Things to Do by Gray Line of Orlando in Orlando, Florida

Start your day off with VIP treatment that includes a professionally guided tour of Kennedy Space Center from Gray Line Orlando. Experience how it feels to walk on the moon through a special IMAX showing, meet an Astronaut, see the Atlantis exhibit (including the Shuttle Launch Simulator), and much more! At noon visitors will be on their own to grab lunch, don't forget to use your $15 voucher, and then take a ride on the KSC behind the scenes tour to the Atlas V building, where you can touch a real moon rock. Details

Take this Kennedy Space Center and Airboat Safari tour with transport from Orlando! With the help of a knowledgeable tour guide who will make sure you don't miss anything, explore the place where so many space missions have been launched as well as taking an airboat trip to discover the biodiversity that calls the Everglades their home. Details

Operated by Gray Line Orlando, City Tours of Orlando offers fully guided tours of the area, complete with ground transportation to popular points of interest around Lake Eola in downtown, Winter Park and the City of Celebration. The six-and-a-half-hour adventure also offers a one-hour narrated scenic boat cruise, free time to explore the boutiques and shops on Park Avenue, and more. Details

Operated by Gray Line Orlando, Clearwater Beach and Boat Tours with Transportation offers exciting all-day excursions with shuttle services from Orlando to Clearwater Beach and back. Guests can enjoy a speedboat ride, a deep-sea fishing cruise, a pirate ship tour, a dolphin experience with Winter the dolphin from the movie Dolphin Tale, or other similar adventure. Details

Be greeted by a real astronaut, visit the Space Shuttle Atlantis, ride the G-Force Simulator (if you dare!) and so much more on this Kennedy Space Center tour offered by Gray Line Orlando. Sit back, relax, and learn what it’s like to walk on the moon in a captivating IMAX 3D movie. This out-of-this-world tour includes transportation and stops at the Observation Gantry as well. Details

Upon arrival at the main visitor center complex, visit the world’s most comprehensive attraction devoted to the space shuttle, Atlantis brings visitors nose-to-nose with the priceless spacecraft as only astronauts have seen it before – with payload bay doors open as if it were floating in space. More than 60 interactive, touch-screen experiences and high-tech simulators invite guests to “be the astronaut,” bringing to life the people, passion and patriotism behind NASA’s 30-year Space Shuttle Program as well as the complexity of the engineering marvel that launched the Hubble Space Telescope and built the International Space Station (ISS). Guests can conduct a virtual EVA, or extravehicular activity; practice docking to the ISS; extract cargo from the payload bay; create sonic booms and glide to a landing on the Re-entry Slide; experience the sensation of floating in space; explore a high-fidelity replica of the ISS; virtually mate Atlantis to the external tank; kick up a virtual chemical reaction to launch the shuttle; get an “X-ray view” of Atlantis’ interior; experience an orbital sunrise; strap in to the sights, sounds and sensations of a shuttle launch; take the helm at the shuttle cockpit, and much more.

After Space Shuttle Atlantis, you can explore one of the many other exhibits such as Heroes and Legends, sit for a minute in the IMAX theatre to catch one of the 2 films showing, visit the Saturn V Rocket or much more.

Ride along with a space expert guide on a tour of America’s Spaceport. The Explore Tour takes visitors beyond the Kennedy Space Center Bus Tour, making several stops to capture once-in-a-lifetime photo opportunities. See icons of spaceflight operations like the Vehicle Assembly Building, historic Launch Complex 39 and disembark for a view of the launch pads used by NASA’s commercial partners such as SpaceX and ULA. (Now that rocket launches are once again taking place from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center, safety protocols require an alternate tour bus route during days leading up to a launch. The alternate route includes seeing KSC Headquarters and industrial area, the historic Shuttle Landing Facility and a stop at the Vehicle Assembly Building.)

All in all this day will give you insight into the past, present, and future of space flight. Details

This is operated by Gray Line Orlando and includes transportation. This is an early morning tour so you can get down to Miami with time to explore! On route to Miami enjoy a packed breakfast bag. This tour takes you to one of the most upbeat cities on the East Coast, otherwise known as Miami.

Experience the Bayside marketplace shopping mall and enjoy the exciting atmosphere. This bustling mall is right on the waterfront, whether you choose to hunt for bargains, look at the boats, or visit the Hard Rock Café Miami, it is all in the area.

Mid-Afternoon we depart to South Beach for you to take in your free time and relax beachside, take in some dinner, and stroll around the Art Deco area of South Beach - the sizzling hot spot heart of Miami!

We leave South Beach in the early evening to head back north to Central Florida.

