Make Family Memories To Last A Lifetime At Callaway Gardens® Summer Family Adventure Program

April 18, 2011 - PRLog -- PINE MOUNTAIN, GA  – For the 51st consecutive year, Callaway Gardens® is welcoming families to its annual Summer Family Adventure – a fun-filled and affordable vacation that invites families to enjoy a host of entertaining activities and exciting adventures, or just kick back and relax while the children are entertained.

Summer Family Adventure captivates guests of all ages and interests with expert-led programs that the whole family will enjoy. If you want to indulge in a current passion, such as golf, tennis, or fishing, or try your hand at something new such as water skiing or circus activities…we have it all.  Or perhaps you want to participate in an educational workshop to learn about photography, gardening, or horticulture, Callaway Gardens’ Summer Family Adventure has that too!  It’s a vacation like no other.

With seven-day adventures available each week from June 4 through August 6, Callaway Gardens offers the chance to have Summer experiences that make memories to last a lifetime for every member of the family.  Summer Family Adventure is ideal for families with diverse interests, who enjoy multi-generational vacations, or anyone who loves the outdoors!

The seven-day Summer Family Adventure vacation package includes:
* Private two-bedroom Cottage with a family living and dining area, kitchen, fireplace, and screened-in porch
* Day Camp for children and teens ages 3 to 17 each weekday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
* Children’s activities including arts and crafts, swimming, miniature golf, circus activities, and outdoor adventures
* Teen activities including beach and water volleyball, a challenging ropes course, water skiing, tennis, a teen center, game room, teen dance, golf clinics and canoe trips
* Parents and adults can enjoy rounds of golf on Callaway Gardens’ award-winning golf courses
* Adults also can enjoy exercise classes, tennis, fishing and even circus skills
* Guests of all ages can participate in educational workshops and classes to learn more about photography, painting, drawing, gardening and nature
* During the evenings families can enjoy spending time together with bingo, beach activities, marshmallow roasts, miniature golf, bike rides, star gazing and more
* NEW Callaway Gardens TreeTop Adventure featuring aerial challenges for all ages and a NEW Farmers Market featuring locally, regionally available food, flowers and more.

The Summer Family Adventure program offers a variety of programs and activities that allow families to customize their ideal vacation and gives each family member an active, enjoyable Summer getaway tailored to their own interests.

Guests of Summer Family Adventure also can enjoy behind-the-scenes tours of Callaway Gardens, hiking on trails, bicycling, or gardening workshops. Golf lessons are offered on Callaway Gardens’ world-famous golf courses or guests can take circus and acrobatic classes from The Florida State University Flying High Circus, which resides at Callaway Gardens each Summer.

“At Callaway Gardens, we are proud to provide guests with a vacation that families can enjoy as an annual tradition,” said Edward Callaway, chairman and chief executive officer of the Ida Cason Callaway Foundation. “Summer Family Adventure allows our guests to reconnect with each as well as nature as they enjoy the outdoors. We are committed to providing a place where guests can create new, lifelong memories with family and friends.”

Since 1960, Callaway Gardens Summer Family Adventure has offered guests of all ages a one-of-a-kind getaway full of fun family memories.  Families who return year after year treasure Summer Family Adventure traditions such as enjoying muscadine ice cream to singing the Callaway Kid Camp Song. Join us this Summer and start collecting your own family memories!

For additional information about Summer Family Adventure, please visit www.callawaygardens.com/sfa or call 1-800-CALLAWAY (225.5292) to make your Summer Family Adventure reservation!

About Callaway Gardens
For almost 60 years Callaway Gardens has provided “a place of relaxation, inspiration and a better understanding of the living world” for millions of visitors.  Owned and operated by the non-profit Ida Cason Callaway Foundation, Callaway Gardens includes a garden, resort, preserve and residential community on 13,000 acres in Pine Mountain, Georgia.  Highlights include a butterfly conservatory, horticultural center, discovery center, chapel, inland beach, nature trails and special events throughout the year.

In addition, Callaway Gardens offers nearly 80,000 square feet of meeting space, 763 guest rooms, restaurants, a full-service spa, shops, golf, tennis, fishing and more.

Five unique, close-knit residential communities with custom home sites, lakefront properties and cottages on the golf course – offer an ideal home away from home or full-time residence.

Callaway Gardens is home to a 4,610-acre forest preserve, which is under conservation easement.  This conserved, sustainably-managed land is used for biological studies and environmental education programs.

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A gardens, resort, preserve and community, owned and operated by the non-profit Ida Cason Callaway Foundation, offering "So Much to See and Do" while "Connecting Man and Nature in a way that Benefits Both." Located in Pine Mountain, Georgia.