Lounging on the beach and soaking up the sun for hours on end isn’t for everybody. Some of you like to seek out a few more thrills. If your adrenaline isn’t pumping, and your knuckles aren’t white, you’re not happy. Well don’t worry, Panama City Beach still has plenty to offer you…
ADVENTURES AT SEA
The best way to experience the beautiful Gulf Coast waters isn’t necessarily lay on the beach watching them… Adventures at sea offers excursions on wave runner, pontoon boats and sail boats, depending on your need for speed.
What if you want to experience things from a different altitude? We’ve got you covered there too… Paradise watersports offers parasailing. This is an experience you’re not likely to forget any time soon. So if you’re interested in making some memories that will last a lifetime, this is one to look out for.
RACE CITY
Located on the East-end of Panama City Beach, Race City is easy to get to from the Sandpiper Beacon. It’s fun during the day and night, which is helpful since they sell unlimited armbands. Pay one price and ride all day/night as much as you like!
This is the epitome of a fun, fmaily-friendly attraction where there’s something for all ages. Experience the Scrambler, the Sea Dragon Pirate Ship and the Hurricane Rollercoaster. Your knuckles will be white, and your grin will run from ear to ear. Race City is also home to the legendary Skycoaster, an experience unlike anything else. Free fall from almost 140 feet and fly through the sky at over 60mph.
BOGGY BAYOU AIRBOAT TOURS
You might want to hold on tight, as you jump aboard a GTO Performance Airboat that boasts a 635-horsepower engine. Boggy Bayou Airboat Tours isn’t your grandma’s boat tour.
The boat cuts through the water effortlessly around Deer Point Lake, where you can see plenty of alligators, native birds and other marine life that inhabit the salt marshes.
AQUATIC ADVENTURES
Get hands-on, and get active. Aquatic adventures offers multiple excite ways to really experience Panama City Beach. Guided jet-ski dolphin tours are a hit with families of all ages. Banana boat rides offer a shorter but exhilarating way to experience the warm, turquoise Gulf waters.
Dad, you get to play captain for the day and lead the whole family out to Shell Island on your own adventure. Depending on how old the kids are, you may prefer to take a wave runner, sailboat, or pontoon boat. If you feel like getting really up close and personal with our colorful marine life including dolphins, there are snorkeling tours as well.
PANHANDLE HELICOPTER
Elevate your vacation game, and see Panama City Beach in a way few get to experience for themselves. Your kids will never forget taking their first helicopter ride, or just surprise your significant other with a romantic sunset flight.
There are different tours available to keep your wallet happy, and families with little ones (with small bladders) can opt for the shorter excursions. Something you may not have known, is that a helicopter ride is also your only way to go on a shark tour! That’s right, you’ll fly over deeper waters and scout out shark locations far away from the shoreline.
SKYDIVE PANAMA CITY
Feel like jumping out a perfectly working plane? Panama City Beach can offer you that experience. Don’t worry if this is your first time. You can try a tandem jump, where you are in highly trained hands.
Sometimes you just feel the urge to make a jump from 14,000 feet in the air, and fly back down to the beach at an astonishing 120 mph. Once that chute gets popped, you can enjoy the five minute, magical descent through the clouds back to paradise. If you’re looking for bragging rights from your vacation, this is a story that would be pretty hard to beat.
DIVE SHOPS
Panama City Beach waters hold many beautiful secrets that the majority of people who vacation here never see. The are is rich in shipwrecks and artificial reefs. You can swim around and explore these magnificent environments while your friends fish from the pier.
There are several fantastic dive shops that can take care of all the gear you’ll need. They have options for first timers as well as more advanced divers, so you can really choose your own adventure!
STAY CLOSE. STAY SMART
Chances are, not everybody in your family is going to share your sense of adventure. So if you’re staying at a Resort with lots of built-in activities and amenities like waterslides and a lazy river, they can lounge while you seek thrills.
Let the kids play mini golf, chase each other around the beachside playground, and race down our 2-story turbo waterslide while you skydive. Then, when you get back, you can all grab a bite to eat from our beachside deli as you watch the sun set on a perfect Panama City Beach vacation day.
Find out more about all of the different rooms and suites you can rent at the Sandpiper Beacon Beach Resort. While you’re there, you can also check out more information on attractions, restaurants and things to do in Panama City Beach.
Our reservations team are here 24/7 to help answer any questions you may have. 1-800 488-8828.
