Me and my sister are planning to trip to Tampa Bay in June. The trip will last about 4 days to a week.
We’re both going to be 18 years old.
We want to go to Busch Gardens and Sea World during the trip. We’re thinking about buying these tickets: http://commerce.4adventure.com/eStore/scripts/skins/bgt/ticketsmultidaySWBG.aspx?__utma=1.1203698678.1294771655.1294776275.1294780562.3&__utmb=1.3.10.1294780562&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1294771655.1.1.utmcsr=(direct)|utmccn=(direct)|utmcmd=(none)&__utmv=-&__utmk=17315513&__utma=1.1203698678.1294771655.1294776275.1294780562.3&__utmb=1.3.10.1294780562&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1294771655.1.1.utmcsr=(direct)|utmccn=(direct)|utmcmd=(none)&__utmv=-&__utmk=17315513&__utma=1.1203698678.1294771655.1294776275.1294780562.3&__utmb=1.3.10.1294780562&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1294771655.1.1.utmcsr=(direct)|utmccn=(direct)|utmcmd=(none)&__utmv=-&__utmk=17315513
Is that a good deal? Is there a better deal than that? What else is there to do in Tampa Bay?
Where should we stay? We’re going to have about 6 people including us, and none of us care about the quality of the hotel because we aren’t planning on staying in the room for extended amounts of time.
None of us are drinkers, so don’t suggest bars and stuff please.
Most importantly, we are on a BUDGET. We want to try and keep it under $350 per person if at all possible.
For the lodging, try www. motel6. com to see their properties in the Tampa area.
Sea World is about 1 1/2 hours away by car. Are you going to have time to go all the way over there when you are only in Tampa for a few days? Busch Gardens sometimes has deals on two days at Busch Gardens. A good place to eat in Busch Gardens is the Crown Colony where you can get the chicken dinner or the fish dinner. I haven’t been there in a few years but it was always all you can eat. If you make that meal your main meal of the day it pays. The food is good. It is air conditioned and you have a view of the animals. Remember Florida is hot in June. You might want to call the Sand Pebble Resort in Treasure Island to see if they have one of their 3 bedroom apartments available that week. 727-360-1845. Actually you can get a two bedroom as there is a sleeper sofa in the living room. it is right on the Gulf of Mexico and there is a trolley out front that runs up and down the island. It has a kitchen so you can save a lot of money on food and there is a supermarket just down the road and Johns Pass where there are little shops and boats for dolphin viewing or fishing. Because there is a living room, you can relax and talk. The apartments are bigger than a regular hotel as this place was originally built to be a condominium. We go there once a year ourselves. June is off season in Tampa Bay. Most places will only rent to 21 and up. You do not say who is also in your group. You definitely want to go to the Dali Museum in St. Petersburg. It gives a lower rate for students and it is world famous as it is the largest collection of Dali in the world. You can spend a whole day there. There are docents who give tours. In Tampa there is the Florida Aquarium, the Lowry Park Zoo and the Museum of Science and Industry, the largest of its kind in the Southwest.