The Conch Connection

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Key West rewards travelers who slow down. A bicycle lets you move easily between the historic waterfront, quiet Old Town streets, colorful architecture, parks and beaches while still noticing the details that disappear through a car window.

For travelers arriving from Fort Myers Beach aboard Key West Express, a bike tour is also a natural fit. The ferry terminal is near the Historic Seaport, giving you a convenient starting point for either a guided tour or an independent ride. With a thoughtful route and enough time for stops, bicycling can become more than transportation—it can be one of the best experiences of the trip.

Planning the perfect family vacation means finding a destination that offers something for everyone. From exciting outdoor adventures and fascinating history to beautiful beaches and unforgettable sunsets, Key West checks every box.

Whether you're traveling with toddlers, teenagers, grandparents, or the whole extended family, the island offers experiences that bring generations together. Better yet, if you're traveling from Southwest Florida, the vacation begins the moment you board the Key West Express, where the journey is just as memorable as the destination.

If you're searching for the best day trip from Fort Myers Beach, you're spoiled for choice. Southwest Florida offers beautiful beaches, nature preserves, and waterfront towns, but one destination delivers an experience unlike any other—Key West.

 Located at the end of the Florida Keys, Key West offers a tropical island experience that's surprisingly easy to reach aboard the Key West Express from Fort Myers Beach.  Colorful streets, historic landmarks, tropical scenery, fresh seafood, and a laid-back island atmosphere make it one of Florida's most unforgettable destinations. Better yet, you don't have to spend the day driving to get there.

Turn a Familiar Florida Drive Into an Unforgettable Adventure

A Florida road trip does not have to be a race from one hotel to the next. The most memorable itineraries mix scenery, wildlife, waterfront stops and different ways of traveling. That is what makes a road-and-ferry trip so appealing: you can explore at your own pace, park the car in Fort Myers Beach and finish the journey to Key West across the Gulf.

This flexible route works for couples, families, friends and solo travelers. Begin wherever your Florida plans take you, add one or two natural stops on the way to Southwest Florida, and then let Key West Express turn the final leg into part of the vacation. Instead of spending another long stretch behind the wheel, you can move between climate-controlled seating and open-air decks while the island gets closer.

Healthful Key West

The Duval Crawl has its allure for visitors in need of a wild and crazy live on the edge experience. Bars and pubs and parties and music, adult silliness and shenanigans.

While the island of Key West may be physically small, it's only about 2 by 4 miles. What the island offers it's visitors, in the form of celebrations, festivals and all around fun for young and old, is anything but small.

Year round weather makes Key West an ideal vacation spot for outdoor adventure enthusiasts and adrenaline junkies alike. This special little island offers an abundance of opportunities for every indulgence and thrill seeker. Planning ahead allows you to get the most out of your Key West excursion. For your convenience, we have included a selection of details on a variety of heart pumping activities.

Back in 2012 a few industrious and rum loving folks had the wondrous idea to make a new rum and distill it right here in southwest Florida, Cape Coral to be exact.  Utilizing Florida's very own sugar cane crops and other locally sourced ingredients, all of their rum is small batch, handcrafted using an American copper still pot.  Rums are then placed into American Kentucky whiskey barrels and aged anywhere from 3 to 14 years. Wicked Dolphin is one of the most awarded craft distilleries in the USA and it's right here in southwest Florida!

Grab the kids and getaway!

Here in Florida, anytime is the time to plan a vacation.  Key West is the ideal getaway filled with activities and adventure to make smiles and memories for any and everyone!

Some places happen to have good fishing. In Key West, fishing is part of the island’s personality.

Walk around the Historic Seaport early in the morning and you will see captains loading bait, anglers carrying rods and boats slipping away from the docks. A few hours later, those same boats return with stories—some about the fish they landed and plenty about the one that got away.

That's the fun of fishing in Key West. You can stalk bonefish across glassy flats, drop a line near a busy reef or head offshore in search of something big enough to make the reel scream. You don't have to be an expert, either. Pick the right trip, listen to your captain and prepare to get hooked.