Highlights
Walt Disney World® Resort
Magic Kingdom® Park, with Cinderella Castle at its heart, is a place of fantasy where you can meet Disney characters and monsters, and watch amazing parades with spectacular fireworks. Disney’s Hollywood Studios® offers exciting live shows, thrilling attractions and backstage tours, while Epcot celebrates land and space – you can even explore the cultures of different countries. If you like wildlife, do visit Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Park – the largest animal-themed park in the world.
Universal Orlando® Resort
Amongst the attractions of the resort’s Universal Studios Florida® are rides with Shrek or The Simpsons™, Universal’s Superstar Parade and Universal’s Cinematic Spectacular, showcasing one-hundred years of memories of the movies. At Universal’s Islands of Adventure®, where your favourite films are brought to life, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter ™ offers a range of exciting Hogwarts-themed rides or you can take a thrilling jungle riverboat-ride at Jurassic Park River Adventure®, attempting to avoid the dinosaurs that have escaped from their enclosure.
Legoland
This stress free, laidback theme park is a brilliant day out for all the family as you don’t have to vigorously plan your day here unlike the other theme parks in Florida. This colourful and educational theme park hosts a brilliant interactive environment, including rides and attractions and even a water park. Don’t miss out on the main highlights, including the Flight School, which zips you around as your feet dangle free or visit Miniland, with its Lego re-creations of iconic American landmarks and cities. Visit the Imagination Zone for a wonderful interactive learning experience, where skilled Lego makers will help children of all ages craft fantastic creations with their blocks.
The Everglades
From Naples, take a tour of the Florida Everglades (referred to as the ‘River of Grass’ by Native American inhabitants) on a shallow-draft airboat to explore the wetlands and get up close to the indigenous birdlife and wildlife, including alligators, as you learn more about their natural habitat from your Captain. It's an excellent activity for families.
Water sports
Naples is an excellent place to enjoy some water-based activities including kayaking, fishing and sailing. The North Collier Regional Park is perfect for family fun; this park offers a state-of-the-art interactive playground and the Sun-N-Fun Lagoon water park with water slides, pools and a lazy river.
Kennedy Space Center
Release your inner sci-fi geek at the brilliant Kennedy Space Center for an awe inspiring experience. Start at the Early Space Exploration exhibit for a great introductory lesson, before embarking on the fascinating 90 minute bus tour to the Apollo/Saturn V Center and finish at the incredible Atlantis exhibit to see the impressive fuselage of a shuttle that travelled more than 126,000,000 miles through space on 33 missions.
Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens
Developed around historic tropical gardens, the zoo provides visitors with the opportunity to see a range of trees, plants and animals - including honey badgers and cat-like fossa that are rarely seen in zoos, as well as specially presented shows.
Palm Beach
Established as a resort over one-hundred years ago by the oil tycoon, Henry Flager, Palm Beach offers natural beauty and miles of sands, as well as its long standing association with opulence and exclusivity, making it it one of South Florida’s most beautiful and sophisticated beach destinations. Your family might like to spend a day at Palm Beach Zoo or perhaps, if your little ones are budding scientists, a visit to the Science Museum would appeal - it features many hands-on exhibits, as well as freshwater and salt water aquariums, a star-gazing observatory and outdoor science trails. Alternatively, you could take an African-themed adventure at Lion Country Safari, a drive-through safari park, featuring animals including giraffes and zebras, and a walk-through amusement park with a selection of animals, amusements, restaurants and shops.
Shopping
If you can tear yourself away from Orlando’s theme parks for a day, you’ll find everything from top department stores such as Bloomingdale’s to unique boutiques Downtown. Palm Beach’s Worth Avenue is renowned for its shopping; lined with legendary designer boutiques including Chanel, Hermes, Cartier and Jimmy Choo as well as a host of speciality stores. Meanwhile, the Waterside shops in Naples feature over sixty stores and restaurants along with personal shoppers and valet parking. The mall is particularly stylish, with a stunning design where water features and lighting are used to great effect.
Golf
In Orlando you can enjoy a round of golf at a range of great courses, including the 18-hole, par 72 Greg Norman Signature Golf Course at The Ritz-Carlton Grand Lakes; The Ritz-Carlton Sarasota’s Tom Fazio designed course also offers 18 holes whilst the Naples Grande Golf Club is accessible from the Waldorf Astoria Naples.