Tappen: Llamas, Wine and Historic Vehicles
Accommodation in Tappen
Tappen brings together very different visitor experiences: supervised encounters with rescued animals, a glimpse into winemaking and vineyards, and historic vehicles. When planning your trip, you can consider which experience you would like to shape your stay—or whether the variety is what makes it appealing.
Blick von Tappen auf Salmon Arm und den Shuswap Lake.
Photo: The Interior via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Animal Encounters and Wine in Tappen
At The Llama Sanctuary, you can enjoy safe, supervised, up-close encounters with rescued llamas and alpacas. A guided tour gives you the chance to meet and feed 60 or more animals. Advance booking is required for the tour. Check the provider’s current booking terms before planning your visit.
At Recline Ridge Winery, a guided tour takes visitors through the winemaking area and vineyards. The patio and licensed picnic area give visitors the opportunity to taste the winery’s wines while enjoying views of the vineyard and grounds. Before your trip, check directly with the winery for the current availability of tours and tastings.
Historic Vehicles Indoors and Outdoors
The White Post Auto Museum & Antiques Mall displays historic vehicles both in an indoor exhibition space and on outdoor grounds. The exhibition therefore brings together two different display areas, while its focus throughout is the history of vehicles. Opening hours may vary by season; check the current hours before your visit.
When looking for a vacation rental in Tappen, the type of visits you have planned can be a helpful starting point: are animal encounters, winemaking or historic vehicles your main interest? These three themes are distinct and need not be combined into a single outing. If you plan to include more than one, you can first decide which visits will be the deciding factor in choosing where to stay.
More Attractions in the Wider Columbia-Shuswap Destination
The wider Columbia-Shuswap destination offers distinct nature and cultural experiences. The Tsútswecw Park trail network is 26 kilometres long and is used for hiking and mountain biking in summer, and cross-country skiing and snowshoeing in winter. The park also includes Shuswap cultural sites, including kekulis (pit houses), artifacts and rock paintings, which are strictly protected. Trail use and cultural heritage are distinct aspects to consider when planning your trip.
Shuswap Lake Park has a one-kilometre sandy and gravel beach with a buoy-marked swimming area; canoeing is popular there. Copper Island, with a 2.8-kilometre hiking trail, is also in the park. These details point to two possible focuses: the beach with its designated swimming area, and a hike on the island.
The Sicamous Creek Trails focus on a shorter route: an easy 0.5-kilometre hike through hemlocks along Sicamous Creek. There is parking for 15 to 20 vehicles, a picnic table and a pit toilet. The hike’s short length and listed facilities set it apart from the longer trail networks in the wider destination.
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Back to the wider travel guide: Columbia-Shuswap.
