700 small, medium and larger islands spread over 14,000 square kilometers in the Atlantic Ocean and only 80 miles from the florida coast: this is the beautiful island world of the Bahamas ❤ There are the whitest beaches and the clearest, turquoise water we’ve seen on our travels so far. Are you planning a holiday in the Bahamas? Then we have put together some helpful information for you here 🙂
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The Bahamas are an island state in the Atlantic Ocean and lie southeast of the United States (Florida) and northeast of Cuba. The approximately 700 islands have a north-south extension of about 650 kilometers and a west-east width of up to 750 kilometers. Although the Bahamas lie in the open Atlantic Ocean, they are counted as part of the Caribbean. The archipelago got its name from the Spanish conquistadors. They called the waters around the islands Baja Mar (Spanish for ‘shallow sea’), which later became the Bahamas. The two most important cities by far are the capital Nassau and Freeport. Together they are home to more than three quarters of the population. Nassau is by far the largest city of the island state with more than 200,000 inhabitants.
Nassau – Hotel Atlantis & Paradise Island (Bahamas)
After seeing the most famous sights of Nassau last week, we wanted to see Paradise Island today. The small island, which belongs to the town of Nassau and is located about 440 meters off the north coast of the island of New Providence, is connected to Nassau by 2 large bridges. The island is best known for the Atlantis Hotel. We were also able to find another, somewhat unknown attraction on the island, which should not be missing from any …
» Read the full blog postLong Island – Diving in the underwater world of the Caribbean (Bahamas)
As passionate divers, we did not want to miss exploring the underwater world of the Bahamas with our own eyes. So we booked a dive on Long Island.
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Whether on Instagram, on Facebook or various travel sites – the pictures of the swimming pigs in the Bahamas are already unbelievably great and it was always a great wish for us to see them live. After we had already visited the “original pigs” on Big Major Cay on the Exumas a few days ago, we did not want to miss the chance to experience such a spectacle again: here on Long Island 🙂
» Read the full blog postLong Island – Self guided tour around the island by car (Bahamas)
We love to explore a region, an island or even a city completely on your own. This allows us to choose our own pace relatively independently and plan the day in the way that suits us best. Long Island in the Bahamas is perfect for exploring with a rental car. In addition to its white beaches and crystal clear waters, the island has much more to offer 🙂
» Read the full blog postLong Island – The Stella Maris Resort & our Kayak Tour (Bahamas)
After the islands of New Providence and Great Exuma, we wanted to visit another island on our Bahamas trip to dive a little more into the “Real Bahamas”. New Providence is already very touristy due to the many cruise ships and the Hotel Atlantis and from Great Exuma we could not see so much, because all rental cars were fully booked. When planning our island hopping in the Bahamas we had a little research, which island could still be quite …
» Read the full blog postExumas – Swimming with the nurse sharks of Compass Cay (Bahamas)
After our great experience with the floating pigs of Big Major Cay, our day tour with Coastline Adventures went even further. And it went for us again into the water, because it followed the experience with the famous nurse sharks of Compass Cay, with which you can swim here in the Bahamas.
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You’ve certainly seen the pictures of the swimming pigs in the turquoise blue water, haven’t you? Don’t think we’re crazy now, but it’s these pigs that were one of the main reasons for us to fly to the Bahamas. Visiting the swimming pigs on Big Major Cay has been on our bucket list for so ooo long, so we just wanted to tackle it this year 🙂
» Read the full blog postExumas – Beaches & Sting Rays feeding on Stocking Island (Bahamas)
Actually we were going to explore the island of Great Exuma by car. Since because of the Easter weekend and the Family Island Regatta all rental cars were unfortunately fully booked, we had to think about something else. And our Peace and Plenty Hotel and Beach Club offers a day trip to the nearby island of Stocking Island on 🙂
» Read the full blog postExumas – Flight to Great Exuma Island & Hotel in George Town (Bahamas)
After a short stopover in Nassau we went further south today – to the archipelago of the Exumas. We have been told by many that if you want to experience the “real Bahamas”, you have to travel to one of the many islands away from New Providence. That’s why we put together a nice combination with Exuma and Long Island, which we will report to you in the following articles 🙂
» Read the full blog postNassau – Tourist Attractions, Things to Do & Photo spots (Bahamas)
From our Hotel Colony Club Inn & Suites we could easily reach downtown Nassau by public bus. The nearest bus stop was just a short walk from our hotel. Buses cost USD 1.50 each way and run at regular intervals.
» Read the full blog postBahamas & Florida – Our Travel Planning
After we had spent a very nice week in Mauritius in February, now our next holiday was coming up. We haven´t planed anything in advance – so we only booked our flights to Florida & the Bahamas only a week in advance 🙂
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