Florida's Paradise Coast - Naples, Marco Island & the Everglades

There are three main regions within the destination of Florida’s Paradise Coast.

1)  Naples (Naples Sunsets, Boutique designer shopping and dining on 5th Avenue and 3rd Street ).

• A stylish community often referred to as the region’s hub, Naples is known for its sophisticated downtown, effortlessly blending nature and glamour. Here you will find award-winning white-sandy beaches, famed golf courses, an impressive selection of restaurants serving fresh-off-the-dock seafood, boutique and designer shops, and many cultural attractions while retaining its intimate, small-town feel.

2)  Marco Island (4 miles of powder white shoreline, beachfront resorts, Marco Island is the largest of the Ten Thousand Islands).

The largest of the Ten Thousand Islands and just to the south of Naples, Marco Island is home to some of the world’s most beautiful beaches with access to the Gulf of Mexico and mangrove-lined estuaries of the Everglades. Offering both a sophisticated resort area on four miles of pristine coastline and a funky fishing village with a historic nautical community, water is a way of life for Marco Island residents and visitors.

• Everglades National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site, ONLY subtropical preserve in North America). 

3)  The Everglades National Park is officially recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and part of the largest wetlands ecosystem in the US. Where the mainland meets the ocean, this western entrance is FREE and the best way to experience the wilderness is by the very many guided tours on offer. 

• The only sub-tropical mangrove wilderness in the U.S. and features endangered and rare wildlife species in their natural habitat. It is the only place in the world where alligators and crocodiles cohabit, plus over 350 species of birds