Trip IdeasFodor's Bahamas 2010
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About This Book
Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in the Bahamas!
•Updated annually, Fodor’s Bahamas provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guidebook.
•Fodor’s Bahamas features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.
•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in the Bahamas.
•Experience the Bahamas like a local! Fodor’s Bahamas includes choices for every traveler, from exploring deserted cays to bar hopping and boutique shopping, and much more!
•Indispensable, customized trip planning tools include “Top Reasons to Go,” “Word of Mouth” advice from other travelers, and tips to help save money, bypass lines, and avoid common travel pitfalls.
Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. Although you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in the Bahamas!
•Updated annually, Fodor’s Bahamas provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guidebook.
•Fodor’s Bahamas features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.
•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in the Bahamas.
•Experience the Bahamas like a local! Fodor’s Bahamas includes choices for every traveler, from exploring deserted cays to bar hopping and boutique shopping, and much more!
•Indispensable, customized trip planning tools include “Top Reasons to Go,” “Word of Mouth” advice from other travelers, and tips to help save money, bypass lines, and avoid common travel pitfalls.
Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
Table of Contents
What's Where............7
Quintessential Bahamas............12
If You Like............14
Great Itineraries............16
Island Finder............18
Save vs. Splurge............19
When to Go............21
On The Calendar............22
Chapter 1: New Providence Island............27
Around the Island............31
Beaches............46
Where to Eat............47
Where to Stay............55
Nightlife and the Arts............68
Sports and the Outdoors............71
Shopping............74
New Providence Island Essentials............77
Chapter 2: Grand Bahama Island............83
Around the Island............89
Beaches............93
Where to Eat............96
Where to Stay............101
Nightlife and the Arts............108
Sports and the Outdoors............109
Shopping............115
Grand Bahama Island Essentials............117
Chapter 3: The Abacos............121
The Abacos Essentials............158
Chapter 4: Eleuthera and the Exumas............161
Eleuthera Island............166
Eleuthera Essentials............186
The Exumas............189
The Exumas Essentials............200
Chapter 5: The Other Out Islands............203
Andros............208
Andros Essentials............219
The Berry Islands............221
The Berry Islands Essentials............225
The Biminis............225
The Biminis Essentials............233
Cat Island............234
Cat Island Essentials............241
Crooked and Acklins Islands............242
Crooked and Acklins Islands Essentials............245
Inagua............246
Inagua Essentials............249
Long Island............250
Long Island Essentials............257
San Salvador............258
San Salvador Essentials............262
Out Islands Essentials............263
Chapter 6: Turks and Caicos Islands............265
Welcome to Turks and Caicos Islands............266
Turks and Caicos Islands Planner............268
The Caicos............271
The Turks............296
Understanding Bahamas............311
Bahamas at a Glance............312
In the Wake of Columbus: A Short History of the Bahamas............314
Cashing In: A Casino Gambling Primer............318
Travel Smart Bahamas............325
Getting Here and Around............326
Essentials............330
Index............341
About Our Writers............352
Maps
Bahamas............10–11
Nassau and Paradise Island............34
Atlantis Resort............40
New Providence Island............43
Where to Eat in New Providence............52
Where to Stay in Nassau and Paradise Island............59
Where to Eat & Stay in Cable Beach............64
Freeport-Lucaya............91
Grand Bahama Island............94
Where to Eat in Freeport-Lucaya............99
Where to Stay in Freeport-Lucaya............105
The Abacos............130
Where to Eat and Stay in Marsh Harbour............133
Where to Eat and Stay on Harbour Island............170
Eleuthera............179
The Exumas............191
Andros............211
The Biminis............226
Cat Island............236
Long Island............252
San Salvador............259
Providenciales............274–275
Grand Turk............298
Quintessential Bahamas............12
If You Like............14
Great Itineraries............16
Island Finder............18
Save vs. Splurge............19
When to Go............21
On The Calendar............22
Chapter 1: New Providence Island............27
Around the Island............31
Beaches............46
Where to Eat............47
Where to Stay............55
Nightlife and the Arts............68
Sports and the Outdoors............71
Shopping............74
New Providence Island Essentials............77
Chapter 2: Grand Bahama Island............83
Around the Island............89
Beaches............93
Where to Eat............96
Where to Stay............101
Nightlife and the Arts............108
Sports and the Outdoors............109
Shopping............115
Grand Bahama Island Essentials............117
Chapter 3: The Abacos............121
The Abacos Essentials............158
Chapter 4: Eleuthera and the Exumas............161
Eleuthera Island............166
Eleuthera Essentials............186
The Exumas............189
The Exumas Essentials............200
Chapter 5: The Other Out Islands............203
Andros............208
Andros Essentials............219
The Berry Islands............221
The Berry Islands Essentials............225
The Biminis............225
The Biminis Essentials............233
Cat Island............234
Cat Island Essentials............241
Crooked and Acklins Islands............242
Crooked and Acklins Islands Essentials............245
Inagua............246
Inagua Essentials............249
Long Island............250
Long Island Essentials............257
San Salvador............258
San Salvador Essentials............262
Out Islands Essentials............263
Chapter 6: Turks and Caicos Islands............265
Welcome to Turks and Caicos Islands............266
Turks and Caicos Islands Planner............268
The Caicos............271
The Turks............296
Understanding Bahamas............311
Bahamas at a Glance............312
In the Wake of Columbus: A Short History of the Bahamas............314
Cashing In: A Casino Gambling Primer............318
Travel Smart Bahamas............325
Getting Here and Around............326
Essentials............330
Index............341
About Our Writers............352
Maps
Bahamas............10–11
Nassau and Paradise Island............34
Atlantis Resort............40
New Providence Island............43
Where to Eat in New Providence............52
Where to Stay in Nassau and Paradise Island............59
Where to Eat & Stay in Cable Beach............64
Freeport-Lucaya............91
Grand Bahama Island............94
Where to Eat in Freeport-Lucaya............99
Where to Stay in Freeport-Lucaya............105
The Abacos............130
Where to Eat and Stay in Marsh Harbour............133
Where to Eat and Stay on Harbour Island............170
Eleuthera............179
The Exumas............191
Andros............211
The Biminis............226
Cat Island............236
Long Island............252
San Salvador............259
Providenciales............274–275
Grand Turk............298
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