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Outdoor Recreation in Key West |
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| There are plenty of outdoor activities in Key West and a beautiful Key West condo or a Key West vacation rental home amid natural splendor lets you experience some of these exciting activities. A cruise is an ideal way to experience the beauty of the island from various perspectives. The surrounding waters are great for providing diving and snorkeling experiences to the adventurous while the less adventurous can look forward to hitching a ride on one of the glass bottom boats that can show you the reef without your getting wet. Kayaking and ecotours are added attractions for the nature lovers, and some even feature dolphin encounters.
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Explore the Reef through Glass Bottom Boats
Biking
Fishing
Mallory Square, Key West - Sunset Celebration
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FEATURED VACATION RENTALS - KEY WEST, FL |
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| Explore the Reef through Glass Bottom Boats |
| If you are not into snorkeling or scuba diving and still wish to see the coral reefs, do not despair. You can watch these tough looking yet highly delicate creatures and a variety of marine life through the comfort of a glass bottom ships are fully air-conditioned and have snack bars and restrooms. Key West features North America’s only living coral reef, which is one of the most biologically diverse marine eco-systems in the world.
There are around 110 species of corals and over 500 species of tropical fish, including snails, jellyfish, anemones, crabs, lobsters, rays, sea turtles, nurse sharks, and other sea life. You can enjoy the spectacular site of majestic elkhorn, which is a beautiful brain coral. It looks sturdy but is actually very delicate, fragile and vulnerable. |
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| Biking |
| Besides snorkeling and diving for under water exploration, you can also explore the above water natural splendor such as the beautiful countryside through biking. Biking is definitely the best way to explore the lesser known areas and quaint streets of Key West in a relaxed and leisurely manner. You will enjoy the exotic fragrance of the tropical flowers such as frangipani, gardenias and jasmines that bloom all the year round in Key West. You can see wonderful trees of diverse varieties, transplanted here from all over the world. Taste the local fruit such as mangoes, coconuts, star fruit, key limes and much more as you bike along the streets. You can meet and chat with the local residents as you see the unusual historic architecture. |
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| Fishing |
If fishing is your passion, Key West is the right place to be. There is plenty of fish in the waters of Key West where fishing legends like Ernest Hemmingway caught the giant blue marlin and Zane Grey landed the sailfish and giant tarpon. You too can go for tuna, sailfish, tarpon, barracuda, Wahoo, blackfin tuna, bonita, king fish, yellow fin, mahi mahi dolphin and much more.
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| Mallory Square, Key West - Sunset Celebration |
While for avid divers, snorkeling and diving may be the best thing in the world, however there’s one more experience which is sure to take your breath away and that is the experience of watching the sun set over the tranquil waters that surround Key West. Few places in the world offer the sheer beautyand radiance of this celestial scene. Hundreds of people assemble on the docks of the historic Mallory Square. This is a time-honored tradition in Key West. Once the sun sets, you can see flame tossing jugglers, tight ropewalkers and sword swallowers showing their feats. This veritable fair is something you will not forget easily.
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