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Orlando Area Tours

Kennedy Space Center
Cost: $95

Daily, all day; minimum 10 for hotel pick-up.
Your first stop will be the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, where you will discover the heroes of the Last Frontier: Outer Space. See the largest collection of personal astronaut memorabilia ever assembled, experience actual space artifacts, and live the human side of space like you never imagined you could; or, ride the wildest G-Force trainer and feel the pressure of four times of gravity.

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Next, we will go to the visitor center of the Kennedy Space Center, where you will find the only back-to-back twin IMAX theatres in the world showcasing two exciting motion pictures on screens 5 1/2 stories tall! These enormous screens and state-of-the-art sound system allow you to delve into the weightless environment of a space station, take a peek at the future in 3-D, and experience the thrilling sensation of space flight. Then, we will join the NASA bus tour with stops at the shuttle launch pads observation tower and the Saturn V center to see a simulated lift-off.

Captain Memo's Pirate Cruise
Cost: $102
Monday 9/7, Friday 9/11, all day; minimum 10 for hotel pick-up.
It’s off to Clearwater Beach, where upon arrival you will enjoy a tasty dockside buffet lunch. After lunch, play on the beach and take a swim in the Gulf of Mexico. During the afternoon, you will board the Captain Memo boat ride, a high-seas adventure full of fun. Activities include face painting, games for the children, music and festivities aboard this Pirate Ship. The Jolly Roger Flag will be flying high as you cruise out into the Gulf to have a fun boat ride. Lunch included in price.

Gospel Brunch/City Tour of Orlando
Cost: $95
Sunday 9/6; other dates arranged with groups of 10 or more.
The first point of interest on the City Tour is a journey around Lake Eola. See the heart of downtown Orlando. Then it’s on to Winter Park, where you will join the narrated scenic boat cruise from which you can view the abundant homes of the city and its college from the waterway. Back on dry land, you will be given free time to wander the boutiques and stores of Park Avenue, Orlando’s famous shopping and dining district. Next, we stop at the House of Blues, where you will be served a full brunch and be entertained by various choirs and singers performing a professional gospel music show—well worth watching! To finalize the afternoon, we will head south through the attraction region to the City of Celebration, Disney’s vision of the “perfect” community.

City Tour of Orlando
Cost: $65
Sunday 9/6; other dates arranged with groups of 10 or more.
The first point of interest on the City Tour is downtown Orlando for a journey around Lake Eola. Then it’s on to Winter Park, where you will join the narrated scenic boat cruise from which you can view the abundant homes of the city and its college from the waterway. Back on dry land, you will have free time to wander the boutiques and stores of Park Avenue, Orlando’s famous shopping and dining district. Finally, we will head south through the attraction region to the City of Celebration, Disney’s vision of the “perfect” community.

Shopper's Paradise
Cost: $39
Tuesday 9/8
Enjoy some of the biggest shopping malls in Orlando. “Shop ’til you drop” at Chelsea Premium Outlet Mall and the Florida Mall. Enjoy a variety of shopping at various malls and outlet stores! Outlets/malls visited: Reebok at Premium Outlet Mall, Wal-Mart SuperStore (stops can be subject to change). Lunch voucher is included for use in the Florida Mall.

Sealife Safari
Cost: $85
Monday 9/7, Friday 9/11
Explore the West Coast, where you will have a buffet lunch dockside on Clearwater Beach marina. Following lunch, you will join your boat ride. Sea Life Safari is the area’s only cruise with a special permit allowing the vessel to trawl for marine life that you can see up close and touch. On this two-hour inland cruise, a marine biologist from the Clearwater Marine Aquarium guides the tour and describes each of the sea creatures. The tour stops on Compass Island for shelling and exploring. Upon return from the boat ride, you will have free time on the beach before returning to Orlando in the evening.

 

TO MAKE TOUR RESERVATIONS, CONTACT:
GATOR TOURS INC.
6979 Kingspointe Parkway, Suite 12, Orlando, FL 32819
Phone: 800-537-0917 or 407-522-5911
Fax: 407-522-5912
Web site: www.gatortours.com

Hotel pick-up will require a minimum of 10 in the group; otherwise, there will be a pick-up point.

Please do NOT contact the NFRW regarding tours. Contact the tour company directly.

 


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