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Based on our larger guide to all of the Bahamas, this one focuses on the Acklins & Crooked Island, the Turks & Caicos, Berry Islands, Cat Island, Inaguas, Long Island, San Salvador & Rum Cay. These islands are not for those vacationers who are looking for the high life, nightlife or wild times under the sun. But if youre looking for a week or so of sun, sand and relaxation, or if youre looking for some fine offshore fishing, or scuba diving, then the Turks and Caicos might be the place for you. Comprised of about 40 small islands and cays, the Turks and Caicos are ecologically pure. The waters are unpolluted; the beaches are clean and pristine; the population is friendly and outgoing. Ecologists will find Rum Cay to be something special. Completely unspoiled, and just as it must have been when Christopher Columbus first set foot on San Salvador next door, its a microcosm of the islands: gently rolling hills, deserted beaches, limestone caves, deserted farms, salt ponds, and seas where the visibility underwater approaches 200 feet. On the Caribbean side of Long Island, long stretches of sugar-white beach stretch for miles in either direction. They are mostly deserted and rank among the best beaches in the world. Best of all, the beach at Cape Santa Maria is truly a paradise, a four-mile crescent of pristine white powder that almost encircles a magnificent stretch of turquoise water, and the chances are youll have it all to yourself. It must be seen to be believed. The terrain inland is hilly and jagged cliffs of coral drop steeply to meet the surging ocean. This is the garden island of the Bahamas. Fertile fields produce a variety of vegetables and local fruits. Beyond the fields, among the hills, the island is riddled with limestone caves and blue holes. The most southerly and most remote of the Out Islands, the Inaguas, with fewer than 1,200 inhabitants living on Great Inagua, are also the most sparsely populated. The third largest of the islands, this is the Bahamas answer to the Galapagos Islands. Wildlife still reigns over most of the rocky shorelines and uninhabited Little Inagua to the north. You can walk for miles along the deserted, rocky coast and spend long days bird-watching, fishing or bicycling. Named for a British sea captain, Cat Island is one of the most beautiful in the Bahamas: 50 square miles of tranquility, rolling hills and lush green forests. Its a peaceful retreat of great natural beauty, with a way of life thats quiet and relaxed. For a remote and tranquil vacation, you might choose the Acklins or Crooked Island. Here youll discover sunswept shores, scenic coves and hidden bays. On Crooked Island there are caves, miles of creeks, tidal flats populated by record tarpon and bonefish. Days on these islands are spent swimming, snorkeling, fishing, visiting tiny churches and historic buildings while you stroll the streets of quaint little towns and villages. In the evening, youll wander deserted beaches, and enjoy a cool tropical drink as you watch the sun go down in a blaze of glory. This is a highly informative guidebook that reviews both the obvious and obscure. The Bahamas has so much to offer and this book really manages to cover quite a bit. I highly recommend it for someone that wants an insight into each of the islands that make up the Bahamas. Globehound Now in an updated fourth edition, The Bahamas and Turks & Caicos is a travel guide the 700+ islands of the Bahamas as well as the Turks and Caicos. Fabulously illustrated with full color photographs on virtually every page, The guide describes the best hotels in different price ranges, restaurants, dive sites, dive operators, tours, fishing guides, historic forts and...
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The Acklins & Crooked Island
Berry Islands
Cat Island
Inaguas
Long Island
San Salvador
Rum Cay
Turks & Caicos Islands
Blair Howard & Renate Siekmann
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Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this book is correct, but the publisher and authors do not assume, and hereby disclaim, liability to any party for any loss or damage caused by errors, omissions, misleading information or potential problems caused by information in this guide, even if such errors or omissions are a result of negligence, accident or any other cause.
