Spring Break: Panama City Beach, Florida

Spring Break: Panama City Beach, Florida

One of the most popular United States Spring Break destinations is Panama City Beach, Florida. This popular city is located on the Florida Panhandle in the Gulf of Mexico. The city is known as the Spring Break Capital of the World hosts about 100,000 College and High School Students in March and April. This city has beautiful White Sand Beaches. If you are planning a trip this year during Spring Break, then you want to choose a safe hotel or motel to stay.

If you are traveling on a limited budget there are some great motels like the Days Inn Beach, Peek’s Motel and the Palmetto Motel Court. There are some great hotels like the Chateau, Sea Haven Beach Hotel and the Paradise Palms Inn. Do some research and check out some rates and do yourself a favor, if you are seriously planning top go to Panama City Beach, Florida for Spring Break, plan ahead, thousands of students will be trying to get hotel or motel rooms so call and find out how long in advance reservations are needed.

One you have found your hotel or motel accommodations, chances are that you are going to want to eat. You will want to treat yourself to at least one of the many great restaurants available in the area. If you love seafood, check out Sharky’s Seafood Restaurant, Montego Bay Seafood House. If you prefer a more diverse restaurant, try, Saltwater Grill or Pineapple Willy’s Restaurant. There are of course fast food restaurants all over the area.

If you are looking for something to do while in Panama City Beach, Florida besides sitting on the beach, there are some really great activities such as Panhandle Helicopter, you can charter a chopper for you and your friends and you can great a view from the air. You can schedule a 5minute flight to 30 minutes. If you want something a bit more adventurous, try Shell Island. Shell Island is an uninhabited island right off the coast. It is extremely popular, mostly for how beautiful it is. If you are luck you will see Bottlenose Dolphins playing in the water.

If you like something a bit more exciting, try the Shipwreck Island Waterpark, kids love it and believe it or not spring break students flock to it. What better what to spend a hot spring day relaxing with friends and the memories of a waterpark that you used to visit as a kid. This spring break destination offers so much more than drinking and not being able to remember any of the time that you spent on Spring Break.

Panama City Beach, Florida has so much to offer. Unfortunately, spring breakers don’t get to see the highlights of the city. Don’t be like every other student on spring break; take a break from your studies and a have a great time. Some of these activities offer student discounts; all you have to do is ask.