At the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex you will learn everything about space travel. During the narrated NASA bus tour, you will find yourself standing inside the launch control room and looking at an actual Saturn V rocket-the largest rocket ever to fly! You can also take pictures of the shuttle launch pads. With a little luck, you might even see a space shuttle there!
Also at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, enjoy the Shuttle Launch Experience. This simulator ride debuted in May 2007. It replicates the sights, sounds and feelings of a shuttle launch, an incredible journey of launching into space and orbiting Earth aboard a Space Shuttle. Guest Crew members strap in and go vertical for launch in a one- of-a-kind motion-based simulator, the only realistic simulation of a launch ever created. The 5 minute experience sequence culminates with a breath-taking view of the Earth.
Gray Line guests are to receive an exclusive Astronaut meet and greet at Kennedy Space Center!
Gray Line of Orlando has worked closely with DNC Parks and Resorts in order to bring a very special value added incentive to all clients arriving on the tour buses to Kennedy Space Center.
Upon arrival at the Kennedy Space Center, Gray Line tour escorts will accompany you into the visitor center complex, and then take you into the Astronaut Encounter theatre. Once there you will receive a short video presentation followed by a welcome meet and greet by an ASTRONAUT! The Astronaut will welcome the all Gray Line guests to the Kennedy Space Center and give them some hints and tips of ways to ensure they enjoy their day.
After the bus tour, sit back and enjoy an IMAX movie be sure to check out the new 3D IMAX Magnificent Desolation. Why not choose to stroll through a real-size space shuttle, look at a moon rock or try space ice cream? This is a day of fun for the whole family!
The tour also includes a 30 minute airboat ride to discover the beauty of the swamps. Look for exotic plants, flowers and wildlife such as the main inhabitant of the swamp.... the alligator!
Discover Manhattan from top to bottom in half a day with the Manhattan Authentic Highlights tour. Take in all of the sights and attractions of "The Big City" with your personal guide, who will provide fun facts and stories about NYC along the way. New York City can be daunting. Spend the first half of your day on this 4 hour tour, viewing the highlights and acquainting yourself with the various neighborhoods. Once finished, you will walk away with new facts, history, stories and some NYC street savvy.
Tour Highlights
Times Square
Madison Square Garden
Flatiron building
Greenwich Village
SoHo
Little Italy
Battery Park
Statue of Liberty
Ellis Island
Brooklyn Bridge
Central Park
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Grant's Tomb
Harlem
Museum Mile
Fifth Avenue
Rockefeller Center
Empire State Building
And more!
Upon takeoff enjoy full panoramic views of the Sydney skyline, Pacific Ocean and the historic Port Botany. Within 5 minutes your professional pilot will have you over the beautiful Sydney Harbour flying past icons such as the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House before heading West following the Parramatta River until you reach the Blue Mountains National Park, where your pilot will land at Katoomba Airfield in the heart of the bush.
The Rocks to Rainforest 4WD tours offers a unique opportunity to visit some amazing remote wilderness in the Blue Mountains World Heritage area. Guests are taken away from typical tourist destinations in our luxury 4WD vehicles. The ground component of the tour is really up to you, you can choose to stay in the 4WD or if you are more adventurous then get out and about and go for a bushwalk.
You will see fantastic panorama escarpments, unique rock formations, deep canyons with ancient rainforest and occasionally kangaroos in the Megalong Valley. You will then enjoy a gourmet sandwich lunch in either a cave or rainforest, depending on the weather on the day.
Night Tour
Washington DC gets even more beautiful after the sun sets. Join on to this 3 hour fully narrated Moonlight Tour.
Do not forget your camera as there are plenty of photo stops!
Some of the illuminated sights you’ll view are: Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, Union Station, U. S. Capitol, Iwo Jima Memorial, The White House, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.
Departs daily from 2 West /40 Massachusetts Ave, NE, Washington, DC 20002.
Shared limousine transportation. Collection time confirmed at least 24 hours in advance.
Breakfast consists of a breakfast buffet at the wonderful Contemporary Resort; Breakfast Favorites: Scrambled eggs, egg whites scrambled, lobster eggs benedict, Mickey waffles, pancakes, Smoked Salmon, hash brown casserole, bacon, sausage, oatmeal, grits, French toast. Plus many other great options.
Clients may return to their original hotel or be returned to Universal Orlando or Sea World. Walt Disney Transportation may be used from the Contemporary Resort to reach Walt Disney World.
Our limousine excursions offer the convenience of door to door service. As all limousine excursions use SHARED limousine transportation this requires us to wait until the day prior to the excursion to formulate the most efficient route and provide exact collection times. We ask clients to contact us no later than 72 hours prior to their excursion date to verify we have their correct accommodation details (full address including zip code, contact number, gate code etc.). We will then contact them at least the day prior to provide exact collection time. In order to operate these limousine excursions efficiently we reserve the right to ask a client to make their way to a centralized pickup in the event their accommodation exceeds an acceptable distance from the standard Orlando tourism area. Limousine may be either stretch limousine or top of the line Mercedes Sprinter Limo.
Come experience these unique and amazing Exhibits:
Explore the power of play with giant Lego built structures and building challenges.
Coal Mine - Descend the mine shaft, take a ride on the rails and learn the technology of coal mining.
U-505 Submarine - Experience the real U-505, the only German submarine in the United States.
Future Energy Chicago - Collaborate in a fast-paced simulation to create a more sustainable city.
Genetics and the Baby chick Hatchery - Discover the complex interplay between genes and environmental cues that produce new life.
Numbers in Nature: A Mirror Maze -0 Discover the mathematical patterns that abound in the natural world.
Science Storms: Feel the physics and consider the chemistry of nature phenomena like tornados and avalanches.
The Great Train Story: Travel from Chicago to Seattle in intricate detail on this massive model railroad.
YOU! The Experience: Examine the experience of life itself and the connection between mind, body and spirit.
All Aboard the Silver Streak: Pioneer Zephyr: Step aboard one of America's first diesel-electric streamlined passenger trains.
Colleen Moore's Fairy Castle: Experience the enchantment of fairy's dream home in Colleen Moore's Fairy Castle.
DARPA: Redefining Possible: (through Sept. 6): Meet the agency behind some of our favorite technologies.
The Idea Factory: Young children can splash, stack and spin their way to testing scientific principles.
Transportation Gallery: Explore how humankind has flown, soared, sped and chugged throughout the years.
Farm Tech: Step into a modern farm and explore the innovations that bring food to your table.
Fast Forward Inventing the Future: Immerse yourself in a world of tomorrow's inventions and today's visionaries.
Henry Crown Space Center: Recapture the excitement of the Space Race and learn about the future of space exploration.
The Art of the Bicycle: See the art and function of rarely displayed historic bikes alongside new cutting-edge bicycles.
Earth Revealed: Get an up-close and near "real-time" view of our planet Earth.
Materials Science: Explore the history and future of materials that impact our lives every day.
Ships through the Ages: Follow the store of man's quest to travel the seas with the Museum's collection of model ships.
Swiss Jolly Ball: See the world's largest pinball machine right before your eyes.
ToyMaker 3000: An Adventure in Automation: This assembly line of robots manufactures fun while assembling custom toy tops before your eyes.
Whispering Gallery: Investigate the reflection and focus of sound by sending the tiniest whisper across the room.
Yesterday's Main Street: Journey back in time and experience America in the early 1900s.
The following additional experiences can be purchased at the Museum. They require an additional timed-entry ticket: $12 Adult, $9 Child (ages 3-11). Subject to availability.
Coal Mine
The WOW! Tour
U-505 Submarine On-board Tour