| There are so many things to
see and do in Orlando. Please find below the links to some of
our favourite places. |
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| There are four major theme
parks, Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney-MGM Studios and Disney's Animal
Kingdom. There are also three water parks, Disney's Typhoon
Lagoon, Disney's Blizzard Beach and Disney's River Country. |
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| Universal now has two theme
parks in Orlando, Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure.
There is an area called City Walk that leads to the entrance of both
parks. City Walk has numerous bars, restaurants, shops and also
a full size cinema. |
Other Attractions |
| There are so many attractions
in Orlando, there is something for everyone! Click on any of
the links below to find out more |
| Sea World Adventure
Park, Florida 
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Discovery Cove, Orlando
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| Wet 'n Wild
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Busch Gardens, Tampa
Bay
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| Kennedy Space Centre
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Gatorland
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Beaches |
| If you just fancy a day at
the beach there are plenty of fabulous beaches to choose from. |
East Coast
The Atlantic coast is the place for surfing. Cocoa Beach
is about one hours drive from Highlands Reserve. Here you
will find the famous "Ron Jon Surf Shop".
Daytona Beach is an excellent day out, here you can actually drive
onto the beach! The Daytona Race Circuit is also well worth a visit.
Daytona is approximately one and a half hours drive from Highlands
Reserve. |
Daytona Beach
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West Coast
The Gulf coast beaches are our favourites with their wonderful
sandy beaches and fantastic sunsets. Clearwater, at the top
of the Pinellas Suncoast has a lovely sandy beach and dolphins can
often be seen playing in the port area. St Pete's Beach is
a classic wide sandy beach that stretches for three miles and offers
good water sports facilities. A little further down the coast
will bring you to Sarasota. Here you will find Lido Key, one
of the best sugar-white sandy beaches, that stretches for two miles.
Clearwater and St Pete's are about two hours drive from Orlando
and Sarasota is about two and half hours drive. |
St Petersburg Beach
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Shopping |
| Shopping is a must in Orlando
and there are so many places to choose from. Try some of the
following:-
Bargains can be found at Beltz
Factory Outlet and Lake
Buena Vista Factory Stores.
Pointe Orlando
is well worth a visit, as well as having great shops, restaurants
and movie theatres, it also has an attraction next door which is
an upside down building! This interactive attraction is called
Wonderworks
and features hands on demonstrations and activities.
The Florida Mall which is situated at Orange Blossom Trail/Sand
Lake Road is probably the largest mall in the area and has some
great shops along with some large department stores and a food court.
The Mercado
on International Drive is a Mediterranean style complex which has
some lovely shops and restaurants, the Cricketers Arms Pub, and
live entertainment in the courtyard on a night.
Market
Street at Celebration offers an upmarket shopping experience
along with fabulous restaurants and a movie theatre. |
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Tourist Information |
| For information on Florida
try Orlando Info
and for a local paper try The
Orlando Sentinel. |
