Florida Holidays

Florida is a state in the south east of the United States of America and has the 4th highest population in the US. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico and by the east by the Atlantic Ocean. It is a state of Ethnic Diversity, with its culture being a reflection of its numerous influences with Native American, European American, African American and Hispanic heritages. You will also find that due to this the main languages spoken are English and Spanish.

Florida is known internationally for its fantastic beaches, amusement parks including Walt Disney, Warner Brothers, Harry Potter, Busch Gardens among others, Everglades national park and its numerous golf courses. As the state is such a vast size, it actually spans 2 x time zones. Due to the location of Florida Holidays, are a popular tourist destination for America, Europe and for the Caribbean islands of Bahamas & Cuba, which are very close in distance to both the Florida Keys and Miami.

The climate in Florida is tempered somewhat by the fact that no part of the state is distant from any part of the ocean. North of Lake Okeechobee the climate tends to be humid and subtropical, where as south of the lake, they tend to have a truly tropical climate and this encompasses Miami and the Keys.

Florida is famous for the Keys, Miami Beach, Daytona (including the world famous race track), The Everglades, Tampa bay and Orlando (location of the numerous amusement parks). The main airports to service Florida from the UK would be Orlando and Miami airports.

Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in south east Florida. Miami is world famous for its beaches (south beach & Miami Beach) and its great night life. It is world famous for its shopping, night clubs and festivals.

Daytona Beach is a city located in the fun coast region of Florida. It is world famous for its NASCAR international speedway racing (featured in the Tom Cruise movie “Days of Thunder”). It is also popular for its year round family friendly resort area.

Orlando Holidays are popular with Brits and lots of European travelers, the reason for this is that it is the home for most of Florida’s amusement parks. Orlando attracts more that 51 x million tourists a year including a high percentage of international travelers. The theme parks in Orlando range from Disney world, Universal studios, SeaWorld, Epcot cent and also Animal Kingdom to name but a few; there literally is something for everyone.

Other popular destinations in Florida are:

Tampa Bay - which is a large natural harbor located along the Gulf of Mexico. It is famous for its NFL American football teams.

Fort Lauderdale which is on the Atlantic coast of Florida is a popular tourist destination, known as the “Venice of America”, due to its expansive canal system.

The Florida Keys are a small set of islands which start at the south of Miami and arc southwest to the westward island, known as Key West. The islands benefit from a tropical temperature and are great if you are looking more for a relaxing holiday.

The Florida Everglades were established as a national park in 1947. The Everglades are famous for the crocodiles and leatherback turtles. Try to make a tour of the national park part of your trip to Florida.

Florida really does have something to suite everyone, the difficult part of booking a holiday to Florida is trying to fit it all into a week, so we strongly recommend a 10-14 night holiday!!