About Captiva Island
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Overview
One of the town’s festive restaurants celebrates Christmas all year long, and kids can take mermaid and pirate lessons on captivating Captiva. Cruises sail visitors to nearby Cabbage Key, historic Useppa Island, posh Boca Grande on Gasparilla Island, and pristine Cayo Costa State Park, where folks can watch dolphins dance amid the area’s beautiful shores, mangroves, and pine forests. Luxury awaits along these verdant shores, home to several charming destination resorts and thousands of colorful shells.
What To Do
Watch the sunset as you sail beneath a sea of stars or search for dolphins with the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation onboard Captiva Cruises. Play an unforgettable round of golf overlooking serenely beautiful Gulf seas. Waterski, jetski, canoe, scuba dive, snorkel, and parasail amid the waters of this island paradise. See playful manatees and dolphins surf the waves beside nine miles of pristine beaches, pine forests and mangrove swamps of Cayo Costa State Park. Visit Captiva’s charming Chapel-By-The-Sea.
When to Go
Captiva Island’s peak season runs during the cooler months from January to April, when temperatures average around 75 F. Sea turtle nesting season takes place between May and the end of October. November and early December offer warm temperatures, while the summer months are much hotter with temperatures reaching the 90s.
Fast Facts
Captiva Island is four miles long and one-half mile wide.
230 species of birds, 250 types of shells and 50 varieties of fish plus bottlenose dolphins, turtles, manatees, sea otters, pelicans, alligators, and bobcats call Sanibel and Captiva home.
Infamous pirates, such as Lafitte, Blackbeard, Black Caesar, and Gasparilla visited these two enticing isles.
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