Gulf Coast

About The Gulf Coast

The Gulf coast of Florida is famous for beautiful beaches and warm calm sea. The neighbouring resorts of Clearwater and St Pete are the closest Gulf Coast beaches to Orlando, ideal for an easy 2 centre holiday. Here you will find the famous Clearwater Marine Aquarium as well as a long expanse of white sand and shallow waters. St Pete’s is a fun filled beach resort packed full of activities and is one of the few spots along the Gulf of Mexico that is renowned for its surfing.

Further along, the Gulf Coast is the tiny rustic island of Anna Maria, often referred to as ‘Florida’s Best Kept Secret’, only 7 miles long and in places 300 feet wide, stunning turquoise waters are edged by pristine white sand beaches. This tiny Island is linked to the mainland via a causeway at the southern end of Longboat Key, which then takes us to the award winning resort of Sarasota, voted one of the top 20 beach resorts in the whole of the USA. Sarasota boasts lovely beaches, safe shallow waters for swimming and plenty of beachside restaurants ideal for dolphin spotting and enjoying incredible sunsets. There is also an enchanting circle of elegant shops and eateries known as St. Armand’s Circle.

Further down from Sarasota is Naples, perhaps the most stylish resort on the Gulf Coast, boasting a fabulous long white sandy beach, crystal clear sea and several piers ideal for fishing, relaxing and enjoying the famous sunsets, Naples oozes elegance and charm with a selection of award-winning restaurants, and stylish boutiques lining the beautiful palm fringed 5th avenue. A half hour drive south of Naples brings you to Marco Island with its wide open beaches and tranquil waters, home to the famous ‘Tiger trail Beach Country Park’, here you will find a nature lover’s paradise with boardwalks weaving through the Mangroves.