Golf and Gator Review

We were interested in some mini-golf during our stay at the beach so we went to Golf and Gator at Cocoa Beach.

Golf n Gator offers two 18-hole golf courses that were a lot of fun. It was rather expensive at $16 per person! But if you do all 36 holes, it is $20, which is still high but a little more reasonable. The golf courses take you past a huge tortoise (who was sleeping in his house when we came buy)  and some huge iguanas in cages.  They had something unique I hadn't seen before: dials that you spin at some holes to for some random activities. See the video here.

 The mini-golf is just part of what we did. They have a gator pond where you can pay to feed the gators! You can also hold a gator or buy reptile jewelry and skeletons. They also have a small gift shop and a place to get food (but no ice cream?).

We took part in a "panning for gems" feature. You guy a bag of pay dirt, dump into into a sifter, and then wash away the dirt. What remains are colorful low value gems. The boys had never done anything like that before and enjoyed it.

Unfortunately, we picked one of the hottest days of the year to play mini-golf. The heat was sweltering at nearly 100 degrees. It was challenging to keep our spirits high and our frustration low under such conditions.

We did the Swamp Cave golf course. You can see Hole 7 (the cave) in this video: click here. 

We spent a little more than an hour at Gator and Golf, which was perfect (especially considering the heat). It might take ninety minutes to do everything including both rounds of golf. If you are looking for something a little different and don't mind the price? This might be a nice place to stop at.