Orlando Sightseeing Tour Descriptions
ACHA and USA Hosts Florida have teamed up to offer you exciting tours around Orlando and areas outside the city. Take a boat tour of a scenic town, tour the Kennedy Space Center, enjoy a guided tour of the city’s art museum, learn to cook delicious Asian food, shop at one of the best outlet malls, or explore the native wildlife. Tours include transportation, taxes, and gratuities.
Pre-registration for tours and excursions is now closed. Additional tour tickets may be purchased onsite and are cash only (subject to availability and a $5 per person per tour service charge). See the link below for a tour registration form, cancellation and refund policies, onsite tour desk hours, and contact information.
Kennedy Space Center
Tuesday, June 3
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Price: $90 (includes admission)
Plan on a full day to explore NASA’s launch headquarters. Each year, millions of visitors make the trek to this hub of technology and discovery, where many of mankind’s greatest accomplishments take place. Tour NASA’s launch and landing facilities, experience live shows, jaw-dropping encounters with massive rockets, and have the opportunity to meet a real member of NASA’s Astronaut Corps. It’s all part of an inspiring day at Kennedy Space Center.
Your exploration of Kennedy Space Center starts with one of their world-renowned tours, where you see many NASA facilities, including the massive launch pads, the gigantic Vehicle Assembly Building, and the awe-inspiring Apollo/Saturn V Center. There is also much to do at the Visitor Complex. View 10-story high rockets from all eras of space exploration in the Rocket Garden, walk through a full-size Space Shuttle mock-up, enjoy IMAX Theater space films on gigantic five-story screens, and see an actual Gemini program capsule on display. Shopping and food concessions are also available.
Shopping Tour
Tuesday, June 3
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Price: $30
Thrill at the opportunity to find outlet stores from the most sought-after designer labels at factory-direct prices. Orlando Premium Outlets caters to upscale value-minded shoppers from all over the world. A sophisticated combination of quality designer brands, significant savings and an architecturally themed Mediterranean village setting offers the best of what you look for in a shopping destination. Some of the retailers located at Orlando Premium Outlets include Anne Klein, Barneys New York Outlet, Ann Taylor Factory Outlet, Tommy Hilfiger, and Samsonite. A variety of food vendors are also located here.
Orlando Museum of Art
Tuesday, June 3
1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Price: $45 (includes admission and guided tour)
The Orlando Museum of Art is dedicated to collecting, preserving and interpreting notable works of art. Featuring Art of the Ancient Americas, American Portraits and Landscapes and Contemporary Art in its permanent exhibits, the Orlando Museum of Art also offers exciting and diverse traveling exhibits of local, regional, national and international significance.
Central Florida Everglades
Saturday, June 7
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Price: $54 (includes airboat excursion)
Relax and enjoy a guided tour by airboat into the Central Florida Everglades. Here we board 20-passenger, coast guard approved boats for a airboat expedition that will take you deep into the swamp. Each boat is driven by a Coast Guard Captain. You will be taken into the magnificent, remote wilderness to see alligators & wildlife up-close.
Winter Park Tour
Saturday, June 7
1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Price: $45 (includes admission to boat tour)
Nearby Winter Park is filled with art, culture, and scenery! Winter Park’s charm is displayed in hidden gardens, side streets and a chain of beautiful lakes. Running through the heart of Winter Park is Park Avenue. Bordered by a shady park that plays host to concerts and art festivals, Park Avenue is home to one-of-a-kind boutiques and well-known shops, sidewalk cafés, as well as world-renowned art collections in the area’s museums. Often called “Little Europe,” Park Avenue is a year-round destination that is sure to charm visitors of all ages.
Take the Scenic Boat Tour that cruises canals between the city’s lakes overlooking the area’s most prestigious homes. The relaxing, narrated, one hour, 12 mile cruise through the beautiful lakes and canals is really the only way to see the true beauty of Winter Park which includes Rollins College, Kraft Azalea Gardens, Isle of Sicily, tropical birds, plants, flowers and magnificent mansions.
Ming Court Cooking Class
Saturday, June 7
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Price: $60 (includes cooking class, lunch, and menu as described)
Fun, entertaining, informative, and incredibly delicious! These are the words that best describe Ming Court’s cooking Class program for groups of 20 or more.This popular program features a choice of three sensational luncheon menus and runs between two to three hours. Guests are introduced to the origins of Oriental cuisine, authentic cooking techniques and special ingredients used in the preparation of Chinese cuisine.
Presentations are conducted by a senior staff member and the cooking demonstration is conducted by the Executive Chef. The program focuses on cuisine that can be prepared at home using common ingredients and household cooking equipment. Guests have a competition to see who makes the best Spring Roll!
Menu: Appetizers: Vegetable Spring Rolls, Pan-Fried Pot Stickers, Cream Cheese Wontons; Entrees: Char-Grilled BBQ Pork, Beef with Broccoli, Florida Orange Chicken, Buddha Delight, Stir Fried Chinese Chicken Noodles, Vegetable Stir Fried Rice; Dessert: Chocolate Dipped Fortune Cookie; Beverage: Café or Oriental Tea
Visitor Information for Orlando Theme Parks
Tickets to the Disney World and Universal theme parks are available in advance through the Tour Registration Form and onsite in the ACHA Registration Area. Please see the Tour Registration Form for pricing information. Prices include admission only; transportation is not included.
Walt Disney World
Make all your dreams come true in four unique theme parks, each with its own special version of Disney magic! Fantasy becomes real and reality becomes fantastic as you relive childhood memories and create new ones.
Park Hours:
Magic Kingdom: June 1-30: 9:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m. (except June 4: 9:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.)
Epcot: June 1-30: 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
Animal Kingdom: June 1-30: 9:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
Hollywood Studios: June 1-30: 9:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.
Universal Orlando
Two amazing theme parks! Two completely different experiences!
Island of Adventure: Experience cutting edge rides and attractions that bring your favorite stories, myth, cartoon, comic book heroes and children’s tales to life.
Universal Studios Florida: Go beyond the screen and jump into the action of the movies at the number one movie and TV based theme park in the world.
Park Hours:
Islands of Adventure and Universal Florida: June 1-20: 9:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.