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Looking to getaway, take a vacation, or move to a beach and tropical paradise. Browse and find accommodations, cottages, vacation rentals, real estate, properties and the best things to enjoy while you are here in paradise. Here you can enjoy miles and miles of beaches nestled comfortably alongside the Gulf of Mexico in beautiful Southwest Florida.

Sanibel Island and Captiva Isl. are renowned for the beautiful white sand beaches, an abundance of seashells and some of the best shelling you will find anywhere in the world. The beaches are clean and safe and the warm emerald Gulf beckons swimmers year-round.

Sanibel Island is home to an impressive variety of birds, pelicans, egrets, anhingas, Roseate Spoonbill, herons, ducks, several variety of seagulls and shorebirds, and the occasional bald eagle. These birds and other wildlife can be seen on the beaches, the causeway islands and the J. N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge. Seashells often found include coquinas, scallops, whelks, sand dollars, and other deeper-water mollusks, both univalve and bivalve. The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum is the only museum in the world dedicated to the study of shells. Some of the best fishing in the world is at your fingertips here, including the elusive Tarpon, snook and redfish.

There are many recreational activities and attractions for the whole family including fishing, paddling, sailing, waverunners, swimming, parasailing, bike riding, birding, shelling, golf, tennis, Captiva Cruises and tons more. Here you will also find all that you will need during your stay, groceries, beach supplies, rental cars, bikes, restaurants, shopping, to name a few. Come experience the beauty and wonder of this secluded set of islands on Florida's southwest coast.

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