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| Sanibel | ||
| State | Florida | |
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| Residents | 6.374 (2012) | |
| height | 1 m | |
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Sanibel or. Sanibel Island is an island town across from Fort Myers at the West Coast of Florida. Sanibel is connected to the mainland (Punta Rassa, suburb of Fort Myers) by a bridge and can be reached directly from McGregor Blvd (= Rt. 867). This is the symbol of the city 1 Sanibal Island Light
, a lighthouse built in 1884.
getting there
By plane
By train
By bus
In the street
From the mainland, you can travel by car via the Sanibel Causeway. This costs US $ 6 on the way there (to the island). The return trip to the mainland is free.
By boat
mobility
Map of Sanibel
Tourist Attractions
Ding Darling National Wildlife Refuge
- J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge. Large nature reserve on the north side of the island. The refuge is one of the largest natural mangrove ecotopes in the USA and is famous for its migratory bird population. For car traffic, the park is about 6 km long Wildlife Drive opened up, which can only be driven through from east to west. The driveway is hard to miss and is located on Sanibel-Captiva Road, a little west of Rabbit Road. If you want, you can leave your car in the parking lot at the visitor center and continue on foot. There are three hiking trails: the 3 km long one Indigo Trail, which begins shortly after the entrance to the park (then you walk back the same way or hike 3 km over the Wildlife Drive back to the car), the very short one Wulfert Keys Trail, which lies far to the west of the park and leads to the northern shore of the island, and Calusa Shell Mound Trail, this is a 1 km long circular route just before the western exit. Foot patients only drive that Wildlife Drive, but keep stopping to take pictures. The Comodore Creek Trail is only for canoes and kayaks.Open: The park is open every day except Fri, as long as it is light.Price: $ 5 per car. Pedestrians and cyclists $ 1 (children 15 and under free).
- 2 Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum, 3075 Sanibel-Captiva Rd, in the center of the island. Exhibition of mussels and mollusks.
- Bowman’s Beach. In the west of the island, reached by a long walk), wonderful place to enjoy the sunset.
activities
Sanibel is best known as an ecological destination. Bird lovers and shell collectors make up the majority of visitors to the island each year.
- Rent full-size bikes and mini-bikes and / or motorized scooters to see the island more slowly and take it all in at a more leisurely pace.
- Rent your own excursion boats. There is a large public beach with the Sanibel Lighthouse at one end of the island and a large, quiet, covered fishing pier. You will be entertained by many pelicans and enjoy the company of pelicans patiently waiting for someone to throw scraps of fish onto the pier. A very peaceful, delightful place.
- Fish (license required) from the shore or rent a charter. You can catch delicious whiting right in the surf on the beach in front of your apartment, cook it minutes or hours later and enjoy the best, freshest fish you've eaten in a long time.
- Collect clams on one of the public beaches (any clam that has a live resident and any other type of live marine life, such as live sand dollars, etc. are not allowed)
- Rent a kayak and explore the calm waters of Tarpon Bay
- Play golf or tennis
shop
kitchen
Cafés and specialties
- 1 Dolce Tesoro - Simply Cupcakes, 2003 Periwinkle Way, Tahitian Gardens Plaza. Popular café with ice cream sales.
medium
Upscale
- Mad Hatter Restaurant, 6467 Sanibel Captiva Road. Local haute cuisine. Considered the best restaurant on the island.
- Traditions on the Beach, 3111 West Gulf Drive. Upscale restaurant serving eclectic American, Caribbean and Mediterranean cuisine.
nightlife
accommodation
security
health
Practical advice
trips
- Captiva Island. Captiva Island is right next door and, because it is connected to Sanibel Island by a bridge, it can even be reached by car.
literature
Web links
- http://www.mysanibel.com (en) - Sanibel Official Website
