Winter Park, Florida - Adventuresome for the first time visitors seeking flora
and fauna or savvy Orlando travelers
seeking an off-the-beaten-path vacation experience won´t be disappointed when they
discover the Winter Park Scenic
Boat Tour.
Located on Lake Osceola in the quiet suburb less than 10 minutes from downtown Orlando,
the boat tour offers hour-
long, guided cruises through three of the seven lakes and two, narrow manmade cannals on
the tranquil Winter Park chain.
On any given tour, participants may observe large cranes swooping waterside to snag a
large fish or a lazy alligator languishing on a nearby bank. An occasional water skier or
racing shell full of crew members from the areas private liberal
arts college, Rollins, are also enjoyable sideshows for tour goers.
Every tour, however, guarantees plenty of swaying palms, towering cypress trees, lush
ferns and a variety of flourishing
sub-tropical flowers. Breathtaking views of opulent private homes and exquisite estates
sprawling along the shores are also
a key feature of the scenic cruise.
The dock, less than 5 minutes from Park Avenue, Central Florida´s popular, upscale
shopping district, is conveniently
located on the East end of Morse Boulevard on Lake Osceola
The Scenic Boat Tour offers a fleet of six 18 passenger pontoon boats. Admission is
$10.00 for adults and $5.00 for children
(ages 2 through 11) under 2 are free. Operating hours are 10am to 4pm daily except
Christmas.
Scenic Boat Tours ~ 312 East Morse Blvd. ~ Winter Park, FL 32789
