The State of Florida is home to some of the most popular travel destinations in the United States. If you want to select a Florida city that serves as a great vacation destination for a holiday getaway, as well as a launching point for short trips to nearby world famous attractions, Orlando is a logical choice. There is no shortage of available vacation rental homes, hotels, resort accommodations, and holiday villas to choose from when planning a trip to Orlando, FL.
Orlando and the Central Florida area surrounding the city offer some of the great attractions, beaches, and events in the USA, drawing an estimated 50 million visitors each year.
Topping the list are the theme parks with which most are familiar and found in Orlando or within an hour’s drive. Disney World, Epcot Center, Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure, Sea World, Busch Gardens and Silver Springs are mainstays of the area and have delighted the young and young at heart for decades. Every year people from all over the world plan vacations to Disney World Resorts iconic amusement park.
45 minutes east of Orlando, one of a kind Kennedy Space Center is open every day except Christmas. Here you can see, touch and hear about the past and present operations of America’s space program. For those who like their aviation a little closer to earth, Fantasy of Flight features a collection of vintage aircraft representing all eras of aviation from early flight to the 1950s. It is located off Interstate 4, 20 minutes west of Orlando.
The Atlantic Ocean shore and its spacious white sand beaches are within easy reach of Orlando. In fact, world famous Daytona Beach lies a mere 56 miles to the northeast. With its vibrant shoreline and numerous attractions of its own, Daytona Beach draws over 8 million visitors every year. Daytona’s wide beach and compressed sand attracted automobile and motorcycle racers beginning in 1902, who used it for car testing and racing. The first stock car race was held on the Daytona Beach Road Course in 1936. This event evolved into the Daytona 500, opening day for the NASCAR season. You can still drive your car on selected areas of the beach today or contact an Orlando exotic car rental company, and cruise the Daytona beach area in style. Of course, it’s still a great place to enjoy any beach related activity.
If swimming, sunbathing, or boardwalk strolling are not your preference, Canaveral National Seashore is a one hour drive from Orlando. Operated by the National Park Service, it offers the longest extent of undeveloped coastline along the Florida Atlantic coast and provides for an uncrowded, seashore experience. Situated on a scenic barrier island, the park offers sanctuary to an abundant blend of plants and animals. Canaveral National Seashore is an important nesting area for several species of threatened and endangered sea turtles. As many as 4,500 nests have been recorded each summer along the 24 miles of protected beach.
Boating opportunities along with ways to enjoy nature and the great outdoors abound throughout Central Florida. The Orlando vicinity offers a wide variety of fishing options, from angling for bass, crappie, and bluegill in surrounding fresh water lakes, to deep sea fishing off the Atlantic coast. Professional guides and boat charters are available to help you with an unforgettable fishing experience.
Is golf your passion? The Orlando metro area is a golfer’s dream. The Orlando vicinity features award winning nationally recognized golf courses and a wide selection of golf resorts. One of the best golf courses is Southern Dunes, ranked by Golf Digest as one of the top ten courses in Florida. Only 15 miles from Walt Disney World, this impressive hillside layout stretches over 7,200 yards and features elevation changes offering spectacular views of the expansive fairways that span the course. Southern Dunes is well known for its large, challenging greens that will test any player. The course is also surrounded by hundreds of luxury vacation rental homes and holiday villas. Whether you plan an Orlando golf vacation or simply want to take in a round of golf with some friends, Southern Dunes is sure to excite and challenge even the experienced low handicapper.
After a day of taking in the sights, the parks, or the beach, the Orlando area offers entertainment in the form of dinner shows to delight your evenings. Nearby Kissimmee features two popular dinner show destinations. Experience a journey back in time to 1930 gangland Chicago with a visit to Capone’s Dinner and Show. At Medieval Times Dinner Show, you’ll step back in time to an exciting evening of quality, family entertainment based upon the glory of the Middle Ages.
There are plenty of available rental resources related to Central Florida’s travel and vacation industry. Examples of popular travel resources include baby equipment rentals or travel baby gear, beach supplies, bicycling services, kayaking and boats. In addition one may hire a variety of guided tours and vacation excursion services.
Disabled travelers or people that require mobility assistance may wish to contact an Orlando mobility scooter rental company. Home healthcare suppliers will deliver scooters, powerchairs, wheelchair accessible vans, oxygen systems or any durable medical equipment needed.
There is much to see and experience while traveling or vacationing to the Orlando area. One visit will be enough to convince you to return again and again. There’s always something waiting to be discovered and the wide variety of activities will keep Central Florida at the top of your vacation hot spots for years to come.
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I love Orlando and this entire area is a great place to plan a family vacation, couple vacation or even a solo vacation! The beach, the big cities, the swamps, the lush wild life, it is a great place to visit if you have never been there. Nice and hot so the beach is the desirable place to be. I was just at a wedding in Palm Bay at the Palm Bay Hotel where I was able to spend time at the beach, have authentic southern cuisine and save money all at once, loved it!