Florida’s Gentle Giants

If you are looking for a uniquely Florida experience, you will want to take the hour and a half trip with See Manatees Guaranteed.  The tour takes you on an intimate trip into the glades to a remote manatee hideout.  Watch as these gentle giants surface just a few feet away and learn more about helping this shy endangered species.    (239) 642-8818 

To find out more, visit www.see-manatees.com

Photo of a Florida Manatee


Naples Botanical Garden and Butterfly House:

Looking for something for the entire family?  If so, then you won´t want to miss the Naples Botanical Garden and Butterfly House.  Located in South Naples, just off of 41 at the corner of Bayshore Drive and Thomasson Drive, you will find a Tropical Mosaic Garden featuring over 1,000 plant varieties, a Butterfly House with hundreds of colorful butterflies, talkative lorikeets and giant day geckoes and an Uplands Preserve with a 250 foot boardwalk over pristine Florida wetlands and home to numerous native species. 

 

To find out more, visit the Naples Botanical Garden Web Site.

Photo of a Butterfly at the Butterfly House at Naples Botanical Garden

Naples Zoo at Caribbean Gardens:

 

You would not expect to find a world class zoo in the heart of Naples, but that is exactly what you get.  Amid the charm and sophistication of Naples, you can see the big cats up close, chat with zoo keepers and take a guided boat tour past islands filled with monkeys.  Toured by over a quarter million guests a year, the Naples zoo was voted the "Best Place for Kids" by both the Naples Daily News and Gulf Shore Life magazine.  

To find our more and take a virtual tour, visit the Naples
Zoo web site. 

Photo of a Lyon at the Naples Zoo

Seminole Casion:

If you looking for blackjack, high playing slots or live-action poker, the Seminole Casino is the place to go.  The First Street Deli serves all of your favorite dishes and the Zig Zag Bar is the place for cocktails and live entertainment.  Located in Immokalee and open 24/7, it is a popular place to spend a fun filled evening.

To find out more, visit their webstie. 

Swamp Buggy Races:

 

You will not want to miss the "World Famous Swamp Buggy Races" held at Florida Sports Park in Naples every January, March and October.  Here you will find 70 fearless swamp buggy racers driving snorkeled jeeps and  loud, oversized, high powered custom swamp buggies around a mile long track covered in three feet of water with two 8 foot deep "Sippy Holes."  Giant rooster tails of mud and water, screaming fans and the dunking of the Swamp Buggy Queen always make it a day to remember.  You will want to bring the family for a weekend of races, refreshments, mud and fun. 

 

To find out more visit their web site at "World Famous Swamp Buggy Races". 

Swamp Buggy Race Photo