Help planning honeymoon tour through southern British Columbia
 

Hey, I'm brand new here—thanks for having me! Please let me know if I've missed other threads on this topic or if I'm missing any newcomer etiquette.

My partner and I are planning a July honeymoon adventure, departing from our home on Whidbey Island in the Puget Sound. We're planning a four- to five-day ride through the Okanogan and back through Southern BC. We will likely start by shooting over the North Cascades to Winthrop on the first day (fire conditions permitting), then over Loup Loup Pass and the border at Oroville/Osoyoos on morning 2.

Where to next? Bonus points for scenic routes, twisty bits, safe/quality road conditions, and good towns to stop for a meal or a sleep.

Would you go West toward Hope or North toward Kelowna? What roads or stops should we make sure not to miss? What should we know about riding in BC?

We're on an RS660 and a Tuono 660 and have a sporty riding style. We'll be traveling light, riding not more than five or six hours a day, and looking for motels/airbnbs each night.

Thanks in advance for any advice!

Wow, so much! :) Congratulations first!

Main thing I can suggest is to plan to attend the CanWest Travellers Meeting! July 10-13 - if you can work it in, that will not only be a fantastic and inspiring event for you to get to but also take you through some awesome riding country.

Through Kelowna sucks, but the road from Vernon east to Fauquier is one of the best roads anywhere. Nakusp south to Nelson is excellent too.

All the roads in the area are in very good condition, just watch for possible gravel in the corners when it gets very twisty from big trucks cutting corners.

Loads of hot springs to stop at too, makes for a really nice end of the day.

Have a GREAT trip!

Thanks Grant! Good advice!

touring bc
 

hi

I am in sicamous,bc

Top road to go on ( in my humble option) Trout lake loop.
Revelstoke to Naksup - kaslo - trout lake - Revelstoke

Salmon Arm has 5 amazing vineyards way better that Kelowna. Salmon arm are all small family run vine yards!!!

The road to mica creek from Revelstoke quiet and beautiful

Great camp site rogers pass great hiking

Cheers nobby