Made up of 700 islands—some busy and bustling, some isolated and inhabited by no one but hermit crabs and seagulls—the Bahamas offers an alluring mix of land and sea activities. From Nassau to Eleuthera, you can play golf on a seaside fairway, dive dramatic wrecks and reefs, and sail in crystal clear water. Accommodations run the gamut from simple inns to sophisticated retreats, from practical fishing lodges to romantic honeymoon hideaways. And for those who look a little closer, there's a fascinating and diverse culture to be explored.
Top Destinations
Top Destinations
The Abacos
The attitude of the Abacos might best be expressed by the sign posted in the window of Vernon's Grocery in Hope Town: "If you're looking for...
New Providence and Paradise Islands
An incongruous mix of glitzy casinos and quiet shady lanes, splashy megaresorts and tiny settlements that recall a distant simpler age, land...
The Southern Out Islands
Wild and windswept, the southern Bahamian islands are idyllic Edens for those adventurers who want to battle a tarpon, dive a "wall" that drops...
Grand Bahama Island
Natural beauty conspires with resort vitality to make Grand Bahama Island one of the Bahamas' most well-rounded, diverse destinations. In its...
Andros, Bimini, and the Berry Islands
Legends loom large (and small) on these northwestern Bahamas islands. On Bimini, you'll hear about the lost underwater city of Atlantis, Ernest...
Eleuthera and Harbour Island
You haven't experienced a real escape until you've vacationed in Eleuthera. Simple luxury resorts are the norm, deserted expanses of white-...
The Exumas
The Exumas are known for their gorgeous 365 cays—most uninhabited, some owned by celebrities. Get the wind and sea salt in your hair as you...
Nassau
Nassau's sheltered harbor bustles with cruise-ship activity, while a block away Bay Street's sidewalks are crowded with shoppers who duck into...
Andros
The Bahamas' largest island (100 miles long and 40 miles wide) and one of the least explored, Andros's landmass is carved up by myriad channels...
Lucaya
On Grand Bahama's southern coast, Lucaya was developed after western neighbor Freeport as another resort center, this one on the beach and harbor...
Long Island
Long Island lives up to its name—80 gorgeous miles are available for you to explore. The Queen's Highway traverses its length, through the Tropic...
Great Abaco Island
If arriving by air, your trip will begin on Great Abaco, the main island. It's bordered on its eastern side by a chain of cays that extend from...
Harbour Island
Harbour Island has often been called the Nantucket of the Caribbean and the prettiest of the Out Islands because of its powdery pink-sand beaches...
Great Exuma
George Town is the capital and largest town on the mainland, a lovely seaside community with darling pink government buildings overlooking...
Bimini
Bimini has long been known as the Bahamas' big game-fishing capital. Bimini's strong tourist season falls from spring through summer, when calmer...
Cat Island
You'll be purring on Cat Island's exquisite pink-sand beaches and sparkling white-sand-ringed coves, as calm and clear as a spa pool. Largely...
Paradise Island
The graceful, arched Paradise Island bridges ($1 round-trip toll for cars and motorbikes; free for bicyclists and pedestrians) lead to and from...
Elbow Cay
Five-mile-long Elbow Cay's main attraction is the charming village of Hope Town . The saltbox cottages—painted in bright colors—with their...
Green Turtle Cay
This tiny 3-mile-by-½-mile island is steeped in Loyalist history; some residents can trace their heritage back more than 200 years. Dotted with...
Governor's Harbour
Governor's Harbour, the capital of Eleuthera and home to government offices, is the largest town on the island and one of the prettiest. Victorian...
San Salvador
On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus disrupted the lives of the peaceful Lucayan Indians when he landed on the island of Guanahani, which...
North Bimini
Bimini's capital, Alice Town , is at North Bimini's southern end. It's colorful, painted in happy Caribbean pastels, and by night and day is...
Central Andros
Those arriving in Central Andros by Bahamas Ferries from Nassau will arrive in the village of Fresh Creek ; those arriving by plane will...
Marsh Harbour
Most visitors to the Abacos make their first stop in Marsh Harbour, the Bahamas' third-largest city and the Abacos' commercial center. Besides...
