During your stay at The Windjammer, explore lighthouses and historic shipwrecks along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Bird-watching, fishing, shelling, and boating will fill your days. Lands of the Outer Banks are constantly shifted by wind and waves, forming the huge dunes common to the area. Because of these conditions, Jockey’s Ridge State Park has become a popular spot for hang gliding. Other area attractions include the Wright Brothers National Memorial, Roanoke Island (site of the first English colony), and the Elizabethan Gardens.
Activity: Fishing
Sands Villa Resort
Sands Villa Resort is set directly on the ocean in Atlantic Beach on Bogue Banks Island. In addition to its beachfront location, the resort offers tennis courts, indoor and outdoor pools, a restaurant, and a lounge. Water sports are available both by the ocean and at Bogue Banks Sound. Back on land, golf and tennis are the most popular sports. Sightseers should visit Fort Macon State Park, historic Beaufort, and Cape Lookout National Seashore.
Peppertree Atlantic Beach III
Atlantic Beach is the oldest of five resort towns along the Bogue Banks on North Carolina’s coast. Known as the Crystal Coast, it’s a place that stays in your memory as a great vacation spot. Walk down the sidewalk from your villa to the white, sandy beach, where you can rent a chair and an umbrella for the day. Then head into the surrounding communities for some great seafood. Whether you like to swim, bask in the sun, sail, or fish, Peppertree Atlantic Beach is the perfect location for any of these activities.
4 Seasons at Beech
Beech Mountain is a vacation destination with wonderfully dramatic seasons. The unparalleled scenery and abundance of activities make for an exceptional vacation experience. Sitting high atop Beech Mountain, the 4 Seasons lodge awaits you. Situated amidst the splendor of North Carlina’s magnificent mountains, the resort offers you a mile-high world of unspoiled beauty and quiet contentment. The area host many festivals and fairs throughout the year. Asheville, NC, and the historic Biltomore Estate are approximately 2 hours away by car.
Fairway Forest at Sapphire Valley
Fairway Forest at Sapphire Valley is in the southernmost part of the Blue Ridge Mountains and offers 5,700 acres of beauty at an elevation of 3,100 feet. Amenities include two outdoor pools, a park with picnic area, an 18-hole PGA golf course, eight clay and two hard-surfaced tennis courts, and a health club with an indoor pool, whirlpool, and exercise equipment. Hiking, fishing, mininature golf, and canoeing are offered. Amenities are seasonal; contact the resort for dates. You can enjoy skiing or snow tubing from mid December-February. Visit us at www.sapphirevalleyresort.com.
Foxhunt at Sapphire Valley
Foxhunt at Sapphire Valley is nestled on a wooded mountainside in the southernmost part of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Some units overlook a small lake. Amenities include an outdoor pool, a park wtih picnic area, an 18-hole PGA golf course, eight clay and two hard-surfaced tennis courts, and health club with indoor pool, whirlpool and exercise equipment. Hiking, fishing, miniature golf and canoeing are other popular activities. Skiing is available mid-December through February, weather permitting. A car is needed to access the various amenities at the resort.
Fontana Village
Historic Fontana Village is bordered by Nantahala National Forest, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and Fontana Lake. Fontana Lake offers boating, waterskiing, and fishing. Sign up for horseback riding at the resort’s stables. The resort, while rustic and secluded, offers a miniature golf course, lighted tennis courts, and two outdoor pool are open Memorial Day through Labor Day. The excercise equipment area, indoor pool, and recreation room are open year-round. The Adventure Center offers outdoor recreation including mountain biking and hiking tours.
Wyndham Resort at Fairfield Sapphire Valley
Resting in the southernmost part of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Fairfield Sapphire Valley occupies 5,700 acres of natural beauty at an elevation of 3,100 feet. The resort has an outdoor pool, a park with picnic area, an 18-hole PGA golf course, a nine-hole golf course, and eight tennis courts. A health club with indoor pool and exercise equipment adds to the list of amenities. Hiking, fishing, and canoeing are other popular activities. During winter nearby Sapphire Valley Ski Area operates two runs and Frozen Falls Tube Park–weather permitting. The ski area is not operated by the resort.
4 Seasons at Beech
Beech Mountain is a vacation destination with wonderfully dramatic seasons. The unparalleled scenery and abundance of activities make for an exceptional vacation experience. Sitting high atop Beech Mountain, the 4 Seasons lodge awaits you. Situated amidst the splendor of North Carlina’s magnificent mountains, the resort offers you a mile-high world of unspoiled beauty and quiet contentment. The area host many festivals and fairs throughout the year. Asheville, NC, and the historic Biltomore Estate are approximately 2 hours away by car.
Outer Banks Beach Club I
Enjoy swimming, surfing, fishing, and other water sports at the Outer Banks Beach Club I, located in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. Bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, the resort offers two outdoor pools, an indoor pool, and indoor and outdoor spas. Arrangements can be made for guests to windsurf, play golf (seasonal) or tennis, or hang glide. Sightseers will enjoy Roanoke Island, the Elizabeth II sailing ship, the Wright Brothers National Memorial, Pea Island Wildlife Refuge, and Jockey’s Ridge.