Siesta Key vacations provide   fun, free activities for just about everyone. Have a great time along the 35 miles of pristine beaches. Play in the sand, go bodysurfing, collect seashells, or just relax and enjoy the beautiful views. On Sunday evenings enjoy the magnificent sunset and the beat of the drummers of the Siesta Key Drum Circle at Siesta Key Public Beach. The activities begin just before sunset and continue until the early hours of the morning. The event is located a little south of the main pavilion, between lifeguard stands three and four.

North Jetty Park, located on the southern tip of Casey Key, is regarded as one of the most exciting surf beaches on the west coast of Florida. It’s also a popular place for picnics and watching boats go in an out to sea.

The grounds of the Sarasota International Cricket Club are regarded as the best in the Southeast and among the best grounds in the nation. The season begins in late September and continues through the end of May. Have fun watching a cricket match.

Burns Court, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a group of 1920s bungalows. It’s within easy reach of Siesta Key beach rentals. Originally single-family homes, the bungalows are now a community of homes, restaurants and shops. These adobe works of art are worth checking out.

The Tamiami Trail Scenic Highway offers windows to the culture, history and beautiful waters of Florida’s Gulf Coast. The Tamiami Highway has something for just about everyone.

Explore the Myakka State Forest. The frontage on the Myakka River is designated an Outstanding Florida Water and a Wild and Scenic River. Take a hike, do some off-road bicycling or enjoy horseback riding.

Have a wonderful time while staying at one of the superb Siesta Key beach rentals.

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This week iTrip is featuring its 8911 Midnight Pass Rd condo, situated in the Sunrise Cove Yacht Club in Siesta Key, Florida. The club, nestled along a beautiful white sandy beach, is a great place to relax. Siesta Key beach rentals are popular with people throughout the nation.

Kids have an amazing appetite for fun, and Siesta Key, Florida delivers. Siesta Key vacations offer a cornucopia of exciting family activities for children of all ages. The beach is the top attraction on Siesta Key, but this beautiful barrier island just 8 miles off the coast of Sarasota also offers plenty of outstanding off-beach activities that will make your family’s Siesta Key vacations memorable.

Start planning perfect Siesta Key vacations by renting lovely Siesta Key beach rentals on iTrip.net. From the porch of your cozy beach cottage or the balcony of your luxurious condo, you’ll be only steps away from one of the most gorgeous beaches on Florida’s Gulf Coast. The sand on Siesta Key is 99% quartz, ground to a soft, powdery white that provides breathtaking contrast to the clear, emerald-green waters of the Gulf and the profusion of exotic flowers and palms that decorate this tropical paradise.

As inviting as the beach is, you and your family will want to explore the many other exciting activities available on Siesta Key and nearby Sarasota, including:

• Rent some bikes, pack a picnic lunch and explore along the key’s scenic bike paths. A to Z Baby, Beach & Bike Rentals is your source for bikes and baby trailers that allow the whole family to join the fun.
• Let fledgling gymnasts experience the circus arts at a Circus Sarasota workshop; then have fun at the hands-on exhibits at the Ringling Circus Museum.
• Experience Florida’s pristine beauty and pioneer history at the Crowley Museum & Nature Center. The Sarasota County wildlife sanctuary features a pioneer village, nature trails and boardwalks through swamp and marshland.
• Perfect for rainy day fun, the science museum GWIZ offers 33,000 square feet of interactive, hands-on science exhibits.
• Watch the manatees at the Parker Manatee Aquarium in West Bradenton.
• Experience the phenomenal laser light show at Bishop Planetarium.

Start planning your Siesta Key vacation with iTrip.net!

A tropical paradise where colorful flowers bloom in profusion and exotic birds flit between tall palm trees, Siesta Key is an unforgettable vacation destination. Located off Central Florida’s Gulf Coast near Sarasota, the barrier island’s pristine white sand beaches and crystal clear Gulf waters lure vacationers who come to escape the daily grind and relax. Luxurious Siesta Key beach rentals provide the perfect place to indulge in a romantic getaway or gather friends and family for a laid-back holiday.

