Did you know that we have bout tours that leave from the dock in my gardens here on Matlacha Island? Captain Jack La Plante offers back bay eco-tours into Matlacha Pass and the canals that make up our Old Florida fishing village. Matlacha Pass is teaming with life, and on Captain Jack’s tour you’ll get to see the occasional dolphin, manatee, and countless birds who call Matlacha Pass home. You will likely also ospreys, pelicans, anhingas, great blue herons, night herons, great and snowy egrets, ibis, and bald eagles.

 

Captain Jack will tell you about the mangrove coast which is vital to our ecosystem. And you’ll pass under the the Matlacha Drawbridge, the most fishingest bridge in the world, and cruise past the famous Bert’s Bar. Then back on land you can tour the gallery and visit the other shops and boutiques that make up Matlacha Island. It’s a great time and you should definitely take a tour.