Welcome to the new Calusa Ghost Tours website! You can now find links to all of our services in the top right corner of our banner. If you'd rather ride than paddle, we now offer monthly Adventures to Mound Key on the Estero Bay Express. Come visit us at our locations in Bowditch Point Park on Ft Myers Beach, or Riverside Park in Bonita Springs! Check out our YouTube page to see all of our videos! See footage from our trips, including clips with our professional guide, the Snook Cowboy. Also see what kind of new paddleboard services we're offering through South West Florida Standup. This can all be found now through our Services link



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Bass Pro Shops fishing demonstrations at the Tank
Come see the Snook Cowboy at the Bass Pro Shops, Ft Myers location from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m Saturday February the 11th.
Live tank demonstrations and more on how to catch that Red, Snook or Tarpon of a lifetime.
Florida native and patented fishing professional. Craig Timbes a.k.a. The Snook Cowboy shares his accumulative knowledge with the crowds to make that next saltwater fishing trip a memorable one.
for more information feel free to contact the Cowboy directly via e-mail and he will be more than happy to assist you.

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Posted By: Snook Cowboy on Jan 20, 2012 01:30pm (Views: 3)
Rehab!
The Calusa Ghost Tours website has sadly been short on updates this past summer, with us planning and preparing for season, we've had little time for certain things. Well the website is not only updated now, it's clean, secure and we're still adding to it! The only downside to all of this, is I've pruned our user database to remove what appears to be spam accounts, and added a few sure measures to keep them out, so if you can't log in with your normal information, I'm afraid you'll have to re-register with us. Feel free to tell me how mean I am at thetiki©gmail.com. :D

All this work has meant one thing for you though: Updates!

First off, head over to www.swflstandup.com, you'll find them working quite extensively with us at Bowditch Point Park.
Then, we've added a page for the best motorless fishing guide in the area, the Snook Cowboy.
Finally, but far from least, is the amazing artist Felix Macaguani Rodriguez, who makes art appropriate to southwest florida from simple raw materials such as bone and wood. Head on over to the artists' page to see his work!

Keep checking back! Pages and information coming soon are:

Chad with Southwest Florida Standup
Wendy Wrex - Master Naturalist of Southwest Florida
Ken & Paula Largin - World-Renown hand-made knife makers
A whole new rotation of used kayaks and motorless craft for sale! [more...]

Posted By: Calusa John on Nov 17, 2011 09:46am (Views: 33)
SWFL Standup is now at Bowditch Park
Calusa Ghost Tours is expanding our Stand Up Paddle-board Services and would like to welcome Chad and Marcie from SWFL Standup to the Bowditch Park Concessions Team. They bring 13 years experience in stand-up-paddle-boarding tours and instruction and are now set up on the north side of the Bowditch Park Concession.

Check out some of their youtube videos:
and be sure to visit their website: www.swflstandup.com [more...]

Posted By: Calusa John on Nov 12, 2011 10:04am (Views: 47)
Special Events - October
Saturday 10/22:
All Day: Bonita Springs Riverfest and Imperial River Challenge Paddlesport Race
A full day of fun centered in Riverside Park in Bonita Springs � food, local vendors and the �Challenge�, a timed race down the Imperial River for all who dare. Call 765-0145 for more information.

Saturday 10/29:
6:00 pm; Baaaaaaaats! Riverside Park, Bonita Springs - $40 per person
It�s that spooky time of year so come for a paddle to see our own local bats emerge right out of our local �bat cave�. Learn about our local species and the challenges they face. Call 765-0145 for more information.

Sunday 10/30:
6:30 pm; Haunted History Walk � Bowditch Point Park -- $5.00 per person
Come take a fun guided walk of the preserve to learn about the ancient Calusa culture and maybe even meet some of their ghosts! Call 765-0145 for more information.