North Long Island: Cape Santa Maria to Gray's
In the far north you will find two large resort communities: Cape Santa Maria and Stella Maris . Scattered between are the small settlements...
South Long Island: Deadman's Cay to Gordon's
The most populated area on the island is Deadman's Cay . This umbrella central settlement covers all the communities stretching from Gray...
Freeport
Freeport, once an attractive, planned city of modern shopping centers, resorts, and other convenient tourist facilities, took a bad hit from...
The Exuma Cays
A band of cays—with names like Rudder Cut , Big Farmer's , Great Guana , and Leaf —stretches northwest from Great Exuma. It will take you...
Inagua
Inagua does indeed feel like the southernmost island in the Bahamas' 700 mile-long chain. Just 50 miles from Cuba, it's not easy to get to—there...
The Berry Islands
Discovered by a lucky few and pristine in beauty, the Berry Islands consist of more than two-dozen small islands and almost a hundred tiny cays...
Gregory Town and North Eleuthera
Gregory Town is a sleepy community, except on Friday nights when people are looking for music, whether that is speakers blasting reggae or a...
Fernandez Bay to Riding Rock Point
In 1492 the inspiring sight that greeted Christopher Columbus by moonlight at 2 am was a terrain of gleaming beaches and far-reaching forest...
North Andros
The northern part of Andros spreads from the settlements of Morgan's Bluff , Nicholl's Town , and Red Bays and ends at Stafford Creek ...
South of Marsh Harbour
Thirty minutes south of Marsh Harbour, the small, eclectic artists' colony of Little Harbour was settled by the Johnston family more than...
Greater Grand Bahama
Farther out on either side of the Freeport–Lucaya development, the island reverts to natural pine forest, fishing settlements, and quiet secluded...
New Bight
Yachts large and small anchor off the coast of Regatta Beach, and boaters dingy in to the Custom House, located in a small collection of government...
Rock Sound and South Eleuthera
One of Eleuthera's largest settlements, the village of Rock Sound has a small airport serving the island's southern part. Front Street, the...
Treasure Cay
Twenty miles north of Marsh Harbour is Treasure Cay, technically not an island but a large peninsula connected to Great Abaco by a narrow spit...
Great Guana Cay
The essence of Great Guana Cay can be summed up by its unofficial motto, painted on a hand-lettered sign: "It's better in the Bahamas, but it...
Man-O-War Cay
Fewer than 300 people live on skinny, 2½-mile-long Man-O-War Cay, many of them descendants of early Loyalist settlers who started the tradition...
Crooked and Acklins Islands
Crooked Island is 30 miles long and surrounded by 45 miles of barrier reefs that are ideal for diving and fishing. They slope from 4 feet to...
Mangrove Cay
Remote Mangrove Cay is sandwiched between two sea-green bights that separate it from Central and South Andros, creating an island of shorelines...
Arthur's Town and Bennett's Harbour
Arthur's Town's claim to fame is that it was the boyhood home of actor Sidney Poitier, who wrote about growing up here in his autobiography...
South Bimini
Bigger, with nicer beaches and higher elevation than low-lying North Bimini, South Bimini is nonetheless the quieter of the two islands. Home...
Hatchet Bay
Hatchet Bay, which has one of mid-Eleuthera's few marinas, is a good place to find a fishing guide and friendly locals. Take note of the town...
South Andros
South Andros's road stretches 25 miles from Drigg's Hill —a small settlement of pastel houses, a tiny church, a grocery store, the government...
Elsewhere on San Salvador
Sometimes you just don't want to stay put at the resort. San Salvador's off-the-beaten-path places require some work, but make interesting...
Little Exuma
Scenes from two Pirates of the Caribbean movies were filmed on the southern end of Little Exuma—only 12 square miles—and on one of the little...
Devil's Point
The small village of Devil's Point, with its bright-walled, thatch-roof houses, lies at the southern tip of the Queen's Highway 9 miles southwest...
Spanish Wells
Off Eleuthera's northern tip lies St. George's Cay, the site of Spanish Wells. The Spaniards used this as a safe harbor during the 17th century...
