The Central Florida area is served by three major international airports, all within 1 hours drive of 119 Elberton Drive:
Orlando International 45 mins
Tampa International 60 mins
Sanford Airport 60 mins
Once there, the house is ideally situated to offer easy access to all major theme parks:
Disney World* 15 mins
Sea World 20 mins
Universal Studios 25 mins
Kennedy Space Centre 60 mins
Busch Gardens 60 mins
*Disney World includes: The Magic Kingdom, EPCOT, Disney MGM Studios, Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach Water Parks and Fantasia Mini Golf.
For those interested in shopping, the central Florida area boasts many malls and outlet shopping areas, as well as tourist gift shops:
Florida Outlet Mall 15 mins
International Drive* 20 mins
Central Florida Mall 25 mins
Belz Outlet Mall 30 mins
*International Drive is host to dozens of hotels, restaurants, shops and attractions such as go-karting and Wet and Wild Water Park
For the sports fan, in addition to Orlando being the home of Orlando Magic (NBA) and the spring training camps of a number of Major League Baseball teams being in the immediate vicinity, nearby Tampa offers 3 major sports teams (although watching matches would depend on the time of year that you visit). The 2003 World Champion American Football team the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Major League Baseball team the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the 2004 Stanley Cup Winners, Tampa Bay Lightning are all within approximately 1 hours drive.
Information on all of the above is readily available on the internet (see our Useful Links Page.
If you want any more infromation on the local area, feel free to contact us as we have enjoyed many family vacations over the years. You can email us at::