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