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Florida Keys - Gulf Coast Classic I

13 days / 12 nights

Eola Park And Downtown Orlando Skyline
Eola Park And Downtown Orlando Skyline
Eola Park And Downtown Orlando Skyline
dolphin lagoon
key west lighthouse and keepers quarters museum
Kennedy Space Center
Miami Beach
naples
orlando
Orlando Science Center
SARASOTA
the Southernmost City
Walt Disney World
Wekiwa Springs State Park
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PLACES YOU WILL STAY
STANDART HOTELS
Day 1: Orlando - Masters Inn Maingate
Day 2: Orlando - Masters Inn Maingate
Day 3: Orlando - Masters Inn Maingate
Day 4: Cocoa Beach - Holiday Inn Cocoa Beach Resort
Day 5: Miami Beach - Howard Johnson Dezerland
Day 6: Miami Beach - Howard Johnson Dezerland
Day 7: Key West - Days Inn Key West
Day 8: Key West - Days Inn Key West
Day 9: Naples - Gulf Coast Inn
Day 10: St Petersburg Beach - Beachcomber Beach Resort & Hotel
Day 11: St Petersburg Beach - Beachcomber Beach Resort & Hotel
Day 12: Orlando - Masters Inn Maingate
Day 13: Departure - No Overnight

PLACES YOU WILL STAY
SELECTIVE HOTELS
Day 1: Orlando - Wyndham Orlando Resort OR Hilton Garden Inn at Seaworld
Day 2: Orlando - Wyndham Orlando Resort OR Hilton Garden Inn at Seaworld
Day 3: Orlando - Wyndham Orlando Resort OR Hilton Garden Inn at Seaworld
Day 4: Cocoa Beach - Hilton Cocoa Beach
Day 5: Miami Beach - Holiday Inn Miami Beach
Day 6: Miami Beach - Holiday Inn Miami Beach
Day 7: Key West - Doubletree Grand Key Resort
Day 8: Key West - Doubletree Grand Key Resort
Day 9: Naples - Inn On Fifth
Day 10: Sarasota - Holiday Inn Lido Beach
Day 11: Sarasota - Holiday Inn Lido Beach
Day 12: Orlando - Wyndham Orlando Resort OR Hilton Garden Inn at Seaworld
Day 13: Departure - No Overnight
Day
1
ORLANDO
Arrive in Orlando and proceed to your hotel. Spend the day at leisure or explore Orlando Downtown Historic District with its diverse mix of architecture, combining past and present. Stop by the Church Street Station, the area’s entertainment and shopping complex. Take a stroll in Lake Eola Park. Numerous spots around the park provide nice views of the city’s skyline and the lake’s fountain, which is illuminated at night
Day
2
ORLANDO
If art is your thing, make sure to visit the Orlando Museum of Art. More than 600 works include 19th and 20th century American art. Orlando Science Center is a good place of interest for both children and adults. Visit Walt Disney World Resort, a city within a city, which is twice the size of Manhattan Island. Four extensive theme parks – Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Disney MGM Studio – will keep you occupied for the rest of your day. As an alternative to theme parks, visit Wekiwa Springs State Park (20 min north of Orlando). It has a vast network of 13.5 miles (22 km) of trails allowing for hiking, bicycling and horseback riding
Day
3
ORLANDO
If Walt Disney World Resort was not enough, check out Universal Orlando Resort, the second largest resort in Orlando after Disney. Get in touch with nature at Seaworld Orlando, the 200 acre marine adventure park. It combines entertainment and education in its numerous animal shows, touch pools and aquariums. Continue your bond with Mother Nature at Discovery Cove. Its main attraction is the 45 minute lecture and guided interaction with a bottlenose dolphin at Dolphin Lagoon
Day
4
ORLANDO » COCOA BEACH (60 mi / 96 km)
Depart Orlando early in the morning and head towards the “Space Coast”. It is home to Kennedy Space Center, NASA’s launch headquarters. Here you can tour the launch areas, see giant rockets, train in spaceflight simulators or even experience a launch. After the Space Center drive to Cocoa Beach an internationally famous stretch of Atlantic beach. Cocoa Beach Pier is THE place for bars, restaurants, gift shops, fishing and live music
Day
5
COCOA BEACH » MIAMI BEACH (210 mi / 336 km)
Once back on the road, going towards Miami Beach, do not forget to make a pit stop in Palm Beach, famous for its lavish multimillion – dollar mansions.
Day
6
MIAMI BEACH
Start your day by exploring the Art Deco Historic District, the largest display of Art Deco architecture in the world. It consists of hotels and apartment buildings from the late 1920s to the early 1940s. Take a stroll along the Ocean Drive – north-south boulevard that borders the Atlantic Ocean. Visit the Lummus Park, which runs along the Ocean Beach. The park offers a great view of Ocean Drive and its line-up of Art Deco Hotels. Other places of interest, worth seeing are: Washington Avenue, Lincoln Road Mall, Collins Avenue and Collins Park, Bass Museum of Art
Day
7