One Day Miami with Star Island Boat Ride:
See Miami's magnificent coastal sites including the gorgeous Miami skyline, the Port of Miami, Fisher Island, Miami Beach, and last but certainly not least the homes of Star Island from this boat ride. Plenty of time for shopping in Bayside Marketplace Mall, time to relax at South Beach, and all transportation is included!

Miami One Day Tour with Hop On Hop Off Open Top City Tour:
Explore the cosmopolitan city of Miami! Following your transfer from Orlando, step to the top deck of the Open Top Hop On Hop Off bus - as it transports you all around The Magic City! From Coconut Grove, Little Havana, The Miracle Mile, Coral Gables - over the Biscayne Bay Bridge and Ocean Drive and the South Beach area - this is a great way to see the city. If you want a Miami City Tour - this is the way to go!

Miami One Day Tour with Guided City Tour:
On this leisurely adventure, learn about Miami’s popular music scene and prominent art culture. The tour also includes stops at Little Havana to see the Cuban Cigars and Cafe Culture, as well as Wynwood, Miami’s hottest, chicest neighborhood. Full of spectacular street art, trendy dive bars– some of Miami’s most iconic neighborhoods. During the narrated tour you can discover the splendor of Miami’s urban design, a perfect mix of the historical and new, and the world’s largest collection of Art Deco structures. Details

Operated by Gray Line Orlando, a St. Augustine day trip with transportation offers 10 hours of family fun in historic St. Augustine with round trip shuttle services from Orlando. Enjoy visiting the nation’s oldest city (a.k.a. the Ancient City), complete with cobblestone streets, quaint cafes, eclectic shops and iconic landmarks, including Castillo de San Marcos, the Lightner Museum and more. Choose from five tour options. Details

It’s off to a leisurely boat ride with a team of professional manatee experts in Crystal River on this full day tour operated by Gray Line, transportation included.

Escape from the crowds and enjoy a relaxing day at the river. Ride with Gray Line from Orlando to Crystal River, a spring-fed oasis known as the Manatee Capital of the World. After an educational overview and receiving your snorkel equipment it will be time to take the boat along the river. Nature is abundant in this spring-fed river known for its crystal clear water. When you spot a manatee you will be able to enter the water and snorkel alongside these gentle giants.

Masks and snorkels are included for a fabulous, narrated boat tour on the picturesque Crystal River. You are encouraged to swim and snorkel in the home of the Florida manatee while under the guidance of certified dive masters.

In the afternoon you’ll visit Homosassa State Wildlife Park, famous throughout Florida for the rehabilitation of injured animals. It is here you’ll have the chance to see the current manatee residents at the park during an informative and entertaining feeding session with one of the park rangers. You’ll also see bears, panthers, alligators, and even a hippo as you explore the rest of the park. This tour is the ultimate in nature at its best, yet exciting and informative all in one day. Remember the camera to capture those one-of-a-kind memories. Details

Take an eco-tour that you will never forget. Enjoy a Wild Florida Airboat ride in the Florida Everglades with ground transportation provided by Gray Line Orlando.

Wild Florida Airboats offers the best airboat tours. Choose from the 30-minute or 1-hour airboat tour. Take a closer look at alligators and exotic wild life as you glide through 4,200 acres of untouched nature preserve. The swamp is free of any development and is 100% pure Florida wilderness.

And, the fun doesn’t stop at airboat tours. Wild Florida Airboats offers an array of fun for the whole family. Enjoy natural Florida on a 500-foot dock that overlooks the swamp, or get your picture taken while holding a baby alligator. Their property offers an amazing array of wildlife including bald eagles, deer, cows, boars, turkey, alligators and more. Their new wildlife park is appealing to all ages with truly exotic animals that will blow your mind.

If you’re looking for some fun in the Orlando area that doesn’t include long lines and big crowds, take Gray Line airboat tours with Wild Florida airboats, and experience the serenity and the fascinating nature of undiscovered Florida. Not only can you take an airboat ride, but you can also eat at their authentic barbecue restaurant or shop in their unique gift shop with fun gifts to take home like gator tooth necklaces. Make sure to bring a camera and capture the beautiful nature of Wild Florida. Wild Florida Airboats is located in the headwaters of the Everglades, and their Orlando airboat tours serve as a portal to a land of discovery and wonder.

Gray Line Orlando will ensure you get from the hotel district to the park and back again in prompt a manner in comfortable transportation with a friendly driver-guide to assist you! If you are visiting the Orlando area for the first time or the fifth time, this is a MUST SEE attraction. Details