Discover the beautiful world of the Bahamas islands


Bahamas Paradise

The Bahamas is an archipelago of some 700Wall and Crossing Rocks. You can expect to
islands and cays in the Atlantic Oceansee warblers, yellowthroats, West Indian
between Florida and Hispaniola. Sun, sand,woodpeckers, swallows and Cuban Emeralds and
and sea are merely perimeters of the Islandsalso hardwood forests, nature trails and wild
of the Bahamas. Christopher Columbus's firstAtlantic coast scenery, and fauna include
landfall in the New World in 1492 is believedbutterflies, egrets, herons, spoonbills and
to have been on the island of San Salvadorrare hummingbirds. You can explore the
(also called Watling's Island), in thenatural beauty of these islands by plane or
southeastern Bahamas. The climate is tropicalby bicycle. Or you can chose a round of golf,
marine moderated by warm waters of Gulfa set of tennis, or a visit to any of the
Stream and it's perfect for sun vacation allisland's  shopping  arcades  or  casinos.
year long. The islands are less than 10 miles
from the south Florida coast, closer thanMany people get married in this tropical
other Caribbean destinations, and can beparadise. Just image you and your life
reached quickly and easily either by air orpartner on a pristine beach. Many hotels
by sea. Lots of large airlines have flightsoffer event spaces and they will also help
to Bahamas, and also several charter airlinesyou with your paper works and weeding
can drop you there. Frequent flights areplanning. Bahamian culture is a mixture of
available to Nassau, Freeport, and the OutAfrican, European and indigenous forms. The
Islands.most famous export is a rhythmic form of
music called junknaoo. The diverse cultural
There are a lot of things to do in thishistory of The Bahamas nurtures an equally
tropical paradise. Anyone in search of thediverse calendar of festivals. The Junkanoo
perfect beach should start here. TheSummer Festival will show you a part of the
relatively small islands offers amazingBahamian culture and at that time you can
beaches like Treasure Cay Beach considered byparty Bahamian style with the locals dancing
National Geographic one of the best in thein the streets. An unforgettable way to
world or like Pink Sands Beach rated as oneexperience Bahamian culture is through
of the Caribbean's best beaches by Caribbeancuisine. Seafood is the staple of the
Travel and Life magazine. If you get boredBahamian diet and no matter where you are you
you can explore the amazing reefs, wrecks,will find plenty of restaurants serving
and coral walls of Atlantic. There areBahamian  cuisine  and  fresh  local seafood.
numerous companies the offers dive and
snorkel trips. Also let's not forget aboutBahamas attractions include various
dolphin encounters adventures. For fishermenhistorical places. Fort Charlotte, Fort
the Bahamas islands are a true paradise. TheFincastle and Fort Montage from New
Bahamas islands are among the premierProvidence are one of the main historical
destinations in the world for sport fishingattractions and will show you how life was
including bone fishing and fly fishing. The300 yeas ago. For golf lovers Bahamas offers
Andros Island is also called The Bahamas Bonevarious courses designed by some of the best
Fishing Capital and there are numerous guidesin the business. Many of these golf courses
and fishing lounges in the area. The islandsoffers full satisfaction and amazing ocean
are surrounded by hundreds of miles of softviews .If you like party until late you have
and hard bottom flats, creek channels andplenty of nightclubs at your disposal. You
ocean drop off. You can catch jacks,can enjoy a variety of sports from tennis to
barracudas  and  many  more  species.cricket. Cricket is the national sports and s
season runs March through November and you
Sailing finds an ideal location in Thecan watch the games every Saturday and Sunday
Bahamas. Each major island hosts its ownat Haynes Oval on West Bay Street, on Nassau
regatta. The contests are taking place inNassau/Paradise  Island.
late summer; the best are to be found on
Exuma, Long Island, Nassau/Paradise Island orThis was just a very short description of
Freeport/Lucaya.Bahamas. The sun, the ocean and the beaches
make the islands a perfect destination for
Also the islands are a great place foryour vacations. You can find many information
birding. One of the top destinations forover the internet and see just a small part
ecotourism is Abaco National Park. The parkof the islands beauty. For the real thing go
is located in the southern part of Greatvisit Bahamas.
Abaco Island in Bahamas between Hole in the



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