Tourist in Your Own Backyard: Wonderful getaway choices in Southwest Florida
Oct 25, 2017 12:04PM ● By Mandy CarterSometimes you just
need to get away―but then realize you can’t. Luckily we live in a popular
tourist destination making for a wonderful local vacation!
Here
is a great 3-day itinerary for being a tourist in your hometown.
Friday evening
p.m.
Check into The
Westin Cape Coral Resort at Marina Village. Head to The Boathouse Tiki Bar
& Grill to grab a drink, listen to some live music and watch a perfect
sunset over the water.
Saturday
a.m.
Start the morning
with a coffee and a croissant sandwich at the cute bar or an outdoor table at
Perk & Brew. This local coffee shop is a great way to start your day. Head
back to the hotel to enjoy some relaxing time at the pool.
Noon
Enjoy a fun day out on the water with a BBQ Donut Boat rental. These boats are a barbecue, picnic table and a boat all in one, a unique way to have lunch while enjoying the water!p.m.
Head to Nauti
Mermaid, a casual dockside restaurant at your hotel. You will get to watch
another beautiful sunset while enjoying a light meal on the water with live
music in the background.
Sunday
a.m.
Head to Matalacha for breakfast just over the drawbridge at the Perfect Cup
Roastery & Cafe. Take a stroll around all the beautiful art galleries.
noon
Spend the last few
hours of your staycation seeing the best of nature Southwest Florida offers
with an ecological dolphin/lunch cruise through Banana Bay Tour Company. During
this 3-hour tour see dolphins, a variety of birds and other wildlife, have
lunch on Picnic Island and see the natural mangrove creek forest.
Mandy
Carter is a local mom with a passion for family travel, a popular travel
blogger including her own family blog at Acupful.com and the Digital Content
& Engagement Editor for TOTI Media.
At a Glance
The Westin Cape Coral Resort at Marina Village, Cape Coral
The Boathouse Tiki Bar & Grill, Cape Coral
Perk & Brew, Cape Coral
facebook.comBBQ Party Boat, Cape Coral
Perfect Cup Roastery & Café, Matlacha
Nauti Mermaid Dockside Bar & Grill, Cape Coral
thenautibar.comBanana Bay Tour Company, Cape Coral