Sun, Sand and Savings...Just for you

  
Planning your next beach vacation is stress-free with Dale E. Peterson’s Area Guide. This helpful online guide includes an overview of the amazing Gulf Coast locations we serve – from Navarre Beach to Panama City Beach – and other valuable information. We’ve also partnered with some of our favorite local businesses to offer you special discounts on everything from grocery service and crib rentals to golf and dining experiences. Take a look at some of the amazing offers we have secured to ensure you have the best beach vacation ever.  
  
Dining and Entertainment
  
A trip to the beach is not complete without venturing onto the surrounding emerald green waters. With Sunquest Cruises, you can enjoy a beautiful evening exploring the scenic shores of the Emerald Coast aboard the Solaris. The Solaris, docked at the Baytowne Marina at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort, features three decks with indoor and outdoor space – including a rooftop deck – to soak up the views and toast the setting sun. Dale E. Peterson guests enjoy a 20% discount for the dinner cruise, which also include entertainment and dancing.  For more information or to book a cruise, visit their website - http://www.sunquestcruises.com/ – or give them a call at 850.650.2519.  
  
Get a cool treat to beat the heat from Deep South Sno Treats located on the Destin Harbor. The locally-owned family business serves New Orleans-style ‘sno’ balls and other sweet treats. As a Dale E. Peterson guest, you’ll enjoy one free sno ball per reservation.  
  
Family Fun  
  
If you are looking to a make a splash with the entire family this summer, visit Big Kahuna’s water park in Destin. This popular attraction features more than 40 pools, rides and play areas including water slides of all sizes, a lazy river, wave pool, kiddie areas and even an adventure park with a go-kart track and mini golf. Open 7 days a week during season, our guests enjoy a special discount on all-day passes. Check out our Area Guide  for more information on how to get this special offer.  
  
Playing in the sand bring out the child in us all, and with Beach Sand Sculptures’ sand castle building lessons, you and your family can learn the art of creating the perfect sand castle. This unique beach experience is sure to become a memory to last a lifetime. Dale E. Peterson guests receive 10% off a private sand castle lesson.   
  
Watersports and More
  
Of course, exploring the beautiful waters surrounding Destin is one of the best ways to spend your vacation. Dale E. Peterson has you covered with fantastic savings for snorkeling, glass bottom boat rides and sunset dolphin cruises.
  
At Boogies Watersports, our guests enjoy one free adult ticket for their popular glass bottom boat tour. This narrated cruise takes you around the bay, harbor and gulf while you the vibrant and curious view sea life underneath.  
  
Destin Snorkel offers a variety of activities to have fun in the sun. Choose from snorkeling, shelling/dolphin cruises, sunset dolphin cruises and snuba (a guided underwater tour less in depth than traditional scuba diving). As a Dale E. Peterson guest, you’ll receive one free adult ticket to enjoy any of these adventures.  
  
Enjoy a variety of cruises and boating ventures with Sun Venture I Cruises as well as $5 off the purchase of two or more tickets – just for Dale E. Peterson guests.   
  
Capt. Nemo Cruises offers a complimentary beverage while you cruise the Destin Harbor and take in the sights and sounds of the Gulf. On Thursday nights, watch Harborwalk’s fireworks light the night sky. As our guest you’ll enjoy $5 off each ticket.  Call for reservations 850-837-2404
  
Fishing
  
Destin, ‘the world’s luckiest fishing village’, is home to a bounty of exciting fishing adventures. We’ve partnered with several fishing charter companies to offer our guests a variety of fishing excursions and discounts for experiencing fishing on the Gulf Coast.   
  
Check out our local fishing favorites and book your excursion before you stay.
  
Fish Tales Charter Boat
Sunrise Charters
The Destin Princess
The Destiny
  
Golf
  
Destin may be best known for its white sand beaches and emerald green waters but it’s also home to some of the finest golf courses in the Southeast. Dale E. Peterson has partnered with several amazing area golf courses to offer discounts for our guests to enjoy golfing on the coast.  
Guest discounts are offered at the following golf courses -
  
Bluewater Bay Golf Resort Championship 27-hole course designed by Tom Fazio and Jerry Pate.  
Emerald Bay Golf Club (link: www.emeraldbaygolfclub.com): Full-service 18-hole course designed by Bob Cupp located in Destin along the Choctawhatchee Bay.
Indian Bayou Golf Club (link: www.indianbayougolf.com): Three 9-hole courses; enjoyable and challenging for golfers of every skill level.  
Windswept Dunes Golf Course (link: www.windsweptdunes.com): Rated 4 Stars by Golf Digest; 30 minutes drive from Destin and Panama City Beach.
  
The Essentials
  
We know it can be challenging to vacation with infants and small children … simply because of all the equipment needed to keep them happy (and you sane). Coastal Crib Company (link: www.coastalcribrental.com) helps solve the problem with reliable, safe and quality cribs, pack-n-plays, swings and more. No need for you to bring anything but the baby with this convenient service.  
  
Dale E Peterson Vacations guests receive free delivery on all orders to Destin, Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa Island, and South Walton/30-A. Free delivery to Panama City Beach and Navarre Beach with a minimum $60 order. 
  
Skip the grocery store and head straight to your beach condo with shopping and delivery service from Emerald Coast Provisions (link: www.emeraldcoastprovisions.com). Place your order online or by phone prior to your stay and arrive with a perfectly stocked vacation home. Enjoy a complimentary dessert with your order of $125 or more as a Dale E. Peterson guest.
  
Getting around the beach is made a little easier with Ecco Motors’ (link: www.streetlegalcarts.com) vacation cart rentals. Perfect for use when traveling on scenic highway 98 (right along the beach) or on 30A in the Seaside and Watercolor communities, these street legal carts are just right for a quick trip along these heavily congested – but slow moving – roadways. Our guests receive a 10% discount on rentals.  
  
And finally, capture all of the amazing memories with a family photo on Destin’s beautiful white sand beaches with VIP Vacation Photography (link: vipvacationphotography.com). Enjoy a complimentary 8 x 10 photo as a Dale E. Peterson guest.  
  
For a complete listing of all of local favorites and discounts, please check out the Area Guide (link: http://www.destinresorts.com/area) page on our website.  
  

Published on Tuesday, July 22, 2014