Grape Friends Lounge & Tours Inc.

Fantastic experience: Hi! I had the pleasure of spending the day in Naramata with Karen and Grape Friends Lounge and Tours. Learned a lot of basic info on the area as well as on the wines and the wineries. Karen prepared a European style Charcouterie lunch and we enjoyed everything so much. What a great way to spend the day. Dianne HIGHLY RECOMMEND

Fantastic experience: It was such a pleasure spending the day with Ron! He was so knowledgable about the OK Falls area and wineries and so much fun to spend the day with. I would recommend Grape Friends to anyone!

Fantastic experience: Outstanding!! Karen was wonderful! Highly recommend them! Two thumbs up!!

Fantastic experience: My sister and I had a fantastic time on our personalized wine tour with "Grape Friends"! Karen was a pleasure to work with and curated a unique tour for us based our our interests. We also upgraded to have a picnic style charcuterie lunch included and it did not disappoint. Scott, our driver and tour guide was super friendly and knowledgeable and made the tour all that much better. I definitely recommend this tour group... They're "Grape"!!!

Fantastic experience: The tour was amazing - it was early in the season but Ron made it all worth while! We had an amazing time (and the 4hrs flew by honestly!) I would definitely recommend Grape Friends for a laid back, fun and informative experience

Fantastic experience: Was part of a tour with a retreat this past August. Karen was an absolute hoot, and very knowledgable. She has the utmost patience for a group that got rowdier with every stop, and appeared more than happy to make route/schedule changes on the go. I've used a few different tour companies over the years, and I will be recommending Grape Friends from now on.

Fantastic experience: Karen from Grape Friends Lounge & Tours made our wine tour an absolute blast! She was kind, funny and knew all about the history of the Vinyards making the tour super engaging and interesting. She asked us about our wine preferences and customized the trip to our needs. I will definitely book with Karen again!! Thank you ❤️

Fantastic experience: Me and my husband did a wine tour of the Naramata Bench with Karen as our driver and had an absolutely wonderful time. Karen was amazing, she told us all kinds of information about places we drove past and she was so fun and friendly. I asked to go to a specific winery and we did and she changed the itinery for us as she got to know more about our tastes from the wineries we visited. We even got a bonus at the end, we went to a cidery and on the way found Poplar Cheese so we did that as well. That was the most fun i’ve had in a long time. We’ll definitely do another wine tour with them.

Fantastic experience: Ron and Karen made our experience amazing! We just had the best day! I booked the custom tour because we wanted to go to cideries and a distillery. We chose which places we wanted and they organized it all! Ron was super friendly while driving us and gave us great recommendations in Penticton (like Elma restaurant). He even offered to stop at an extra cidery on the way back, super kind! The vehicle was clean and comfortable. Penticton is stunning and the cideries were delicious! We've been on many wine tours and this was one of the best and great value. Highly recommend and will definitely book again!

Fantastic experience: 5 amazing wineries! Exceptional service!!! Karen and Morgan are amazing!

Fantastic experience: Amazing tour! We were initially such a big group that we needed 2 vehicles. We ended up having numbers for 1 vehicle but they still took us in 2 at no extra charge. Provided snacks and water and then when they heard we wanted to go for dinner offered a dinner shuttle service. Highly recommend!!

Fantastic experience: Simply AMAZING, Karen is exceptional and this adventure will stay with me for ever. A must if you want to see the best wine estates as per your preferences.

Fantastic experience: I had emailed Grape Friends because my parents were visiting the Okanagan and I wanted to get them a unique anniversary gift. From start to finish it was an easy and professional experience. Grape Friends was able to help organize an experience uniquely catered to my parent's tastes and also were able to facilitate a pick up and drop off from their hotel with the option to be dropped off at a restaurant. Grape Friends also suggested some delicious local restaurants for them visit. Grape Friends worked with me to keep the tour a surprise and choose my payment options. The tour itself with Karen as their guide was friendly, professional, organized and my parents remarked on how kind and knowledgeable Karen was. All and all highly recommended. My parents had a wonderful time and Grape Friends contributed greatly to making it a special and relaxing experience.

Fantastic experience: We are rating Ron and Karen, five grapes out of five! Booking the tour online was super easy. Karen emailed us to confirm everything and was quick to reply to our response. Ron was awesome. Like hanging out with an old friend for the day. Nothing better than wine touring with someone who has a lot of knowledge of the area and great at small talk. Thanks for a great day.

Fantastic experience: Amazing tour through the Okanogan! Karen was so friendly and informative. Highly recommend!

Fantastic experience: Karen, thank you for the Winery Distillery tour in the Naramata Bench. We loved it. You are hilarious and your homemade (sour dough) pretzels were delicious. We will recommend you to many people

Fantastic experience: Karen and Morgan were absolutely fantastic! When I was cold Morgan literally got me my jacket from the car which was the sweetest moment ever. If you want a good personalized experience tour here. We were a bit of a mixed group not entirely sure what was happening took us to dinner (6 of us) and drops us off home for ONLY an additional $60 FLAT FEE. And gave us snacks and water, absolutely amazing

Fantastic experience: This was such an incredible experience! Loved the private personal tour! Ron was a lot of fun and a great driver! The selection of winery and cideries was wonderful! Thank you!