Port Howe
At the conch shell–lined traffic roundabout at the southernmost end of the Queen's Highway, you must turn either east or west; head east out...
Spanish Cay
Only 3 miles long, this privately owned island was once the exclusive retreat of millionaires, and many visitors still arrive by yacht or private...
Eastern New Providence
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Nassau
Nassau's sheltered harbor bustles with cruise-ship activity, while a block away Bay Street's sidewalks are crowded with shoppers who duck into...
Lucaya
On Grand Bahama's southern coast, Lucaya was developed after western neighbor Freeport as another resort center, this one on the beach and harbor...
Governor's Harbour
Governor's Harbour, the capital of Eleuthera and home to government offices, is the largest town on the island and one of the prettiest. Victorian...
Marsh Harbour
Most visitors to the Abacos make their first stop in Marsh Harbour, the Bahamas' third-largest city and the Abacos' commercial center. Besides...
Freeport
Freeport, once an attractive, planned city of modern shopping centers, resorts, and other convenient tourist facilities, took a bad hit from...
Gregory Town and North Eleuthera
Gregory Town is a sleepy community, except on Friday nights when people are looking for music, whether that is speakers blasting reggae or a...
New Bight
Yachts large and small anchor off the coast of Regatta Beach, and boaters dingy in to the Custom House, located in a small collection of government...
Rock Sound and South Eleuthera
One of Eleuthera's largest settlements, the village of Rock Sound has a small airport serving the island's southern part. Front Street, the...
Arthur's Town and Bennett's Harbour
Arthur's Town's claim to fame is that it was the boyhood home of actor Sidney Poitier, who wrote about growing up here in his autobiography...
Hatchet Bay
Hatchet Bay, which has one of mid-Eleuthera's few marinas, is a good place to find a fishing guide and friendly locals. Take note of the town...
Devil's Point
The small village of Devil's Point, with its bright-walled, thatch-roof houses, lies at the southern tip of the Queen's Highway 9 miles southwest...
Port Howe
At the conch shell–lined traffic roundabout at the southernmost end of the Queen's Highway, you must turn either east or west; head east out...
Spanish Wells
Off Eleuthera's northern tip lies St. George's Cay, the site of Spanish Wells. The Spaniards used this as a safe harbor during the 17th century...
The Abacos
The attitude of the Abacos might best be expressed by the sign posted in the window of Vernon's Grocery in Hope Town: "If you're looking for...
Andros, Bimini, and the Berry Islands
Legends loom large (and small) on these northwestern Bahamas islands. On Bimini, you'll hear about the lost underwater city of Atlantis, Ernest...
The Exumas
The Exumas are known for their gorgeous 365 cays—most uninhabited, some owned by celebrities. Get the wind and sea salt in your hair as you...
North Bimini
Bimini's capital, Alice Town , is at North Bimini's southern end. It's colorful, painted in happy Caribbean pastels, and by night and day is...
Central Andros
Those arriving in Central Andros by Bahamas Ferries from Nassau will arrive in the village of Fresh Creek ; those arriving by plane will...
Fernandez Bay to Riding Rock Point
In 1492 the inspiring sight that greeted Christopher Columbus by moonlight at 2 am was a terrain of gleaming beaches and far-reaching forest...
South of Marsh Harbour
Thirty minutes south of Marsh Harbour, the small, eclectic artists' colony of Little Harbour was settled by the Johnston family more than...
North Andros
The northern part of Andros spreads from the settlements of Morgan's Bluff , Nicholl's Town , and Red Bays and ends at Stafford Creek ...
Greater Grand Bahama
Farther out on either side of the Freeport–Lucaya development, the island reverts to natural pine forest, fishing settlements, and quiet secluded...
South Bimini
Bigger, with nicer beaches and higher elevation than low-lying North Bimini, South Bimini is nonetheless the quieter of the two islands. Home...
Mangrove Cay
Remote Mangrove Cay is sandwiched between two sea-green bights that separate it from Central and South Andros, creating an island of shorelines...
South Andros
South Andros's road stretches 25 miles from Drigg's Hill —a small settlement of pastel houses, a tiny church, a grocery store, the government...
