| When you are booking a Bahamas vacation you | | | | entertained and happy, and remember they are |
| might want to consider where you are going to eat. | | | | within walking distance from your room. |
| Certainly, you will want your conventional meals, | | | | When factoring the cost of your vacation you will |
| breakfast, lunch and dinner. You might wonder why | | | | need to figure how much it is going to cost for the |
| you should be concerned about eating before you | | | | hotel, souvenirs, sightseeing, transportation, |
| arrive, after all you don't know anything about the | | | | attractions and food and drinks. If you consider the |
| area or what your choices of restaurants might be, | | | | average cost for one person per day to eat you will |
| other than what you have read in guide books or | | | | find the money adds up quickly, and of course you |
| online. | | | | will need to consider gratuities. The cost for food will |
| You might be a culinary explorer and enjoy venturing | | | | vary depending on the restaurant and the meal, and |
| out to find the local haunts. But what about | | | | drinks, alcoholic or non-alcoholic can be very pricey, |
| transportation, do you want to incur the costs of | | | | but let's assume the average person spends $100 a |
| renting a car or an open air jeep or rely on taxis? | | | | day for food, and your trip is for 5 days, the cost |
| Keep in mind the Bahamians drive under British rules, | | | | for food for each individual is $500. For a family of |
| and if you're not familiar with driving on the left it | | | | four that is $2,000. With an all-inclusive package your |
| might be a bit intimidating. The taxi drivers do make | | | | price is set, the cost will not vary. If you look |
| excellent tour guides and will know good out-of | | | | forward to knowing what your final hotel bill will be, |
| the-way, places to dine. But do you want to travel | | | | then an all-inclusive package is the way to book. |
| for each meal? | | | | You might also want to consider some of the other |
| All-inclusive Bahamas vacation packages take the | | | | amenities that come with the all-inclusive packages. |
| worry out of dinning and may save you money. The | | | | Some packages offer specialty coffees, room |
| larger resorts on the Grand Bahamas Island such as | | | | service, gratuities, snorkeling gear, sport rentals and |
| the Our Lucaya Reef Village, Our Lucaya Radisson or | | | | on-site entertainment. Packages will vary from resort |
| The Viva Wyndham Fortuna Beach all offer | | | | to resort and season to season, so you will need to |
| all-inclusive dining packages. Each resort has a varied | | | | research to determine which resort and which |
| selection of themed restaurants to keep your palate | | | | package is the best one for you. |