Fort Myers Trip Overview
This unique private tour gives guest an up close look at one of Florida’s true gems , Fort Myers combines nature and abundant history. From Thomas Edison’s laboratory, palm trees, manatees, gators, and the world’s largest collection of seashells. everyone is guaranteed to have a blast!
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Duration: 5 to 6 hours
Starts: Fort Myers, United States
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Fort Myers, Florida, United States
This unique private tour gives guest an up close look at one of Florida’s true gems , Fort Myers combines nature and abundant history. From Thomas Edison’s laboratory, palm trees, manatees, gators, and the world’s largest collection of seashells. everyone is guaranteed to have a blast!
Itinerary
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Stop At: Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve, 7751 Penzance Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33966-0600
The Six Mile Cypress Slough is over 3,400 acres of wetland in Fort Myers, Florida, that measures approximately 11 miles long and 1/3 mile wide. This linear ecosystem is home to a diverse population of plants and animals, including a few considered to be endangered. The Slough also serves as a corridor for wildlife by providing a safe route of travel.
The Slough is a natural drainage-way, collecting runoff water from a 33-square-mile watershed area during periods of heavy or prolonged rainfall. During the wet season (June through October), a depth of 2 to 3 feet of water makes the Slough comparable to a wide, shallow stream. This fresh water flows southwest through the Slough and empties into the Estero Bay Aquatic Preserve.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Fort Myers River District, First Street Edwards Drive, Fort Myers, FL 33902
Florida’s West Coast has another treasure to be proud of — the recently-revitalized, charming waterfront area of Historic Downtown Fort Myers. The culture and history-rich core of Downtown Fort Myers is the River District which combines walkable, in a waterfront neighborhood.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: The Shell Factory, 11000 Terminal Access Rd Southwest Florida International Airport, Fort Myers, FL 33913-8209
The world’s sea shell headquarters. With 50,000 square feet of shopping space, you are bound to find that perfect gift. Featuring millions of shells, fine jewelry, pick you own pearl, Dept 56 Christmas collectibles, everything for the beach from toys to clothes and anything in between!
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Manatee Park, 10901 State Road 80, Fort Myers, FL 33905
Manatee Park is a non-captive warm water refuge for the Florida Manatee. Optimum viewing months are late December, January, and February when the gulf temperature is below 68F. Manatees are generally not present during the warm summer months.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Edison and Ford Winter Estates, 2350 McGregor Blvd, Fort Myers, FL 33901-3315
One of the most popular tourist attractions in Fort Myers, the Edison & Ford Winter Estates highlight the lives of two American intellectual behemoths that are Thomas Alva Edinson and Henry Ford. Spread across 20 acres (8 hectares) of pristine estates, this site was where legendary inventor Thomas Edison began spending his winters along the Caloosahatchee River from the comforts of his beloved Seminole Lodge in 1886. In 1916, Edison’s dear friend Henry Ford built his Craftsman-style holiday home, known as ‘The Mangoes’ right next door. Edison’s house is engulfed in a blanket of spectacular beauty thanks to the botanical garden designed by Ellen Biddle Shipman that houses Florida’s largest banyan tree. The Rubber Laboratory is one of the sight’s prime exhibits that showcase the facility exactly how it was left by Edison.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Sun Harvest Citrus, 14601 Ben C Pratt/6 Mile Cypress Pkwy, Fort Myers, FL 33912-4463
Florida is famous for oranges and Sun Harvest Citrus sells a wide variety of them, including Honeybell tangelos when they’re in season, both by mail order and at its “Big Green Packinghouse”. You can try fresh-squeezed juice as well as other orange-related sundries at their on-site deli. For a behind-the-scenes look at the citrus industry and to see fruit squeezed into juice,
Duration: 45 minutes
