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Article #437: Bahamas: Diving And Water Adventures

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Ocean adventures and the Bahamas just go in all the water adventures, remind
together. The Bahamas are 700 islands and yourself that the Bahamas offer plenty of
2,000 islets (called cays or keys) opportunity to explore different habitats
scattered across more than 100,000 square and spot rare birds. There are three
miles of the western Atlantic Ocean. From endemic species - the Bahama woodstar
a point roughly 70 miles east of West hummingbird, the Bahama swallow and
Palm Beach, Florida, this great Bahama yellowthroat warbler. Other prized
archipelago extends 750 miles southward birds include the white-tailed
to the northern Caribbean, almost to the tropicbird, Bahama pintail, Bahama
island of Hispaniola. With great weather parrot, great lizard-cuckoo, loggerhead
all year, warm waters, fine beaches, and kingbird, Bahama mockingbird and the
teeming coral reefs, the Bahamas offer stripe-headed tanager, to name but a few.
endless delights for outdoor enthusiasts, The birds cannot be found on all of the
especially divers and sports fishermen. Bahamian Islands, so a birding guide can
The islands in the Bahamas are generally ensure you make the best use of your
low and flat. The highest point in the time.
entire archipelago, on Cat Island, is When to Go
only 206 feet above sea level. Of the The Bahamas are blessed with beautiful
islands and islets making up the sunny weather and relatively constant
archipelago, only about 30 are inhabited. temperatures year-round. The high season
Some are so tiny, they're just boulders for travel runs from the middle of
that appear and disappear with the rise December to mid-April, when people in the
and fall of the ocean. Some are long and northern hemisphere try to escape the
thin, stretching for many miles. Others chilly temperatures back home. Airfares
are home to thousands of people. The vast are highest during these months. Fares
majority of the islands are deserted, drop during the May to September period,
with pristine beaches and tropical called the 'shoulder season' in the
forests untouched by humans. industry, and you can get the best prices
Tourism has brought prosperity to the during the low season from October to
Bahamas, but the great natural beauty of mid-December. It is good to remember that
the islands has managed to remain flying on weekends ordinarily adds a few
unspoiled. In earlier days, unrestricted dollars to the fare.
exploitation inflicted a lot of damage on Planning Your Trip
Nassau and New Providence. All that has Flight connections to the Bahamas are
changed and today the people of the very easy to get, with daily flights to
islands feel strongly that the unique and from numerous American cities and
beauty of their archipelago should be several flights per week from Canada, the
preserved: conservation is the new UK and Europe. The archipelago is also
watchword of the Bahamas, and many very accessible by sea, with cruise ships
conservation groups operate in the calling in at Nassau and Freeport every
archipelago. week, plus hundreds of marinas scattered
The more well-known cities and places in throughout the islands.
the Bahamas are Nassau, the largest city It is invariably cheaper to buy package
in the country, located on New Providence deals covering transportation and
Island; Paradise Island, a long, narrow accommodations from a tour operator or
barrier island connected to Nassau by a travel agent than it is to buy your own
toll bridge; Freeport, the second largest ticket and accommodation separately. If
city, on the Grand Bahama Island. Grand you are going as a normal tourist,
Bahama has become something of an package holidays are worthwhile if you
environmental headquarters of the plan to visit the larger, busier resorts
islands. Beyond the cities lies another or known resorts in the Out Islands. If
world: the Out Islands of Abaco, Andros, you're looking to head off the beaten
the Berry Islands, Bimini, Cat Island, track, then you're better off booking
Crooked Island, Eleuthera, the Exumas, your own way.
Harbor Island, Long Island, and so on. In addition to the sun and sand holidays
In a nation completely surrounded by the offered by tour operators, you can
clearest of waters in the world, there arrange with companies that specialize in
are plenty of water sports and waterborne diving and kayaking expeditions and
adventures. Before you immerse yourself eco-tours.






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