Sanibel Island ranks high in almost all travel magazines as a wonderful location for a family vacation. The island is known to be one of the best places in the world to find sea shells with over 200 varieties. The beaches are covered with soft white sand and surrounded by the warm and calm waters of the gulf.

Sanibel Island has everything one could wish for: excellent restaurants, accommodations, golfing, tennis, fishing, boating, shopping, bike paths, canoes, theatrical productions, and the renowned J.N. "Ding Darling" National Wildlife Refuge & Bird Sanctuary. Another site includes the Ybel lighthouse which has guided seafarers to Sanibel shores since 1884.

Things are different here because the island is old Florida. Sanibel is laid back and not very formal. Nature is deeply noticed and appreciated, and wildlife and bicycles have the right of way. For the most memorable and relaxing family vacation, holiday, wedding, honeymoon, anniversary, or get-away, Sanibel Island is the place to be. Visit Sanibel Island and do it all, or just lay back and do absolutely nothing at all. All this is just a short ride from the Fort Myers International Airport, Florida.