The island of Barbados has become an important Caribbean tourist destination. This happened also thanks to the presence of an important international airport which is among the busiest airports in the Eastern Caribbean. Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) is located along the southern coast of the island southeast of the capital Bridgetown. This airport, which […]
The Cape Santa Maria Beach Resort is a beautiful property located at the northern end of Long Island one of the islands of the Bahamas. This Resort stands along an enchanting beach that stretches a few kilometers off the coast of Galliot Cay, a few kilometers from the place where in October 1492 Christopher Columbus […]
Sandy Cay is a small coral island in the Exumas islands that is located just south of the Tropic of Cancer. The island is made up of a series of coral islets connected to each other by sand banks that vary in shape with the changing tides. Sandy Cay is about 17 km from Little […]
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Andros: the wild island of the Bahamas
Located in the central western section of the Bahamas archipelago, the island of Andros – with 5,957 sq km – is the largest by the surface of the Bahamas islands. The surface of the island is almost half of the total surface area of all the Bahamas. The island was originally inhabited by the Lucayans, […]
Documenting us for the trip to the Bahamas, we visited the excellent official website of the Bahamas Tourist Office. The site in other languages is quite complete, but it lacks numerous sections that are present on the site in English. The one dedicated to American tourists is by far the most complete. By exploring the […]
The Bahamas islands are a great destination for those traveling to the Caribbean with children in tow. The islands are inhabited by a welcoming and smiling population, which becomes even more friendly with those traveling with children. The lack of dangers, the good economic situation, the beauty of the sea and the large number of […]
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Grand Bahama: one step away from Florida
The island of Grand Bahama is located near the coast of Florida from which it is only 90 km away, the island is part of the northern group of the Bahamas. The island which covers 1,373 sq km is the fourth largest in the archipelago. Its name derives from the Spanish language “grand bajamar” that […]
The Abacos islands are a chain of islands located in the northern part of the Bahamas archipelago, which extend for over 200 km on the Atlantic side of the Bahamas coral reef. The Abacos are made up of the main islands of Great Abaco and Little Abaco, and some smaller islands including Treasure Cay, Green […]
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Nassau: the heart of the Bahamas islands
The island of New Providence is the most important island in the Bahamas. Here is the main city, the capital Nassau. Over 70% of the entire population of the archipelago lives on this island. Here are the main economic activities of the Bahamas, including numerous banks and commercial companies. On the island of New Providence […]
The island of Bimini is located east of the Florida coast from which it is only 80 km away. This is therefore the Bahamian island closest to the United States. The island of New Providence, where the capital of the Bahamas, Nassau is located, is instead about 200 km away. The island is made up […]
The Exuma islands are a group of islands and sandbanks – in total it is estimated that they are over 365 for a total area of about 250 sq km – which are located south-east of the capital of the Bahamas, Nassau. These islands extend for about 200 km in a southeast direction. The two […]
The island of Eleuthera is an island in the northeastern Bahamas, located about 80 km east of the capital Nassau. The island stretches long and narrow from northwest to southeast. Its length reaches 180 km while the width is often less than 3 km and rarely exceeds 5 km. Eleuthera covers a total area of […]
Known as one of the most beautiful islands in the archipelago, Long Island is located in the southeastern part of the Bahamas. The Tropic of Cancer runs through the northern part of the island. The island is about 130 km long and 6 km wide at its widest point – for a total area of […]
BAHAMAS DOCUMENTS Documents: To visit the Bahamas you need to have a passport with a residual validity of 6 months upon entering the country. Even children and minors need their passport to enter the Bahamas. Visa: No visa is required for a tourist trip to the Bahamas. For the documents needed to travel to Bahamas […]
The Bahamas Islands are served by two main international airports. The first is that of Nassau on the island of New Providence. While the second is that of the island of Grand Bahama. The most important airport of the Bahamas is located on the island of New Providence, the island where the capital Nassau is […]