Kelowna's Best Wine Tours
Wicked Since Forever
Wicked Wine Tours delivers innovative and exceptional tours in Kelowna, including wine tours, craft tours, and food tours. We offer half-day and full-day wine tour excursions in the greater Kelowna region of the Okanagan Valley and full-day wine tours to the Naramata Bench in Penticton. We also offer Kelowna's best craft beer tour and culinary food tour experiences, featuring the best Kelowna breweries, craft distilleries, craft cideries, and the best Kelowna restaurants. We specialize in smaller groups with a focus on highly personalized service and unique tour experiences.
All tours include complimentary pick-up and drop-off, applicable taxes and facility tasting fees, and complimentary chilled bottled water. Wicked Wine Tours is proud to maintain a large, modern, and immaculately maintained fleet of luxury passenger vans. With us, no bus!
Our strongest asset - our team - consists of a group of passionate individuals who are deeply committed to ensuring you have an excellent experience. Most of our Wicked Tour Guides have been with us for years, growing alongside us, and we truly believe we have the best Tour Guides in the Okanagan Valley, and we have the awards to back it up! Ready to #getwicked?
Mission
We are FOCUSED on being the best, and to delivering INNOVATIVE and EXCEPTIONAL experiences. We are ACCOUNTABLE to inform, inspire, and create memories for our guests and team. We are COLLABORATIVE, and continually seek to enhance our expertise and partnerships.
Our Wicked Team
Nick
Danny
Danny
El Presidenté has spent his career in hospitality, from bussing tables as a teenager to managing luxury hotels and spas around the world. Nurturing an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for British Columbia wine, Wicked Wine Tours launched in 2014, Wicked Weed Tours soon after, and Wicked Consulting followed. Nick is an entrepreneur, rocker, writer, and aspiring philanthropist.
Danny
Danny
Danny
Danny moved to the Okanagan from sunny - but frigid - Saskatchewan. Having owned his own hospitality business, Danny brings that experience when sharing amazing wineries and jaw-dropping views with our guests. Now a veritable veteran Tour Guide, Danny has seen first-hand why people are proud to call the Okanagan Valley their home, and he and his wife embrace living here.
Jackson
Jackson
Jackson
A homegrown Okanagan local, Jackson is an enthusiastic, friendly, and youthful part of our team. Jackson is always excited to show off the beautiful Okanagan wineries he grew up around to visitors from near and far. His energy and positivity provide our guests with great experiences, and his growing knowledge of Okanagan wine is sure to make your tour exceptional.
Sarah
Jackson
Jackson
Having grown up in Kelowna, Sarah is passionate about the Okanagan and all that it has to offer. Her compassion for others, combined with her outgoing personality, provides a fun experience for our guests. Sarah is eager to make sure each guest has an unforgettable time experiencing the Okanagan and its stunning wineries.
Hoby
Jackson
Hoby
Hoby has been a lifelong hospitality devotee even while pursuing other careers. Presently finishing school to become a High School science teacher, guiding Wicked Wine Tours is the perfect summer gig. Hoby lives in Kamloops with his wife and kids, but he loves wine and Wicked so much he makes the commute! Hoby is a long-time Okanagan resident and enjoys skiing, golfing, and biking.
Commitment to Excellence
Autism
Autism affects 1 in 66 children in Canada and touches many families. Wicked Wine Tours is committed to autism acceptance through our support of local organizations, including Canucks Autism Network and the Pacific Autism Family Network.
Community
Community involvement and support are important to us. We regularly support and donate to local Okanagan organizations that are meaningful and important to our team, including the MS Society, Okanagan Boy & Girls Club, and the YMCA of Okanagan.
Environment
Wicked Wine Tours is committed to sustainability and protecting the environment. We review, measure, and seek opportunities to improve sustainability for all stakeholders, including our community, guests, and team. We are presently seeking Gold certification through the GreenStep Sustainable Tourism criteria.
Recognition
Wicked Wine Tours is grateful to have received Silver (2020) & Gold (2019): Wine Tour Service from Best of Kelowna, Certificate of Excellence: 2016-2019 from TripAdvisor, and Customer Service Award from British Columbia Tourism Industry Association, among others.
Regulation
Wicked Wine Tours is a fully licensed operator with the Passenger Transportation Authority of British Columbia and meets or exceeds all government regulations and safety requirements.
Training
Tour Guides are carefully screened, selected, and undergo extensive internal training, and Tour Guides are encouraged to pursue further wine education and certification. We regularly support local industry events and training opportunities.