Fall Escape Value In Destin Florida

By Author: Christina Valpraiso
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Before vacationers trade their swim suits and sunscreen for sweaters and scarves, the Emerald Coast invites travelers to like one last shore retreat along this laid back slice of Florida’s upper Gulf coast. Contrary of the rest of the state, fall begins the “value season” in the Emerald Coast, inviting visitors to dive into savings of more than 30 percent off attractions and accommodations.

Acclaimed for its great golf escapes, the southern towns of Destin, Fort Walton Beach and Okaloosa Island enjoy more than 1,080 holes of championship golf perfectly manicured for fall play. Ranked one of the top ten "Best Golf Towns in America" by Golf Digest, the Emerald Coast offers challenging courses with enormous value rates and specials year-round. From challenging links planned by world-renowned architects to panoramic enticements engineered by Mother Nature the courses capitalize on forest and wetlands for charming †yet sinister †contrasts.

Florida's Emerald Coast features an array of bay-lined courses, including:
• Shalimar Pointe ...
... Golf and Country Club course fees start at $25
• Indian Bayou Golf Club course fees start at $49
• Regatta Bay Golf - Country Club course fees start at $59
• Kelly Plantation Golf Club course fees start at $59

Hailed as the “World’s Luckiest Fishing Village,” the Emerald Coast harbors the biggest and most elaborately equipped charter boat fleet in Florida. With more than 20 types of fish plus grouper, snapper, cobia and king mackerel, fishing first-timers and tested “old salts,” delight in deep sea excursions, offshore, bottom, inshore and others, for as little as $25 a half-day. October is the ideal time for anglers to head to the Emerald Coast, as the entire month is dedicated to the Destin Fishing Rodeo.

In addition to the area savings, the Emerald Coast presents festive fall events, including:

October
• 31st yearly Destin Seafood Festival †Oct. 2-4
• Downtown Art Walk †Oct. 16

November
• Northwest Florida Fair †Nov. 3-8
• 22nd Yearly Thunderbird Intertribal Powwow

Unpretentious, breathtakingly beautiful and named the “No. 1 coast town in the South” for 14 consecutive years by the readers of Southern Living, Florida’s Emerald Coast is notorious for 24 miles of sugar-white sands and emerald-green waters. Year-round, vacationers indulge in clean pleasures, from the World’s Luckiest Fishing Village” and vigorous shore celebrations to 1,080 holes of challenging golf and virtually 16,000 Gulf-edged accommodations.
About Author:
Christina is an expert on travel, lodging and food in the Destin Florida area. Find out more from her on Hotels Destin and Destin Hotel accomodations at www.destinlocal.com.