- About the Bahamas
- Geography
- Nassau
- Paradise Island
- Freeport
- Grand Bahama
- The Out Islands
- History
- Early Settlement
- Pirates & Privateers
- The 19th Century
- The Modern Era
- Getting There
- Before You Go
- Travel Documents
- Customs
- Departure Taxes
- Disabled Travelers
- The People
- Eating & Drinking
- Accommodations
- Practical Information
- Banking
- Bicycles & Mopeds
- Buses
- Casinos
- Climate
- Currency
- Dress
- Electricity
- Ferries
- Internet
- Mail Boats
- Photography
- Medical
- Rental Cars
- Shopping Hours
- Taxis & Tours
- Telephones
- Time
- How to Use This Book
- Tourist Information
- A Land of Adventure
- Bird Watching
- Boating
- Golf
- Hiking & Bicycling
- Honeymooning
- Horseback Riding
- Parasailing
- Jet-Skiing
- Shelling
- Sport Fishing
- Marine National Parks
- Sightseeing
- Snorkeling & Diving
- Sun Seeking
- Tennis
- Water Skiing
- Windsurfing
- Nightlife
- Shopping
- Holidays
- The Hidden Islands
- The Acklins & Crooked Island
- History
- Getting There
- Sightseeing
- Dining
- The Berry Islands
- Getting There
- Adventures on Water
- Dining
- Accommodations
- Cat Island
- Getting There
- Sightseeing
- Adventures on Water
- Dining
- Accommodations
- The Inaguas
- Getting There
- Sightseeing
- Inagua National Park
- Morton Bahamas Salt Company
- Matthew Town Lighthouse
- Adventures
- Dining
- Accommodations
- Long Island
- History
- Getting There
- Sightseeing
- Adventures on Water
- Dining
- Accommodations
- San Salvador
- History
- Getting There
- Sightseeing
- Adventures on Foot
- Adventures on Water
- Dining
- Accommodations
- Rum Cay
- Turks & Caicos Islands
- History
- The Islands Today
- Getting There
- Getting Around
- Practical Concerns
- Providenciales
- The Beaches
- Adventures
- Dining
- Accommodations
- Grand Turk
- Getting Around
- Banking
- Information
- Cockburn Town
- Sightseeing
- Adventures
- Dining
- Accommodations
- North Caicos
- Getting There
- Getting Around
- Sightseeing
- The Beaches
- Dining
- Accommodations
- Middle Caicos
- Getting There
- Adventures
- Dining
- Accommodations
- South Caicos
- Getting There
- Getting Around
- Adventures
- Dining
- Accommodations
- At a Glance
- Airlines Serving the Islands
- Airline Telephone Numbers
- Package Operators
- Charter Airlines - Florida
- Resort Charter Airlines
- Getting There
- Nassau/New Providence
- Freeport/Grand Bahama
- Fishing Guides
- Dive Operators
- Accommodations
Banking is big business in the Bahamas. Long recognized as a tax haven, both Nassau and Freeport are home to more than their fair share of counting houses. And for visitors to the islands that's good. There's always a bank around the next corner.
In Nassau and Freeport/Lucaya, banks are open from 9:30 am until 3 pm, Monday through Thursday, and from 9:30 am until 5 pm on Friday. If you rely on credit cards for your cash, there are international ATMs located at strategic spots on both of the major islands, including the casinos. As one might expect, banking hours vary in the Out Islands. In fact, banks on some islands open only on certain days of the week, and then only for a few hours.
Bicycles are popular on the islands. Visitors love them. They are inexpensive to rent, convenient, easy to park, and nowhere is really too far away. The only concern is that you'll be riding on the "wrong" side of the road. You can rent mopeds and bicycles at most hotels and resorts, or at nearby cycle shops. The going rates for mopeds range from about $20 to $30 a day - a half-day might cost anywhere from $10 to $20 - and you'll be asked to leave a small deposit, usually about $30. Bicycles run about $18 a day.
Bus travel can be an adventure. And if you want to meet the people, there's no better way to do it than finding your way around Nassau by bus. For 75, it's a great way to travel. Bahamians are very friendly and will come to your aid quickly with directions. (The only problem is understanding the waving hands and the fast talk.) On Grand Bahama, the buses connect Freeport with Lucaya, the hotels, the beaches, Port Lucaya and, of course, the International Bazaar.
Visitors over the age of 18 may gamble at all four casinos in Nassau and Freeport. Children are allowed to enter the casinos only to attend shows in the casino theaters. In Nassau, there is a casino on Paradise Island at the Atlantis Resort and one at Wyndham Nassau Resort & Crystal Palace Casino on Cable Beach. In Freeport, one casino is at Our Lucaya . The other is at the Isle of Capri Casino on Royal Palm Way . There is more information on gaming and casinos in the regional chapters.
The trade winds blow almost continuously here, creating a warm, agreeable climate that varies little throughout the year. September through May, when the temperature averages 70-75F, is the most refreshing time to visit. The rest of the year is somewhat warmer, with temperatures between 80 and 85.
May is the rainy season.
Legal tender is the Bahamian dollar , which is always equivalent in value to the US dollar. Both US and Bahamian dollars are accepted interchangeably throughout the islands, and visitors are likely to receive change in mixed American and Bahamian currency.
Traveler's checks are accepted throughout the islands and may be cashed at banks and hotels. They will, however, add a service charge. Credit cards are widely accepted in Nassau and Freeport/Lucaya, and to a lesser extent on the Out Islands, where cash is still king. Be prepared to pay a service charge if you use American Express.
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