Friday, September 5, 2014

Boca Raton Beach Holiday Guide

By Jony Mozen


This place is a coastal paradise where the stylish oceanfront homes of the wealthy mix with upscale shopping malls and boutiques. Boca Raton is to Florida what Malibu is for Californians on the west coast. Visitors seek out this place because of its fabulous two-mile stretch of pristine beach sand. It's a soul-stirring experience to stand on the beach here in the early morning, when there's no one else around but the seabirds and the dunes, and the only thing in sight is the vastness and shimmer of the Atlantic stretching away towards the horizon.

Boca, as it is known to the locals, is just 40 miles north of Miami. Fort Lauderdale Airport is just 20 minutes away and Palm Beach Airport is the same distance the other way. Most visitors who come here want to get away from the bedlam and enjoy some relaxing downtime on the isolated and serene beaches.

It is an ideal place for a day trip to the beaches or for a family vacation. The city's reputation as a safe and clean place to work and live makes it very appealing for families with kids. Not to mention that the city beaches are protected by lifeguards every single day of the year. It's needed because both locals and visitors flock to the beaches throughout the year to enjoy the clear skies and brilliant sunshine.

The best part is that three city parks open out on to the beaches. This allows people to combine a day trip to the beach with a family picnic for the kids, complete with playgrounds, restrooms, grills and picnic tables. Red Reef Park with its man-made reef a bare ten feet from shore is an ideal place to let kids frolic in the water and learn how to swim and explore a whole new world below the water's surface.

Red Reef and its 39 acres have much more to offer apart from the mile-long beach and inviting waters. The Gumbo Limbo Nature Center offers everything from a butterfly garden to an aquarium with sharks which gets a lot of interested visitors during the live feeding times. They also have a whole menagerie of native species such as manatees and brown pelicans.

Surfers will find a designated surfing area at the southern ends of Red Reef and South Beach Park. For all-out recreation and sports, check out South Inlet Park Beach managed by the county. Visitors can fish from the pier and enjoy a variety of waterfront activities including jet skiing, kayaking, windsurfing, canoeing, sailboarding, beach volleyball and more.

If that's not enough, hop over to the Delray Municipal Beach. It's ideal for a fun-filled day of beachfront recreation and games. Visitors here can surf, swim, snorkel, sail and go windsurfing. There are separate areas for everything from kite flying to paddleball and Frisbees.

People who think of golf as their religion will bump into heaven at the oceanfront golf course. Art lovers will similarly be enthralled by the offerings of the Museum of Art, and nature enthusiasts will start thinking of the Daggerwing Nature Center as their new home. Families may also want to pencil in some time for Sugar Sand Park with its children's museum, science emporium and carousel.




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