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About Vacation Rentals in Sanibel

Sanibel and its northern island Captiva don't just sound exotic, they can provide you with the most perfect escapes you could think of. Discovered by Ponce de Leon in 1513, Sanibel is the southern most barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico. Search here for a Sanibel Vacation Rental for your next vacation!

For guests at the Sanibel vacation homes, this is one of the best seashell hunting destinations in Florida, even the United States. Sanibel has given a name to an entirely new posture: the "Sanibel Stoop!" Also, thousands of seashells wash up on shore daily, owing to Sanibel's unusual east/west orientation, Of these over 2,000 can be found on the beaches of Sanibel. They include whelk, coquina, periwinkle, cone, and lion's paw. But you can identify many more of the seashell species at the Bailey Matthews Shell Museum, which happens to be the only seashell museum in the world.

Sanibel also features the Jay Norwood “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge. It's a great spot for enjoying the mysteries of nature. Five thousand acres, which is one third of the island, constitute the wildlife refuge. You can see egrets nesting. If you are lucky you can see on a red-shouldered hawk, or, if you look real close, you may even see an alligator - floating down a river.