Bahamas Island Mini-Vacation Getaway
MainTour special offer for 5 day / 4 night vacation package includes cruise from Fort Lauderdale to Grand Bahama Island and a accomodations at one of the very best resorts on the island. See the big list of amenities.

Listed here are some of the best outdoor recreation places in the Islands:

Lucayan National Park
40-acre preserve includes one of the largest underwater cave system in the world is located on Grand Bahama Island. A nature trail leads to a observation platform inside Ben's Cave and Burial Mound Cave. Swimming inside caves is permitted and diving requires special permits. Ben's Cave may be closed during summer months to protect the fruit bat nurseries.

Crystal Cay Marine Park
This complex has a variety of marine life observation exhibits.

Marine Gardens Aquarium - 24 individual aquarium exhibits
Marine Encounter Pool - touch and interact with different fish in a living coral environment
Shark Tank
Sea Turtle Pool
Stingray Pool
Reef Tank
Offshore Observation Tower - 3 Level viewing platform includes underwater level that exposes 20 feet plus of underwater coral reef environment.
Pleasure Reef Snorkeling Trail - Rental equipment and more puts you upclose with marine life.
Woodes Rogers Walk - Coastal boardwalk

Andros Barrier Reef
At 167 miles long, it is the third largest coral reef in the world.

Atlantis Paradise Island Resort and Casino
Paradise Island - Nassau, , Bahamas
Atlantis, Paradise Island offers a unique resort experience amidst the world's largest marine habitat, second only to Mother Nature. Get up close to 50,000 sea animals living in 11 exhibit lagoons. Discover the secrets of ancient Atlantis in The Dig. Take a thrilling ride on one of the Mayan Temple's five water slides.

• Refresh at 11 swimming areas with waterslides and rides
• Over 200,000 sq.ft. of convention meeting space
• 18 restaurants, 20 lounges and clubs
• Discovery Camp for Kids
• Luxury yacht marins
• World-class casino and spa

MainTour Caribbean Outdoor Recreation Adventure
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The Bahamas: A Taste of the Islands
By Paris Permenter & John Bigley
One of two books in an exciting new series for the gourmet traveler – or just about anyone who enjoys mouth-watering island cuisine! This unique combination travel-food guidebook introduces you to the delicious cuisine of the Bahamas. First off, it takes a look at the islands' culinary roots, seeing what has influenced the cuisine and the local ingredients that make it unique. The authors then detail the best places to eat – the largest section of the book – from five-star resorts to plush hotel restaurants to independently owned establishments. Annual food festivals and culinary contests are listed.

If you want to disappear on your own secluded sandy island that you'll want to explore the hundreds of remote islands and cays of the Exumas and Abacos island chains of Bahamas Outter Islands. Many of these island beaches are accessible only by boat.

Pink Sands Beach / Harbour Is - 3 miles of pale pink sands adjacent to a New England style village.
Ten Bay Beach / Eleuthera - Located south of Palmetto Point and home to the now closed Cotton Bay Club.
Saddle Cay / The Exumas - Horseshoe shaped island at the northern end of the Exumas island chain is accessible only by boat.
Old Fort Beach / Nassau - Unpopulated area on the west tip of New Providence Island. The calm summer weather is ideal for water-skiing and jet skiis. Adjacent to the wealthy Lyford Cay area.
Cable Beach / Nassau - Near the shops, casinos, restaurants and other amenities of Nassau. Site of the first underwater cable link to Florida in 1892.
Cabbage Beach / Nassau - Two mile sandy beach on Paradise Island with palms, sea grapes and casaurinas.
Xanadu Beach / Freeport - Closest beach to Freeport area resorts and most popular on Grand Bahamas Island.
Tahiti Beach / Abacos - Near Hope Town at the far end of Elbow Cay. Isolated and quiet, accessible only by foot, bike or boat.

Sunspree Resort Paradise Island
Harbor Drive - Nassau, , Bahamas
Newest waterfront resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas... located just a short stroll from Atlantis and the restaurants, shops and marina of Hurricane Hole...