Fantastic experience: Grape Friends are the BEST in the South Okanagan by far. Karen and Ron are super nice, fun, knowledgable, and absolutely make the day awesome.

Fantastic experience: My group and I booked a tour with Karen over may long and she was simply amazing! Could not have asked for a better day. She really went out of her way to make sure we had the best time and the best information too! Thank you again Karen!

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Fantastic experience: Knowledgeable, friendly tour operator that knew where to take us for wine that suited our tastes. Great day!

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Fantastic experience: Such a good time! Karen was super knowledgeable and took us to some of the best wineries! Highly recommend booking a tour!

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Fantastic experience: They were great. Pick some really good wineries, and were really covod conscious. They were great chatty hosts

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Fantastic experience: We had a great time and they are grape people

Fantastic experience: We had an absolutely stellar time on our wine tour with Grape Friends! If I could give more than 5 stars I would. Ron was our guide and he was the very best! He made our trip super fun. He provided us with snacks, notepads, pens, water bottles, and took care of all our wines and cheeses. Him and his wife are so knowledgable and kind. I would recommend them in a heart beat! They made our trip so memorable. Thank you Ron & Karen!

Fantastic experience: Absolutely loved the wine tour that Karen took my daughter & myself on. Will certainly recommend Grape Friends to my family & friends ...

Fantastic experience: We loved Grade Friends! Karen and Ron are so informative, genuine and were just an all around great time. I would definitely recommend their service. They were organized and took care of all the scheduling. You must book with them!

Fantastic experience: Karen was amazing. We kept joking that she knew our wine tastes better than we even knew ourselves! She totally tailored the entire tour to our wine preferences (and I am pretty picky!) She was super knowledgeable about everything wine and extremely passionate about her company. Highly recommend!!

Fantastic experience: My mother and sister and I did a 4-hour tour with Ron on August 22nd, 2018 and it was easily the highlight of our trip to the Okanagan Valley. First of all, this was the 5th time in the past few years that my sister hired Karen or Ron of Grape Friends to host a tour, so that fact alone speaks volumes about how great of a job they do.First of all, Ron is very knowledgeable about all of the vineyards and their offerings. So, if you have wine preferences that you can articulate, Ron will be able to masterfully tailor the tour to your tastes. Ron is also super friendly and a great conversationalist, so the tour he provided was as fun as it was professional and educational. Ron also carried stickers to mark our wines so we could tell them apart at the end of the tour — a very convenient service when you return home with 3 or 4 mixed cases of wine. Furthermore, Ron is an excellent driver who inspires confidence. In short, taking a tour with Grape Friends is pretty much the most hassle-free, fun, and intimate way you could experience Canada’s wine country.

Fantastic experience: Great company! Ron did such a great job at taking care of all of us and would even make sure to grab my sunglasses , i kept leaving on the tasting tables of every winery! We will definintelt book with them again!

Fantastic experience: This is the BEST wine/ spirits/beer tour company in the Okanagan. Karen and Ron are extremely knowledgeable but certainly not "wine snobs". You ask for what you want and they will deliver every time!

Fantastic experience: We had the best wine tour with Karen as our knowledgeable and fun guide. The tour was completely customized to our wine palates. To top it off, Karen served us a lovely charcuterie lunch. Well worth it! Book this group and you won’t regret it!

Fantastic experience: We had such a great time travelling with Grape Friends! Ron was fantastic. He was very knowledgeable when it came to what wineries to stop at, and was a pleasure to be around! We had a lot of fun, and would do it again in a heartbeat.

Fantastic experience: Me and my 8 girlfriends were extremely impressed how smoothly our 4 hour wine tour went. Karen was so bubbly in her emails making us excited for our day and Ron took the best care of us. He made sure to take us to the best vineyards with the time we had and they even treated us with pretzels and a vineyard with popcorn (who doesn't love snacks?!) We will without a doubt be booking from this company again, highly recommend!!

Fantastic experience: Highly recommend. Karen was an amazing guide, taking us to lots of different wineries that we had not been to and completely customized the stops to our preferences. So friendly, so much fun and so accommodating. We will definitely be back and would choose her over anyone else in the valley!

Fantastic experience: We had Ron as our driver and he was great! Took care of our wine so we knew who’s was who’s, had snacks and waters for us. And was just super nice and fun!!

Fantastic experience: My wife and I had a very nice time it was a an experience that we both would cherish thank you , I would recommend this tour!

Fantastic experience: Ron was great, first winery we stopped at had a huge bus roll in right before us. Instead of being lazy and make us wait, he decided to switch it up and start us on the other side of the bench, which i think was great. Very knowledgeable and easy going, made for a fantastic tour.

Fantastic experience: Had a great three hour tour with Ron. He was knowledgeable and relaxed all the while keeping us organized and providing drinks and snacks. Clean comfortable transportation in their Lincoln Navigator. Thanks Grape Friends!

Fantastic experience: We had a great day touring 6 wineries with Karen. After she took us to the first Winery, she began to understand our likes and dislikes. Then she took us to wineries that would suit our tastes. We enjoyed the day immensely and would highly recommend this company to anyone coming into and around the Penticton area. Also, her knowledge of the area and wine was exceptional, beyond our expectations.