information on a variety of key regional features.
Listeners will learn about everything from agriculture and gardens, notable local residents, and wildlife, through the project launched by non-profit organization Discover Naramata.
“GPS-guided audio tours are like podcasts: they tell a story and lead visitors through the region,” said Cynthia Enns, Discover Naramata’s president, in a press release.
“From cycling on the Kettle Valley Railway, discovering Naramata village’s charming garden lanes, or understanding wine terroir when driving across the breathtaking Naramata Bench, our visitors now have a local guide wherever they go.”
The goal is to provide tourists with options that have a low impact on the local community, truly showcasing the slow pace of Naramata life.
The tours are free to access via the VoiceMap app, available on mobile devices for users to download. Three of the 12 tours have been translated into Cantonese, French, German, Mandarin and Punjabi, all translated and read by Okanagan residents.
“I translated and recorded a magic-themed night-time walking tour, the detailed wine terroir driving tour, and a wildlife biking tour, all into Punjabi,” said Penticton resident Saira Sangha.
“It was so much fun — I hope my community enjoys exploring the Naramata Bench with me as their guide.”
The English versions are narrated by retired CBC Radio voice Marion Barschel, and Peach City Community Radio host Craig Henderson.
Various local experts in fields like wine, flora and fauna all pitched in to provide and verify content.
Each tour lasts from 30 to 60 minutes. Some are designed for walking, some biking, some driving. For more information and to find the tours, click here.
Toronto Star: Hike, bike, SUP and sip in B.C. wine country’s secret corner Naramata, B.C., in the Okanagan Valley feels like J.R.R. Tolkien’s fictional Shire.
On a sunny day last summer, Wharf Park Beach in Naramata, B.C., is all but deserted. Apart from a group of sunbathing teens and a few paddle boarders in the distance, my husband and I have the sandy shore to ourselves. We can’t resist plunging into the lake’s glassy water for a midday swim after a challenging hike in nearby Okanagan Mountain Provincial Park.
This sleepy village is where Kelownians like us come to escape the packed beaches and busy tasting rooms …
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TorontoStar.com March 17, 2024
KelownaNow: A wine-soaked, fall weekend on the Naramata Bench
We've broken into the vault.
The Naramata Wine Vault to be exact.
And, while we revel in the imagined clandestine scenario, my wife, Kerry, and I have actually been invited into the vault by Ben Bryant and Katie Truscott, the owners and operators of 1 Mill Road Winery.
1 Mill has leased one of the 12 temperature-controlled vaults in this former fruit-packing plant for Bryant to make premium, limited-quantity Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Rose.
The tasting room is an upturned wine barrel where Bryant tells us the winery's vision.
KelownaNow: Gobble, gobble, it's turkey (and wine) time
You don't have to be an genius to pair wine with Thanksgiving turkey dinner.
In fact, you can pretty much wing it (pun intended) and match the big bird with virtually any wine.
Roast turkey has relatively neutral tasting white meat, flavourful dark meat and all the fixings introduce a myriad of other flavours and textures from savoury gravy, buttery potatoes and vegetables, herb dressing and sweet cranberry sauce.
With such a cornucopia on the palate wine pairing options are almost endless..…
