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Key Largo
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Key Largo makes the perfect destination for kayakers, birders and other eco-tourists.
A full-range of restaurants, bars, hotels, motels and resorts.
A host of eco-tourism and dive-snorkel services and accommodations
- Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park,
- John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
- Everglades National Park
- Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
www.hoovertravel.globaltravel.com
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Ismarada key
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Stop and see Theater of the Sea! .jpg)
Islamorada key, Florida
www.theaterofthesea.com
84721 Overseas Hwy
Islamorada, FL 33036
(305) 664-2431
Educational and entertaining marine animal park where performances are up close and personal.
At Theater of the Sea you can swim with dolphins, sea lions, and stingrays in their natural salt
water lagoons through our interactive swim programs. (Swim with beautiful, colorful, huge fish)
The lagoons, and lush, tropical gardens at are home to Atlantic bottlenose dolphins, California sea lions,
sea turtles, tropical and game fish, sharks, stingrays, alligators, marine invertebrates, colorful parrots, and birds-of-prey.
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Duck key
Hawks Cay Resort ! Duck Key, Florida
A $35 million transformation has turned this resort into a water-based luxury resort unlike anything in the Florida Keys !
There are 5 pools - with an adult only pool !
There is scuba diving, bike riding, spa, club house for teens, a natural saltwater
lagoon, activity clubs for kids and teens, a marina for fishermen, boaters and
water-sports lovers, private villas, a fully refurbished hotel and the most
delectable cuisine in the Keys.It's all here in this resort !
There are so many things to do in the keys ! I will help you plan your visit so you don't miss a thing.
Dolphins and Sea Lion experiences are available on many of the resorts !
This is available at Hawks Cay Resort.
You can't miss this !
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Marathon
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Marathon is a 10-mile-long island at the midpoint of the Florida Keys island chain.
"The heart of the Keys" for geographic reasons, they enjoy among the spectacular fishing,
diving, snorkeling and sailing. Sombrero Reef, a federally protected section of North America's
only living coral barrier reef with billfish and tuna in the winter and dolphin fish in the summer.
Boot Key Harbor, a peaceful tropical cove in the center of the island is famous for its sunset views.
Choose accomadations from private homes, condominiums, small motels and tropical resorts.
Donate to the Turtle Hospital by taking a tour
http://www.turtlehospital.org/visit.htm
The Turtle Hospital2396 Overseas Hwy
Marathon, FL 33050-2232
Repairs from Hurricane Wilma are still underway, but The Turtle Hospital is again open to the public.
They are now accepting reservations for new Guided Educational Experiences.
Price of admission includes an approximate 45 minute educational guide of the hospital with a
presentation and a 45 minute guide through the sea turtle rehabilitation area.
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED PLEASE CALL 305-743-2552
ADMISSION
ADULT: $15.00
CHILDREN (4-12 years old): $7.50
NOW DAILY AT 10:00, 1:00 and 4:00!
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED PLEASE CALL 305-743-2552
Please note this is a working hospital therefore the guided educational experience is subject to cancellation due to turtle emergencies and/or weather.
Guests staying at Hidden Harbor Motel receive a complimentary guided educational experience.
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Grassy Key
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Don’t miss Dolphin Research Center
 Grassy key, Florida
www.dolphins.org
Spend an hour or stay all day learning about dolphins and sea lions.
Dolphin Research Center offers several exciting presentations daily demonstrating
the dolphins' flying athletics. Learn facts, latest research, as well as other fun chances
to touch a dolphin. behavior training and much more.
Book a dolphin swim and other encounters. Special needs assistance is available.
While you are there - please adopt a dolphin !
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Big Pine and lower keys
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The islands of the Lower Keys are the place for you.
The Lower Keys begins shortly after the famous Seven Mile Bridge.
It is a quiet region of small resorts, down-home restaurants, single-family homes and rich history.
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Here, you can snorkel or dive over the Looe Key coral reef,
ride a bicycle through Key Deer country, or take a fishing adventure in the back country or troll the deep blue waters
beyond the reef.
Visit the area's tiki bars, RV parks, campgrounds, quaint resorts or licensed vacation homes. |
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Nearby, you will find Bahia Honda State Park and Recreation Area at mile marker 37.
With its white sandy beaches and wildlife, Bahia Honda Key often makes the list of most beautiful beaches in America. |
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Big Pine Key, at mile marker 33, is the main shopping hub of the Lower Keys.
The Lower Keys are an oasis in a mad and rushed world. | |
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Deer Key
Deer Key, Florida
http://www.fws.gov/nationalkeydeer/
Take an evening ride through Deer Key and look at the minature deer.
The National Key Deer Refuge was established in 1957 to protect and preserve Key deer and
other wildlife resources in the Florida Keys. The refuge consists of approximately 9,200 acres
of land that includes pine rockland forests, tropical hardwood hammocks, freshwater wetlands,
salt marsh wetlands, and mangrove forests. These natural communities are critical habitat for
hundreds of endemic and migratory species including 17 federally-listed species such as Key deer,
lower Keys marsh rabbit, and silver rice rat. See if you can find the peacock that runs the streets of Deer Key.
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Key West
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Key West
Stroll the palm-lined streets and discover gingerbread mansions, tin-roofed conch houses, the
John Audubon House and Ernest Hemingway's home. Walk in the footsteps of Thomas Edison,
Lou Gehrig, Harry Truman, and Tennessee Williams. Gaze at the fabled treasure of the galleon
Atocha. Visit these and a host of other attractions by taking advantage of convenient public
transportation, taxis, pedi-cabs, tour trains, trolleys, bicycles or even your own two feet.
Once the sun is safely tucked away by jugglers, mimes, musicians and street artists. At night, the
streets, filled with sidewalk cafes, open-air bars, legendary pubs and world-class restaurants come alive.
Drama, musicals and comedy flourish on our stages. Stop by for lunch at the Hogs Breath Saloon.
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With its balmy weather and crystal blue skies, the island is famous among the outdoors set for
its diving, fishing, watersports and golfing at the nearby Key West Golf Club, a course designed by Rees Jones. |
Key West is the gateway to the uninhabited sand spits and coral formations of Dry Tortugas National Park.
Take a catamaran sailboat tour into the shallow waters and uninhabited keys that frame the island's famous sunsets.
Locals call this area The Lakes, and once there, you can hop onto a kayak and paddle over patch coral formations.
You can even don a snorkel and mask and study the fish, grasses and soft corals.
Some tours will take you all the way to Boca Grande Key, an uninhabited island favored by locals for its white sandy
shoreline and beautiful coral patch reef.
Visit the SouthernMost Point of the Continental U.S.A
Be prepared to stand in line - everyone wants a picture here.
The marker, actually built to resemble a buoy, stands at furthest south tip of Key West.
The monument notes that Cuba is only 90 miles away.
A plaque commemorates the brave Cubans who have drowned trying to get to America,
"The Leader In Democracy."
On the top of the monument is painted the logo of The Conch Republic. Twenty years ago, Key West, seeking to enhance
its reputation as a free-wheeling, fun-loving, party without consequence kind of town, seceded from the United States,
declaring itself The Conch Republic.
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