Siesta Key vacations offer all the wonderful activities that people anticipate when they book a Florida beach vacation on iTrip.net. Swimming, boating, snorkeling, fishing and golfing are popular Siesta Key activities. Deluxe spas, boutique shops and delightful restaurants are also available on the key, with nearby Sarasota providing museums, aquariums, parks, miniature golf and many other popular vacation activities.

If you’re an adventurer and like to explore off the beaten path, Siesta Key and the surrounding area offer some unique vacation experiences.

• Go nose-to-nose with the affectionate miniature horses at the Fallen Pine Ranch in Sarasota. Call ahead to schedule a personal tour with the owners
• Get a glimpse of the true “Old South” on a guided tour of the carefully restored historic Gamble Mansion in Ellenton
• Go back in time on a narrated train ride aboard a 1950s-era diesel train at the Gulf Coast Railroad Museum in Manatee County
• Get a taste of old Florida and enjoy the kitschy décor during lunch at the Linger Lodge Restaurant & RV Resort in Bradenton
• Marvel at Solomon’s Castle in Ona. Featured on Extreme Homes, the castle, complete with moat, was hand-built by artist Howard Solomon, an internationally-known sculptor using many unusual materials

Career-building singles rarely take all the vacation time they have coming; but a singles vacation to somewhere warm, sunny and fun could be just what you need to unwind, relax and recharge your batteries. Popular vacation hotspots like Panama City Beach, Newport Beach and Siesta Key have the luxurious beach rentals, fabulous beaches, exciting activities, great restaurants and pulsating nightlife that draw singles. Beach vacations destinations are the perfect places to party with your friends, meet other singles and maybe even find romance. Three of the most popular vacation destinations for singles are:

1. Panama City Beach is where singles go to have fun on Florida’s scenic Gulf Coast. Packed with fun-filled attractions, including water parks, zoos, go karts, miniature golf and arcades, this is the place to go for exciting water sports, rocking nightlife and the Gulf’s famous sugar-sand beaches
2. Newport Beach is Southern California’s favorite beach resort. Relax on white sand beaches or pamper yourself at fabulous spas. Newport Beach offers biking, kayaking, surfing, boarding and world-class shopping. Dinner on the harbor and breathtaking sunsets set the stage for romance
3. Siesta Key is a tropical paradise on Florida’s southern Gulf Coast where colorful birds flit across gorgeous white sand beaches and sing from swaying palms. Siesta Key has it all: snorkeling, diving, fishing, spas, golf and more

Singles vacations are more fun when you and your friends stay together in fabulous Siesta Key beach rentals or Newport Beach vacation rentals where you can laze around, raid the kitchen whenever you get the munchies, cook fabulous meals together, sit shoulder to shoulder on the beach while you watch the sun melt into the ocean and talk the night away over a pitcher of margaritas. You need this. So call a few friends or gather the whole gang, tell your boss you’re headed for the beach and book the perfect Panama City Beach rentals on iTrip.net.

Siesta Beach, located on the Siesta Key barrier island in Florida, has been ranked the country’s top beach in a yearly survey by Florida International University professor Steven Leatherman, also know as Dr. Beach. The Sarasota gem is known for its emerald water and brilliant white sand.

Leatherman stated “The sand is like sugar … You have to bring sunglasses because it’s so bright.  It’s super soft, super fine. They claim to have the finest, whitest sand in the world and I can’t argue with that.”

The beach is also known for its calm waters and cleanliness.

Shallow water depth, near the shore, combined with year round lifeguard protection makes Siesta Beach one of the nation’s safest beaches.

Leatherman ranks beaches on 50 criteria, including water quality, the look and feel of the sand, crowds and facilities. A top score is 250. Siesta Beach received a score in the 230’s.  After a beach receives the top ranking on Leatherman’s list, it’s no longer considered for future rankings. A #1 ranking usually provides a 15 to 20 percent increase in visitors to the winner of the survey.

Unlike other beaches, which are made from mostly coral, Siesta Beach’s sand is nearly pure quartz. It’s estimated Siesta Beach’s sand is millions of years old. The sand initiated in the Appalachians and then carried by the rivers and deposited on the shores of Siesta Key.

Siesta Beach amenities include: 

• Picnic tables
• Tennis courts
• Rest rooms
• Volleyball courts
• Soccer field
• 20 station fitness trail
• Playground equipment