Going to Captiva Island

What to do in Captiva Island

by Candyce H. Stapen

Southwestern Florida's Sanibel and Captiva Islands lure families with beautiful beaches and a range of quality resorts, plus plenty of places to enjoy the natural estuaries, salt marshes, mangrove swamps, and undeveloped sands of Florida.

Captiva and Sanibel Islands elevate the classic pastimes of beach-strolling and shell-collecting to new heights. Shells—conchs, whelks, scallops, and scores of others—wash up on the shores of these barrier islands by the waveful because of their east-west orientation. You can keep anything that doesn't have a live critter inside. Captiva Cruises is a great way to get out on the water with the wind in your face and dolphins plying...

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