By: Susan Finch
The thriving city of Fort Myers offers plenty of dining, shopping, and restaurants to choose from, but also features unparalleled fun on the water and beyond. Gather the family for a kid-friendly adventure with something for everyone. Here are twelve ideas to add to your Fort Myers, Florida vacation must-do list.
Smugglers Cove Adventure Golf
Play 18 holes of fun, adventurous, and challenging mini-golf in a lush tropical setting amid waterfalls, caves, pirate ships–and live alligators! You can even feed the alligators using a fishing pole. It’s no wonder Smugglers Cove Adventure Golf has been voted best Fort Myers mini golf course for years. Fun for both kids and adults with snacks, beer, and wine available
IMAG History & Science Center
Take a break from the beach and explore IMAG History & Science Center. With exhibits like Be the Astronaut and Shaping SWFL Watersheds, families can have a blast learning more about the earth, history, science and beyond along with a hands-on-hall for a touchable, interactive experience. There’s even an on-site 3D movie theater featuring family-friendly flicks like Tiny Giants and Hidden Pacific!
GameTime Fort Myers Entertainment Center
Head indoors for an afternoon or evening of fun with over 120 games, simulators, and mini bowling in this 22,000 square-foot entertainment center. GameTime Fort Myers is part arcade, restaurant, and sports bar so everyone can find something they love. With over 65 HDTVs and a kid’s menu GameTime is also the perfect spot to take in a game while offering cold brews, lemonades, and snacks for a festive time while on your Fort Myers, Florida vacation.
Salty Sam’s Boat Rentals & Pirate Cruise
Salty Sam’s Marina rents a selection of pontoons, kayaks, bowriders, and power catamarans for a day of fun on the water. Or take the kids on Salty Sam’s Pirate Cruise for a 90-minute fun adventure on a 65ft Spanish galleon replica. After a day on the water, stop by the marina’s Parrot Key Caribbean Grill or Original Shrimp Dock Bar and Grill for fresh seafood, live music, and kid-friendly fare along with cocktails and cold brews for the grown-ups.
Sea Racer Boat Tours
Race across the waters of Fort Myers Beach and Estero Island on a narrated, kid-friendly Sea Racer boat tour. Guests get a thrilling overview of the area on a 70-foot boat with 2,300 horsepower while hearing fascinating facts about the native wildlife, area homes, and more. But the real draw is seeing the dolphins playing in the waters along Estero Island and Bird Islands.
Holiday Water Sports
Join a tour run by Florida natives focused on providing family fun adventures on the water. Holiday Water Sports offers dolphin adventure tours to see playful wildlife, wave runners to zip across the Gulf, sailboat rentals, and family-friendly activities like kayaking and stand-up paddleboarding. The team also customizes packages for your Fort Myers vacation to meet your family’s needs with half and full-day options.
Pure Florida Sunset River Cruises
Take a relaxing sightseeing or sunset cruise on the Caloosahatchee River with Pure Florida. Each 90-minute eco and history cruise offers an opportunity to see wildlife, views of downtown Fort Myers, Edison and Ford Winter Estates, and more while you unwind on a much-deserved vacation.
Estero Island Parasail
Soar above the Gulf on one of the longest parasail flights on Fort Myers Beach. Estero Island Parasail offers solo or side-by-side adventures, along with video to help capture the magic. With a focus on family-fun, the team can also customize packages whether you’re looking to celebrate a reunion or create a thrilling afternoon for your kids.
Good Time Charters Shelling & Dolphin Cruises
Get out on the water and combine your love of shelling and wildlife with Good Time Charters Shelling & Dolphin cruises. Fishing enthusiasts can opt for a morning or afternoon charter or gather the family and head out for a sunset dolphin cruise and watch the sun dip over the Gulf for a picture-perfect Fort Myers vacation.
Finnimore’s Bike & Beach Rentals
Leave your gear at home on your next Fort Myers vacation for carefree fun. Finnimore’s Bike and Beach Rentals on Sanibel Island offer a stress-free experience. Choose from bikes, stand-up paddleboards, kayaks, beach carts, and more. Ask about their GoPro bike or helmet to capture footage of your vacation, or a canopied Surrey carrying up to four adults and two kids for a cruise along shady trails.
Sanibel Thriller Boat Tours
Take a thrill ride on a 55′ motor yacht with the Sanibel Thriller on your Fort Myers, Fort Myers Beach, Sanibel or Captiva Island vacation. Guests zip along the Gulf of Mexico and Pine Island Sound while learning about Sanibel and Captiva Islands. Keep an eye out for dolphins playing and feeding in the area during a smooth, fun, and exciting ride that’s kid-approved.
Captiva Cruises Shelling, Sightseeing and Dolphin Cruises
Sail across the Gulf of Mexico with Captiva Cruises on your next Fort Myers vacation. Choose from island hopping, shelling, or wildlife and dolphin watching for an afternoon of fun. Operating for over 30 years, Captiva Cruises explores the islands situated around Fort Myers like Cabbage Key, Useppa, Boca Grande, Cayo Costa, and Pine Island.
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