Bahamas Tourist Attractions

Located in North America, one of the premium holiday destinations is Bahamas. Bahamas or Commonwealth of The Bahamas is a tropical Island series located on Caribbean Sea. The capital of Bahamas is Nassau. There are plenty of Bahamas tourist attractions where you can en. There are three big cities in Bahamas, namely Matthew Town, Freeport and Alice Town. Bahamas is constituted of the following islands-

• New Providence Island
• Grand Bahama
• Paradise Island
  
  The following Islands-surround Bahamas:
• Bimini
• San Salvador
• Inagua
• Eleuthera
• Long Island
• The Abacos
• Berry Islands
• Acklins/Crooked Island
• The Exumas
• Mayaguana
• Cat Island
• Harbour Island
• Andros

  Transportation in Bahamas

  
  The transportation in Bahamas is easy. Visa is not required for the first three months for the tourists visiting from the developed countries like Canada, USA, Japan and EU.
  
  The Capital city of Bahamas, Nassau has many national and international airports. The other three Islands of Bahamas, Grand Bahama, New Providence and Freeport also have big national and regional airports. Plenty of other islands located in Bahamas have many small airports too, for a smooth communication from one place to other. The most popular flights of Bahamas are the Bahamas Air, providing a daily service from Nassau and cover the main cities of the Bahamas. There are myriads of other charter planes too, from different parts of the world.
  
  Bahamas are a harbor for the cruise ships that move around the Caribbean Sea. The New Providence Island is regarded as one of the most bustling cruise ship harbors of the world and mostly serve Floridian ships. The Freeport of Grand Bahamas Island is one of the favorite tourist destinations, visited by numerous tourists every year.
  
  One of the biggest cruise companies operating here is the Royal Caribbean. The mail boats serve in the densely populated areas of the Bahamas. These mail boats are quite comfortable and sail to all the directions.
  
  Bahamas have a local bus service known as jitneys that serves on a daily basis in various routes. Taxies are also available for touring various locations in Bahamas.
  
  

  Grand Bahama Tourist Attractions

  
  The Grand Bahama is one of the exotic tourist destinations of Bahamas. There are plenty of parks and ports located in the Island. Few of them are as mentioned below-
• Lucayan National Park : The Lucayan National Park of Grand Bahamas is the biggest National Parks among the three others located there. This is one of the unique parks in Bahamas, which displays all the six ecosystems of the island. You can visit and see the caves and walk through the spectacular wooden bridge on the mangrove swamp. There is one limestone cave underwater, which is the longest cave in this world. These caves are used for bat conservation. The long stretched white sand beaches are ideal for picnics or beach parties.
• Rand Nature Center: Rand Nature Center is located outside downtown Freeport. It is named after the nature educationist James Rand. James established Rand Nature Center as the first nature education center to preserve the habitation of flora and fauna of Grand Bahama.
• Peterson Cay National Park: Peterson Cay National Park in Grand Bahamas is located one mile away from the south seashore. This Park is a small island, which is surrounded by reefs. While planning to visit Bahamas, you must visit this National Park for a day. This is also a perfect spot for picnic and a day’s trip. The authorities of the Peterson Cay National Park try to conserve the wildlife of this habitat.
• Eleuthera Island in New Province Island: Eleuthera Island in New Province Island is one of the premium tourist spots in Bahamas. The natural flora and fauna densely populate this place. Also, there are many beaches which attract tourists from all the corners of the world. Few of the

  attractions in Eleuthera

  are-
  • Current Cut of North Eleuthera
  • Glass Window Bridge of North Eleuthera
  • Surfer's Beach south of Gregory Town
  • Queen's Bath south of Glass Window Bridge
  • Ocean Hole of Rock Sound (South Eleuthera)
  • Hatchet Bay Caves south of Gregory Town
  • Preachers' Cave of North Eleuthera
  • Lighthouse Beach or Bannerman Lighthouse located in the south of Bannerman Town
• Paradise Island of Nassau: Paradise Island is a located few minutes away from Nassau. Bahamas. This small island is primarily owned by Atlantis resort. Only the resort guests can access the Island. The prominent attractions of the resort are-
• The Dig of Atlantis: The Dig of Atlantis is a place where the myth meets reality. The mythical Island of Atlantis was rumored as a populated island that existed many years ago, probably in Bahamas and went under water. The Dig of Atlantis conducts an underwater tour of the hypothetical ruins of Atlantis. There are plenty of lagoons in The Dig. These lagoons are a home to manta rays fish and sharks. Two primary lagoons of the Dig are - The Mayan Temple Shark Lagoon and The Predator Lagoon.
• Joker's Wild Comedy Club: The Joker's Wild Comedy Club is located between the Coral Towers and the Beach. The club hosts various performances by the comedians.
• Atlantis Live: Atlantis Live of the Atlantis Resort is a live concert series where the famous performers from all over Bahamas arrive here and perform. The performers perform from different genres and entertain the guests here.