Tours

Fernander Tours. In addition to being a taxi driver and island tour guide extraordinaire, Mr. Clifford Fernander is friendly and full of information for the inquisitive tourist. He and Bruno Fernander offer tours for Club Med guests. Afterward, you'll feel San Salvador is like a second home. Cockburn Town, San Salvador Island. 242/331–2676; 242/427–8198.

Lagoon Tours. Cruise through secluded Pigeon Creek, on the island's beautiful southeast corner, in a flat-bottom boat that maxes at five people to view baby sharks, sea turtles, and starfish, and top off the trip shell hunting on High Cay. Lagoon Tours caters to all interests from nature walks and historical tours to bird-watching and excursions through the quiet waters of the lagoons. This family-run company is very proud of San Salvador Island and they are happy to show you their favorite off-the-beaten-path spots, with a smile and a cooler full of refreshments. They also conduct kayaking, nature, and bird-watching tours. Cockburn Town, San Salvador Island. 242/452--0102; 242/331--2459; www.lagoon-tours-bahamas.com.

Nat Walker's Island Adventures. As the island's Warden for the Bahamas National Trust, Nat Walker has a unique understanding of the island's nature and history, and he will customize island tours to include visits to monuments, private beach picnics, native restaurants, shopping, and the like. You can choose to see the archaeological site where its earliest inhabitants, the Lucayan Indians, lived; five monuments at Landfall Park commemorating Columbus's arrival in the Americas; a hand-operated Dixon Hill Lighthouse (one of three in the Bahamas); Watling's Estate 18th-century plantation ruins; the New World Museum; and the Gerace Research Centre. Nathaniel also has 25-seat buses and rental cars and he arranges private beach picnics and snorkeling and reef tours. Sugar Loaf, San Salvador Island. 242/331–2111; 242/464–9038.