Saturdays � 10/1, 10/15
9:30 am: Kayaking 101 � $35 per person
The perfect opportunity for those new to kayaking to learn and for those who want to refresh/refine their skills, this class will help increase your confidence and comfort level on the water. The class will be followed by a guided paddle around the backwaters fringing San Carlos Bay and Matanzas Pass to meet the "locals". Manatees, dolphins and an incredible variety of birds are frequently sighted. Call 765-0145 for more information.

Saturdays � 10/8, 10/22
9:30 am; Matanzas Pass Backwater Kayaking Tour � $40.00 per person
Take a short walking tour of the Bowditch Point Preserve and then take a Master Naturalist guided paddle around the backwaters of the park to meet the "locals". Manatees, dolphins and an incredible variety of birds are frequently sighted. Call 765-0145 for more information.

Sundays � 10/2, 10/9, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30:
9:30 am: SUP Beginner Lesson and Mini-Eco tour � $20 per person:
Learn stand up paddleboard basics and then use your new skills to tour the backwaters around Bowditch Point Park. Frequent manatee, dolphin, and incredible variety of bird sightings. Call 765-0145 for more information.

Tuesdays � 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25
9:30 am: Free Guided Nature Walk of the Bowditch Point Preserve:
Join a Master Naturalist for a guided walk of the 17-acre preserve including the gopher tortoise habitat, mangrove area and wrap-around beach. Call 765-0145 for more information.

Fridays � 10/7, 10/14, 10/21, 10/28
1 pm: Free Calusa Storytelling Program:
Come learn about our namesake Calusa who inhabited Southwest Florida for centuries before the Spanish arrived on this free guided walking tour of the Bowditch Point Preserve. Call 765-0145 for more information. [more...]

Posted By: thetikitony on Oct 01, 2011 08:18am (Views: 93)
Special Events - November
Thursday, 11/3 � Sunday 11/6, 8:30 AM � 4:30 PM, $60 per boat: Bowditch Full-day Kayak Rental Special: Rent a boat and paddle to and from the festival on your own schedule. Route takes approximately 1 1/2 hours with frequent sightings of manatees, dolphins and an incredible variety of birds.

Thursday, 11/3, 9:30 � 11:30 AM, $40 per person: Beginner Kayak Class and Nature Tour: The perfect opportunity for those new to kayaking to learn and for those who want to refresh/refine their skills, this class will help increase your confidence and comfort level so you can enjoy all that the festival offers. We'll cover kayak designs, safety including weather and tides, boat entry and exit and basic paddle strokes. Then comes the test. A local Master Naturalist will guide you on a paddle around the backwaters fringing San Carlos Bay and Matanzas Pass to meet the "locals". Manatees, dolphins and an incredible variety of birds are frequently sighted.

Friday, 11/4, 1:00 � 4:00 PM, $50 per person: See It Like a Native; Calusa That Is: Come learn about our namesake Calusa who inhabited Southwest Florida for centuries before the Spanish arrived. This tour includes a walking tour with storytelling about their history and culture and demonstrations replicating their technology and art. We'll then take to the water for a leisurely guided kayak tour to see the backwaters and wildlife of San Carlos Bay and Matanzas Pass through their eyes.

Saturday, 11/5, 8:30 AM � registration, 10:00 AM � race, $20 � pre-registration, $25.00 race-day registration: Bowditch Jug Boat Race to Aid Wake Up America Food Pantry: Bring your ingenuity and a few plastic jugs and have fun raising money for a local hard-working food pantry. Calusa Ghost Tours invites you to Bowditch Point Regional Park either as entrants or spectators to take part in a jug boat race to raise money for Wake Up America. The jug boat's primary source of flotation must be plastic jugs -- it cannot be motorized in any way -- and it needs to be carried to the water and out again after the race. Other than that, the design and propulsion are up to you. PFDs required. Google "milk jug boat races" to get boat-building ideas. 8:30 a.m. race check in. [more...]

Posted By: thetikitony on Oct 01, 2011 08:17am (Views: 87)




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