MIAMI BEACH » KEY WEST (170 mi / 272 km)
Depart Miami Beach towards Key West. Take the US 1 Overseas Highway. It links the 120 mile long Florida Keys island chain to mainland Florida. Arrive in Key West, the Southernmost City in the continental United States. Key West cultivates an atmosphere of inspiring tolerance that encourages a diverse mix of residents, from old-time “conch’ families (descended from the island’s original settlers) to a more recently arrived gay community. Take a biking or a walking tour of Old Town Key West. Old Town boasts more than 3000 significant historic structures including museums and other attractions. Visit Harry S Truman Little White House Museum, it gives a rare glimpse of the personality and private life of America’s 33rd president. Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society showcases gold, silver, and treasure recovered from shipwrecks around the world. The Duval Street bar and restaurant district includes many different entertainment options, all within walking distance
Day
8
KEY WEST
Start the morning by visiting Nobel Prize-winning author Ernest Hemingway's former home which is now open to the public as a museum, populated by as many as sixty descendants of his famous polydactyl cats. The Key West Botanical Forest and Garden is an excellent, frost-free arboretum and botanical garden containing a number of "champion tree" specimens. Nancy Forrester's Secret Garden is a one acre (4,000 m²) garden resembling a lush, predominantly green, rainforest. It is an exhibit of wild nature’s artistry in a woodland garden. The Key West Lighthouse and Keeper's Quarters Museum preserves the history of the Key West Lighthouse built in 1847. The Key West Butterfly & Nature Conservatory features a 5,000 square foot (460 m²) glass-domed tropical butterfly habitat. Some tourists mix with the locals, shop, and dine at the Key West Historic Seaport at the Key West Bight.
Day
9
KEY WEST » EVERGLADES » NAPLES (270 mi / 432 km)
Drive through the Everglades National Park to Naples, an upscale town reminiscent of Palm Beach, is the last urban settlement before the Everglades and the Big Cypress Swamp. Due to its great concentration of golf courses - about 40 of them - Naples is the self-proclaimed "Golf Capital of the World". The downtown Naples district is perfect for lingering around, with its shaded courtyards offering tea- and coffee sipping possibilities, and art galleries lining 3rd St South. The area is especially a shopper’s haven with numerous individually owned shops instead of chain-stores, offering merchandise of a refreshingly individual and outspoken character. For specimens of the upscale regular retail outlet variety, head for 3rd St South. After sunset, get a bite and enjoy the festive atmosphere courtesy of the keyboard soloists, tape-backed crooners, Elvis impersonators and other archaic street side delights.
Day
10
NAPLES » SARASOTA (115 mi / 185 km)
Lying on the Gulf Coast just south of Bradenton, Sarasota offers one of Florida’s best balanced menus of attractions. Here one will find the official art museum of Florida, a host of cultural and sports activities, two shopping districts that rival the swankest in Palm Beach, restaurants catering to all palates and budgets, and a 35 mile ( 56 km) stretch of superb beach. Make sure to relax at Siesta Key Beach. Siesta Key Beach is among the first and primary reasons for many visitors to come to Sarasota. The sand, which is 99% pure crystal quartz, is often cited as being the cleanest, whitest sand in the world. With an athletic area equipped with volleyball courts, a cookout area complete with grills (bring your own charcoal), and life guards on duty all day, Siesta Key Beach is a great place for families and spring breakers alike.
Day
11
SARASOTA
Another day in Sarasota to relax on the beach, or for a taste of culture, stop at the Ringling Estate which is the site of the Ringling Museum of Art (pre – 19th century European art), the Ca d’Zan Mansion (John and Mable Ringling’s mansion), the Circus Museum (collection of circus art and memorabilia, that documents the history of American circus), Asolo Theater, and New College of Florida. If you have extra time, it is worthwhile to explore Sarasota Downtown Art District which maintains the charm of old-time Sarasota with its sidewalk cafes, French bakeries, art galleries, connoisseur markets and elegant boutiques
Day
12
SARASOTA » ORLANDO (133 mi / 214 km)
Enjoy a morning or even the day on the beach, or return to Orlando to do some last minute sightseeing in Orlando or shopping at Florida Mall
Day
13
DEPARTURE
Depart Orlando for your return trip home