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New Providence Island

Scuba diving at a coral reef, Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas.

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New Providence Island Travel Guide

An incongruous mix of glitzy casinos and quiet, shady lanes; trendy, up-to-date resorts and tiny settlements that recall a distant, simpler age; land development unrivaled elsewhere in the Bahamas and vast stretches of untrammeled territory. This is New Providence Island, a grab bag of everything one could hope for in a vacation destination. The island, home to two-thirds of all Bahamians, offers fast-paced living, nightlife that goes on until dawn, and high-end shopping strips. And when all the hustle and bustle becomes too much, there are hundreds of years of history to explore at leisure in art galleries, and quiet stretches of sandy white beaches where the only noise is the waves rolling in. More »

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Places to Explore

Eastern New Providence
Nassau

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Western New Providence and South Coast

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