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Orlando
7 days · 8 things to do
Best time to go: February to May and October to November
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Welcome
Orlando, in a few days
The theme park capital of the world lines up, across a few kilometres of pine forest, the four parks of Walt Disney World, the three of Universal, including Epic Universe, opened in 2025, and hundreds of hotels that live off them alone. An hour to the east, rockets lift off from Kennedy Space Center, and to the north, manatees come to spend the winter in springs at 22°C.
- Day by day
- D1 Day 1 1 thing
- D2 Day 2 1 thing
- D3 Day 3 1 thing
- D4 Day 4 1 thing
- D5 Day 5 1 thing
- D6 Day 6 1 thing
- D7 Day 7 1 thing
- Worth sorting before you go
- Words that help
- The practical page
- Packing checklist
The trip
Day by day
Map of the sights (numbers follow the suggested order). It prints with the base map.
D1
Day 1
1 thing to do · at your own pace
- All day · Magic Kingdom · a full dayWalt Disney World's first park, opened in 1971 around Cinderella Castle and six lands, mixing classics such as Pirates of the Caribbean and Space Mountain with TRON Lightcycle Run and nightly fireworks.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Universal's Cabana Bay Beach Resort ↗ · All places to stay by budget →€200 a night
D2
Day 2
1 thing to do · at your own pace
- All day · EPCOT · a full dayDisney's 1982 park in two halves: science pavilions around the silver sphere of Spaceship Earth, with Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, and the World Showcase's eleven national pavilions around a lake.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Universal's Cabana Bay Beach Resort ↗€200 a night
D3
Day 3
1 thing to do · at your own pace
- All day · Disney's Hollywood Studios · a full dayThe film and TV park, opened in 1989, home to Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge with Rise of the Resistance, Toy Story Land and the free-falling Twilight Zone Tower of Terror.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Universal's Cabana Bay Beach Resort ↗€200 a night
D4
Day 4
1 thing to do · at your own pace
- All day · Disney's Animal Kingdom · a full dayA 200-hectare zoological theme park around the 44-metre Tree of Life, with a truck safari through the savannah, Avatar's glowing world of Pandora and the Himalayan-themed Expedition Everest roller coaster.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Universal's Cabana Bay Beach Resort ↗€200 a night
D5
Day 5
1 thing to do · at your own pace
- All day · Epic Universe · a full dayUniversal's third park, opened in May 2025, where portals around Celestial Park lead to Super Nintendo World, the Ministry of Magic, Dark Universe's classic monsters and How to Train Your Dragon's Isle of Berk.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Universal's Cabana Bay Beach Resort ↗€200 a night
D6
Day 6
1 thing to do · at your own pace
- All day · Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure · one to two daysUniversal's two original parks, linked by the Hogwarts Express through the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, from Diagon Alley to Hogsmeade, with the VelociCoaster and Hagrid's motorbike coaster among America's most thrilling.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Universal's Cabana Bay Beach Resort ↗€200 a night
D7
Day 7
1 thing to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Winter Park free · half a dayA 1880s winter resort town north of downtown Orlando, with Park Avenue's cafés, the Morse Museum's Tiffany collection and an hour-long scenic boat tour through three lakes linked by narrow canals.
With more time: Kennedy Space Center.
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Worth sorting before you go
📶 eSIM data
Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
Get one · Holafly
Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
Get one · Holafly
🛡️ Travel insurance
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
💳 Fee-free card
Pay at the real rate, with no exchange markup.
Open one · Revolut
Pay at the real rate, with no exchange markup.
Open one · Revolut
🚐 Airport transfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Book it · GetTransfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Book it · GetTransfer
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Good to know
Flavours & local habits
🍽️ Worth tasting
- Burgers and barbecue: brisket and ribs cooked low and slow, done differently in every state.
- Clam chowder in a sourdough bread bowl: the classic lunch on the San Francisco waterfront.
- Mexican food: tacos from a truck in Los Angeles, a Mission burrito in San Francisco.
- Pancakes and weekend brunch: a national habit, generous to the point of excess.
- Craft beer, and California wine from Napa and Sonoma.
⚠️ Best avoided
- Tipping is not optional: add 15 to 20% in restaurants and bars.
- Prices on menus and in shops exclude sales tax, which is added at the till.
- Do not plan more than four or five hours of driving a day: the distances are larger than they look on the map.
- Never travel without health insurance. A night in hospital can cost thousands of dollars.
- In summer, do not hike down into the Grand Canyon in the heat of the day: the climb back out is where people get into trouble.
Getting by
Words that help
🗣️ English is the main language here, so there is nothing to learn by heart.
The essentials
The practical page
CurrencyUS dollar (USD, $)
BudgetAbout €275 a day, mid-range
Best seasonFebruary to May and October to November
PlugA/B · 120V
Tap waterSafe to drink
Tipping15 to 20%, expected
Emergency911
EntryUK, Australian and most EU passports need an ESTA, applied for online before departure, for stays of up to 90 days; a few EU countries sit outside the Visa Waiver Program and need a full visa. Canadians need neither, only a passport. Anyone who has been to Cuba since January 2021 cannot use an ESTA and must apply for a visa.
HealthNo vaccination required. Keep tetanus, diphtheria and polio up to date; hepatitis A is worth considering if you eat well off the tourist trail. In the desert parks, the heat is the real risk.
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Don't forget
Packing checklist
Have a good trip.
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