Travelers Guide to the Best of Orlando

You’ve just arrived in Orlando, Florida—so where do you go now? Plenty of visitors ride the shuttle bus directly to their Disney hotel, so they don’t even need to rent a car. Other travelers wish to explore the region a little more, and there are plenty of activities and attractions to choose from, depending on what you are looking for.



Clearly, theme parks are the main draw, and many local hotels provide complimentary scheduled shuttle service to Walt Disney World, Universal Studios/Islands of Adventure and Sea World/Discovery Cove/Aquatica. Be sure to find out ahead of time what the scheduled times are and exactly where you will be dropped off and picked up. Walt Disney World, for example, is a part big place, with theme parks located a few miles apart from each other. Staying on a Disney property will ensure that you can ample shuttle service from location to location if your intention is to stay near “the house of mouse” at all times.



For Orlando visitors who would like to enjoy some of Florida’s natural beauty, you are never more than two hours away from some of the best beaches in the state. Local residents frequently visit Cocoa Beach, New Smyrna Beach and Daytona Beach on the Atlantic coast, and if you are willing to drive just a little bit further to the Gulf of Mexico, Clearwater Beach just west of Tampa is a classic Florida beach town with a nightly Sunset Celebration for locals and visitors of all ages.



Whether you plan on spending all of your time in Orlando or taking a day trip to one of the beaches, you will never run out of things to do during your next Orlando vacation—there are endless possibilities in the area, especially for those who are willing to look beyond the theme parks.