the company offers a variety of trips that range from educational sunset birding cruises held in partnership with the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation to half-day trips to nearby islands ...

It's still only accessible by boat, which can be done via water taxi or a charter from Pineland, Captiva Island, or Punta ...

Souvenir shopping on both islands is fairly evenly matched, but Sanibel has an inside edge on art galleries. In short, consider spending your days on Sanibel, then hop over to Captiva for a boat ...