Nassau layover options?
Mar 17th, 2010, 11:42 AM
#21
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 7,559
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
BeachGirl, We wld be flying from Toronto so wld you recommend FLL instead of Nassau? I read somewhere that they have private charter planes from Nassau to the Out Islands.
Which islands do you prefer?
Thx for the Bahamas link!
Which islands do you prefer?
Thx for the Bahamas link!
Mar 17th, 2010, 12:34 PM
#22
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 2,063
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My experience is only two very active trips to The Abacos but I have done a lot of research for the The Exumas.
The Abacos are absolutely great and there are many reviews and comments from probably a mix of the posters above if you search Abacos on this forum.
Getting there is very easy from Nassau. There is :
American eagle
Bahamas Air
Flmaingo Air (The Exumas)
Abaco Air
WestAir
Yellow Air Taxi
and many others who provide scheduled flights from Nassau and Florida to each Out Island for about $200 return per seat. BahamasAir are the state run largest operator. Booking with them fairly well assures that they will be aorund when it comes to fly. A few have bitten the dust during the recession which will leave you stranded.
Groceries are fairly expensive - $5 for a loaf and more for milk. It is sometimes cheaper to eat out. Some of the small resorts on Harbour Island offer high standards and prices. The Abacos have a good range of restaurants but basically be warned this is not Tuscany or Paris - you don't go to the OI for the food (unless of course you can catch it and eat it fresh).
Take a look at The Sea of Abaco or The Exuma string of islands on google earth and get a feel for the layout and appreciate why there are very few places like this on earth.
As we have all said before The Abacos is a very safe and very cheap place to hire boats. We tried this in GA/SC - the daily rate for boat hire was the same as the weekly rate in The Abacos. The sea is 20 feet deep with very few rocks and totally protected from the ocean - I have done a lot of boating but am still adamant that anyone can do it.
Febraury? difficult - we stayed in Hopetown for two weeks this February. I will defend the place to the hilt but have to say that it was just too cold. The locals claim this was a winter of a century in terms of low temperatures. We are from northern England and can cope with anything. The problem is that we forked out $13,000 for two weeks and didn't what to just cope. Overnights were 15oC, daytimes 20oC. Two Mays ago we had very little rain and 34oC day and night with a 2oC variation over two weeks - heaven! If you want to go in February head further south to say The Exumas which should be 3oC warmer.
The Abacos are absolutely great and there are many reviews and comments from probably a mix of the posters above if you search Abacos on this forum.
Getting there is very easy from Nassau. There is :
American eagle
Bahamas Air
Flmaingo Air (The Exumas)
Abaco Air
WestAir
Yellow Air Taxi
and many others who provide scheduled flights from Nassau and Florida to each Out Island for about $200 return per seat. BahamasAir are the state run largest operator. Booking with them fairly well assures that they will be aorund when it comes to fly. A few have bitten the dust during the recession which will leave you stranded.
Groceries are fairly expensive - $5 for a loaf and more for milk. It is sometimes cheaper to eat out. Some of the small resorts on Harbour Island offer high standards and prices. The Abacos have a good range of restaurants but basically be warned this is not Tuscany or Paris - you don't go to the OI for the food (unless of course you can catch it and eat it fresh).
Take a look at The Sea of Abaco or The Exuma string of islands on google earth and get a feel for the layout and appreciate why there are very few places like this on earth.
As we have all said before The Abacos is a very safe and very cheap place to hire boats. We tried this in GA/SC - the daily rate for boat hire was the same as the weekly rate in The Abacos. The sea is 20 feet deep with very few rocks and totally protected from the ocean - I have done a lot of boating but am still adamant that anyone can do it.
Febraury? difficult - we stayed in Hopetown for two weeks this February. I will defend the place to the hilt but have to say that it was just too cold. The locals claim this was a winter of a century in terms of low temperatures. We are from northern England and can cope with anything. The problem is that we forked out $13,000 for two weeks and didn't what to just cope. Overnights were 15oC, daytimes 20oC. Two Mays ago we had very little rain and 34oC day and night with a 2oC variation over two weeks - heaven! If you want to go in February head further south to say The Exumas which should be 3oC warmer.
Mar 17th, 2010, 03:20 PM
#23
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 747
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
oceanbreeze- it has been 1 1/2 years since OB- we were only there overnight two times but we had the pink cottage by the driveway and it was fine. I have not looked at their website since then but I think it has photos that look like the ones I took. We did not want to go into Nassau and did not want to pay as much as Compass Point- it all just depends on what you are looking for.
Thread
Original Poster
Forum
Replies
Last Post
tarrowood
Caribbean Islands
8
Aug 5th, 2010 10:42 AM
