Orlando (again)

[The Lone Gunman]

OK you well traveled lot.
We have discussed Disney and the other theme parks but what about the other stuff?
What is there to do around Orlando without going to a theme park?

I am going with the wife at Christmas and she is not keen on the rides and stuff. We want a more relaxed holiday and possibly some culture.

[Alf W]

http://www.askdaisy.net/orlando/links_resources.asp

[Lockhouse]

Culture in Florida? Not around Orlando. Best head off down to the Keys for that.

[BrilloPad]

OK you well traveled lot.
We have discussed Disney and the other theme parks but what about the other stuff?
What is there to do around Orlando without going to a theme park?

I am going with the wife at Christmas and she is not keen on the rides and stuff. We want a more relaxed holiday and possibly some culture.

Why did you decide to go to Orlando?

[Torran]

Miami is nice and i enjoyed the keys but Orlando without kids

[The Lone Gunman]

Why did you decide to go to Orlando?

There is a lot more to Orlando than the theme parks. We have a few places we want to go and see, I just wanted to see if anybody else had ideas I had not considered.
We are doing a couple of days on the keys and a couple in Miami. The everglades is on the list.

[Moose423956]

Gatorland.

[BA to the Stars]

Take advantage of some shopping - the wife can stock up with cosmetics etc. at less than half the UK price.

[Torran]

There is a lot more to Orlando than the theme parks. We have a few places we want to go and see, I just wanted to see if anybody else had ideas I had not considered.
We are doing a couple of days on the keys and a couple in Miami. The everglades is on the list.

a day trip to the everglades is good fun. Have a shot on one of those big fan boat things. Excellent
Feeding the gators in the glades is also pretty cool.

[Lockhouse]

There is a lot more to Orlando than the theme parks. We have a few places we want to go and see, I just wanted to see if anybody else had ideas I had not considered.
We are doing a couple of days on the keys and a couple in Miami. The everglades is on the list.

OK - You can do the Everglades in a day from Miami.

Drive down to Flamingo via Florida City. Stop off the main route and walk round the boardwalks on the Ahinga Trail. It's well worth it.

When you get down to Flamingo do the Backwater Cruise aboard the Pelican. This is a couple of hours leisurely spent drifting round the 'Glades. I wouldn't do an airboat as personally I don't think you see as much and it's noisy and uncomfortable. You will need to book in advance. There's not much else around Flamingo but you do get a really good feel for the Everglades. If you're interested send me a private and I'll dig out my emails from earlier this year with the booking addresses.

You can't really do the Keys from Miami in a day. For some culture in Miami do the Art Deco tour that goes daily from The Art Deco Centre on South Beach.

We're did 4 days in Miami and 10 days in The Keys earlier in the year. Next Feb we're doing two days in Miami, two staying with friends we met and 10 days in Key West again.