Fort Lauderdale holiday travel

This upscale tourist destination offers its visitors a great escape from the winter cold. Fort Lauderdale is a favorite winter retreat, but it has great attractions all year-round. This city of canals has beaches, shopping, boat tours, fine restaurants and a happening nightlife to offer.

Where to stay – hotels

Many of the wealthy like to vacation to Fort Lauderdale, thus making expensive, elegant resorts and hotels readily available to those with much to spend. However, even if you are more budget conscience on your vacation, Fort Lauderdale still has plenty of hotel choices for you. To see prices on Fort Lauderdale hotels, click here.

There are several beachside Fort Lauderdale hotels and resorts for those who love the ocean. If you’d rather take a dip in the pool, there are numerous hotels with swimming pools. To find out what accommodation is offered for hotels in Fort Lauderdale, go online.

There are several different districts within Fort Lauderdale, all having plenty of hotels for visitors. Deciding where you want to be based while visiting might take some browsing online. More on Fort Lauderdale based hotels here.

What to do

There are many things to do and see in the “Venice of America.” One option is to take a glassbottom boat tour to view the amazing coral reefs in the area. Another is to stroll Las Olas Boulevard where there are shops, galleries, restaurants and nightclubs to enjoy.

Twenty-three miles of coastline in Fort Lauderdale offer plenty of fun in the sun for all who want to venture to the beach. There are no waves for surfers, but swimming, snorkeling, sunbathing and other water activities are offered.

The Billie Swamp Safari is a unique experience for the whole family. Take an airboat or swamp buggy ride through the swamp and check out all the wildlife such as alligators, bison, deer, ostriches, and water buffalo that inhabit the area.

One of the things very popular with the tourists is to take a “paddle steamer” along the Intercoastal Waterway to see the multitude of extravagant yachts that are harbored there.

What to see – by hire car

After you visit the attractions within the city, there are still many sites to see outside of Fort Lauderdale. That makes having your own transportation with a hire car a must. You can choose from a variety of well-known hire car companies online. Reserve car hire for Fort Lauderdale here.

Not far from the city is Quiet Waters Park. This exciting attraction includes a high-tech water center with a collection of tunnels and slides. Within the 430 acres that the park covers there's a large lake where boating and cable waterskiing are fun activities.

Further away, one can drive by Fort Lauderdale hire car south to Miami and check out the various attractions and beaches available there. Also, five hours north of Fort Lauderdale is Orlando where infamous attractions such as Walt Disney World, Seaworld, and Universal Studios are located.