Fort George Island: Morning Tour

Maritime Trail to Kingsley Plantation (2-hour trip)

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“...This is best way to see this area as it is the least disturbance of the bush ”
- Maria R., Mildura, Australia

Explore one of Florida’s most historic and ecologically diverse islands.

Ribault club meeting place, with its beautifully restored waterfront clubhouse and stately grounds from the 1920's "millionaire's club" era.
Fun, varied terrain with ancient dunes, tree arches and “roller coaster” hills
Kingsley Plantation, famous for its sea island cotton, gardens and intact structures, including the remains of slave cabins made of tabby oyster shell construction
Gopher tortoises and bird sightings that include: Ospreys, Herons, Wood Storks, Roseate Spoonbills, Ibises, Egrets, and the rainbow-colored Painted Bunting
Sprawling oaks, giant magnolias, and aerial gardens of ferns, Spanish moss, and orchids, as well as native plants used by Timucuan Indians for food, shelter and medicine

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