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When you're heading for a destination with 700 islands, you can expect most activities to take place in and around water. Even when your excursions involve historic sights, it's likely they'll still have something to do with the sea and seafarers. Although many vacationers are probably heading to the Bahamas so they can vegetate and sun themselves on a patch of sand or in a quiet lagoon, there are plenty of adventurous activities on the islands that should not be missed. By all means, catch the sun's rays, but be sure to spend time exploring the country's national parks and nature preserves, as well as snorkeling and diving.
The centerpiece of Paradise Island is the 171-acre fantasy resort known as Atlantis. Here you'll find a 63-slip marina that can handle megayachts, an 18-hole...more
Harbour Island—at the northern tip of the Eleuthera island chain—has a famed pink-sand beach that's three miles or more from end to end and up to...more
The Bahamas are famed for their diving diversity. The country's coral reefs, blue holes, caves, shipwrecks, and rich marine life are all popular draws for...more
This 176-square-mile preserve, most of it underwater, is home to thousands of assorted species of marine life—fish, crustaceans, sponges, you name it....more
Andros covers an area of 2,300 square miles and is the quintessential unspoiled Bahamas, a landscape laced with inlets and bights. Here and there, a faded sign...more
The climax of Bahamian nightlife is, of course, Junkanoo, an ebullient celebration that lasts all night December 26 (Boxing Day, on the Bahamian calendar) and...more
With its 100 miles of lee shore, Eleuthera Island offers sailors scores of protected coves and more than 35 miles of untrampled sands, picturesque ports of...more
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