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Exuma National Land & Sea Park - vast underwater preserve with limestone and coral reefs, blue holes, drop-offs, caves and nighttime dives.
Abacos Island - Inland blue holes, caverns and night dives.
New Providence Island - adjacent to Nassau the area is littered with numerous shipwrecks dating back almost 300 years.
Grand Bahamas Island - Plentiful coral reefs and marine life.
Andros Island - Third largest barrier reef in the world with abundant marine life. Two sunk ships offshore.
Bimini - 3 miles of offshore reefs and marine life. 1929 shipwreck of Henry Ford's yacht - the Sapona.
Eleuthera - Home to the "Current Cut" - an underwater gully that takes divers on a thrilling ten minute ride on powerful currents. Shipwrecks and marinelife.
Long Island - Shallow water dive site - home to large quantity of Mako, Bull and Reef Sharks (Shark Cage recommended).
San Salvador - 80 designated dive sites to explore the diversity of marine life and coral reefs.

Tropical Shipwrecks
A Vacationing Diver's Guide to the Bahamas and Caribbean by Daniel Berg, Denise Berg. They have travelled extensively in search of great wreck diving adventures and spent countless hours researching each site in order to compile this text. Tropical Shipwrecks contains a wealth if information such as; aquatic life, currents, bottom composition, depth, visability and the history and present condition of 135 shipwrecks spread over 35 tropical islands.

Tower Records - Your favorite music is always on sale at Tower!

If you want to disappear on your own secluded sandy island that you'll want to explore the hundreds of remote islands and cays of the Exumas and Abacos island chains of Bahamas Outter Islands. Many of these island beaches are accessible only by boat.

No wonder that the Bahamas is the sailing capital of the world.

Special events the April Family Island Regatta in the Exumas. Dock and marina facilities are in George Town.

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The Bahamas hold 40 annual fishing tournaments. The most sought after prize is the Marlin (featured on the Bahaman $100 bill). Other gamefish include: kingfish, wahoo, grouper, amberjack, yellowfin tuna, and sailfish.

Bimini is a favorite destination as that island is surrounded by deep water.

Andros Island is a popular destination for with its Cargill Creek, a area of wadeable flats extending 100 yards offshore, great for bonefishing. Other bonefishing flats are near Fresh Creek and Andros Town.

Pelican Guide to the Bahamas (2000 edition) with CD-ROM
by Elliott Neal Hester (Editor), James E. Moore
Pelican Publishing Company proudly presents the FIRST completely Internet Interactive travel guide. For the first time, the information in this guide will always be up to date thanks to automatic Internet updates and the enclosed, interactive, and free CD-ROM that profiles not only the Bahamas, but the Turks and Caicos as well. In the Bahamas alone this guide contains, 1909 maps, 1214 shops, 916 towns, islands and places, 638 dive sites, 512 hotels, 203 churces, 195 attractions, 174 beaches, 131 bars, 100 fishing guides, more.

National Audubon Society Field Guide to Tropical Marine Fishes
Of the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, the Bahamas, and Bermuda by C. Lavett Smith, National Audubon Society. There are 417 truly magnificent color photographs evincing the glories of the coral reefs and full-text descriptions for more than 400 species, each with its own range map. In addition, the guide includes maps of the regions, more than 100 fish anatomy illustrations, and close to 800 more brief species descriptions. Easy to use and understand, lightweight, and sturdily constructed for travel, the field guide is a great boon for one's snorkeling or scuba-diving vacations.

Island Seas Resort
123 SILVER POINT DRIVE - FREEPORT, , BS
The tropical Island Seas Resort is surrounded by a host of activities. Relax on our secluded beach and enjoy the pool, hot tub, waterfall, and the island's only Tiki-Hut restaurant and bar. Our excellent location puts you within minutes of the Port Lucaya Market place, and Lucaya Golf & Country Club. The resort has the prestiqious Gold Crown award from RCI - only one other resort in Freeport has the distinction.

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