Kennedy Space Center Day Trip with Transport from Orlando

We have lift-off! Don't miss taking the family to one of Florida's best attractions, the Kennedy Space Center. With your transport organized, you'll take a virtual flight to the moon and back on this full-day trip from Orlando.

Likely to Sell-out: Dine with an Astronaut at Kennedy Space Center regularly sells out weeks in advance, so book ahead to avoid disappointment.

Your day trip from Orlando to Kennedy Space Center starts with one of the center's world-renowned tours from the Visitor Complex. You'll see all the awesome NASA facilities, including the massive launch pads, gigantic Vehicle Assembly Building and awe-inspiring Apollo/Saturn V Center.

View rockets from all eras of space exploration in the Rocket Garden, enter a full-size Space Shuttle mock-up, see IMAX space films on five-story screens, and an actual Gemini program capsule on display in Early Space Exploration.

Options:

• Choose admission only.
• Add on the popular "Dine with an Astronaut" and have the chance to meet a member of NASA's Astronaut Corps while enjoying a delicious meal.
• Go for the Ultimate Space Pass, including all of the above plus the NASA Up-Close Tour for up-close views of the Space Shuttle launch pads, Vehicle Assembly Building, massive crawler-transporters and a special stop at the International Space Station Processing Facility.

Schedule details

Astronaut Hall of Fame at Kennedy Space Center

Departure Dates:

Daily, except Thursday

Departure Point:

Tour departs from selected meeting points in Orlando including:

• Champions World Resort
• Howard Johnson Maingate East
• Best Western Lakeside
• Downtown Disney
• International Resort
• Funspot Hotel
• All Star Music Resort
• Cirque Du Soleil
• Comfort Inn LBV
• Holiday Inn I-Drive
• Quality Inn I-Drive
• Sizzler South I-Drive

Departure Time:

Tour departs between 6:30am and 7:40am (exact time to be advised on reconfirmation)

Return Details:

Additional information

Meet an Astronaut at Kennedy Space Center

Inclusions:

Admission only:

• Roundtrip transportation
• IMAX Films, all shows and exhibits
• Admission to Astronaut Hall of Fame
• Hotel pickup and drop off (selected hotels only)
• Kennedy Space Center Tour of NASA's Launch Headquarters
• Local Taxes

Dine with an Astronaut

• All of the above
• Lunch with an Astronaut

Ultimate Space Pass:

• All of the above
• NASA Up-Close Tour

Exclusions:

• Gratuities (optional)
• Food and drinks

Additional Information:

• Confirmation will be received at time of booking, unless booked within 5 days of travel. In this case confirmation will be received within 48 hours, subject to availability

Itinerary:

A day at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex includes; KSC Tour of NASA's Launch Headquarters, Shuttle Launch Experience, both IMAX films, all shows and exhibits and a visit to the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. The tour includes a stop at the LC-39 observation gantry for a bird's eye view of the Space Shuttle launch pads.

Stop at the Apollo/Saturn V Center where you will walk beneath a massive Saturn V rocket, relive Neil Armstrong's first steps on the moon and experience the thunderous rumble of a Saturn V moon rocket lift-off. Continue with IMAX movie screenings of "Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D" narrated by Tom Hanks, or "Space Station 3D," which takes you on a virtual trip to the International Space Station.

Enjoy other shows and exhibits at the Visitor Complex including a chance to meet an astronaut at the Astronaut Encounter Show. The Shuttle Launch Experience is a journey of vertically launching into space and orbiting Earth aboard the Space Shuttle. Strap in for an authentic simulation, replicating the sights, sounds and feelings of a shuttle launch.

Finish your day with a visit to the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. This attraction features the world's largest collection of personal astronaut mementos, historic spacecraft and hands on activities. Sit in a mission control console, take a virtual moonwalk, feel the pull of 4Gs in the G-Force Simulator and land the Space Shuttle!

Local Operator Information:

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