Elsewhere on San Salvador
Sometimes you just don't want to stay put at the resort. San Salvador's off-the-beaten-path places require some work, but make interesting...
Eastern New Providence
...
New Providence and Paradise Islands
An incongruous mix of glitzy casinos and quiet shady lanes, splashy megaresorts and tiny settlements that recall a distant simpler age, land...
The Southern Out Islands
Wild and windswept, the southern Bahamian islands are idyllic Edens for those adventurers who want to battle a tarpon, dive a "wall" that drops...
Grand Bahama Island
Natural beauty conspires with resort vitality to make Grand Bahama Island one of the Bahamas' most well-rounded, diverse destinations. In its...
Eleuthera and Harbour Island
You haven't experienced a real escape until you've vacationed in Eleuthera. Simple luxury resorts are the norm, deserted expanses of white-...
Andros
The Bahamas' largest island (100 miles long and 40 miles wide) and one of the least explored, Andros's landmass is carved up by myriad channels...
Long Island
Long Island lives up to its name—80 gorgeous miles are available for you to explore. The Queen's Highway traverses its length, through the Tropic...
Great Abaco Island
If arriving by air, your trip will begin on Great Abaco, the main island. It's bordered on its eastern side by a chain of cays that extend from...
Harbour Island
Harbour Island has often been called the Nantucket of the Caribbean and the prettiest of the Out Islands because of its powdery pink-sand beaches...
Great Exuma
George Town is the capital and largest town on the mainland, a lovely seaside community with darling pink government buildings overlooking...
Bimini
Bimini has long been known as the Bahamas' big game-fishing capital. Bimini's strong tourist season falls from spring through summer, when calmer...
Cat Island
You'll be purring on Cat Island's exquisite pink-sand beaches and sparkling white-sand-ringed coves, as calm and clear as a spa pool. Largely...
Paradise Island
The graceful, arched Paradise Island bridges ($1 round-trip toll for cars and motorbikes; free for bicyclists and pedestrians) lead to and from...
Green Turtle Cay
This tiny 3-mile-by-½-mile island is steeped in Loyalist history; some residents can trace their heritage back more than 200 years. Dotted with...
Elbow Cay
Five-mile-long Elbow Cay's main attraction is the charming village of Hope Town . The saltbox cottages—painted in bright colors—with their...
San Salvador
On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus disrupted the lives of the peaceful Lucayan Indians when he landed on the island of Guanahani, which...
South Long Island: Deadman's Cay to Gordon's
The most populated area on the island is Deadman's Cay . This umbrella central settlement covers all the communities stretching from Gray...
North Long Island: Cape Santa Maria to Gray's
In the far north you will find two large resort communities: Cape Santa Maria and Stella Maris . Scattered between are the small settlements...
Inagua
Inagua does indeed feel like the southernmost island in the Bahamas' 700 mile-long chain. Just 50 miles from Cuba, it's not easy to get to—there...
The Exuma Cays
A band of cays—with names like Rudder Cut , Big Farmer's , Great Guana , and Leaf —stretches northwest from Great Exuma. It will take you...
The Berry Islands
Discovered by a lucky few and pristine in beauty, the Berry Islands consist of more than two-dozen small islands and almost a hundred tiny cays...
Treasure Cay
Twenty miles north of Marsh Harbour is Treasure Cay, technically not an island but a large peninsula connected to Great Abaco by a narrow spit...
Great Guana Cay
The essence of Great Guana Cay can be summed up by its unofficial motto, painted on a hand-lettered sign: "It's better in the Bahamas, but it...
Man-O-War Cay
Fewer than 300 people live on skinny, 2½-mile-long Man-O-War Cay, many of them descendants of early Loyalist settlers who started the tradition...
Crooked and Acklins Islands
Crooked Island is 30 miles long and surrounded by 45 miles of barrier reefs that are ideal for diving and fishing. They slope from 4 feet to...
Little Exuma
Scenes from two Pirates of the Caribbean movies were filmed on the southern end of Little Exuma—only 12 square miles—and on one of the little...
Spanish Cay
Only 3 miles long, this privately owned island was once the exclusive retreat of millionaires, and many visitors still arrive by yacht or private...
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