About The Bahamas
The Bahamas is an Atlantic archipelago rather than a Caribbean Sea one: around 700 islands and 2,400 cays spread over shallow carbonate banks southeast of Florida, of which roughly 30 are inhabited. Columbus made his first American landfall here in 1492. Tourism and offshore banking now dominate a country where most people live on New Providence.
Known for pink sand beaches, blue holes, offshore banking, cracked conch and Junkanoo parades.
Getting around
Nassau moves on jitneys — privately owned minibuses licensed and given their routes by the Road Traffic Department. The basic fare on New Providence is $1.25, and up to $3.50 beyond the city; carry exact change. Taxis are metered at rates set by law, and the airport publishes fixed zone fares for two passengers: $36 to downtown, $29 to Cable Beach and $45 to Paradise Island plus a $2 bridge toll. A water taxi crosses the harbour to Paradise Island in about ten minutes.
Areas of The Bahamas
- Nassau · 58 places
- Marsh Harbour · 25 places
- Delaporte Point · 21 places
- Freeport · 12 places
- George Town · 8 places
- Windsor Park · 8 places
- New Providence · 5 places
- Treasure Cay · 5 places
- New Providence (Nassau) · 4 places
- Alice Town · 3 places
- Dunmore Town · 3 places
- Arden Forest · 2 places
- Coral Gardens · 2 places
- Exuma · 2 places
- Governor's Harbour · 2 places
- Pearl Bay · 2 places
- Sandy Point · 2 places
- Seymours Settlement · 2 places
- Acacia Groves · 1 place
- Albert Town · 1 place
- Andros Town · 1 place
- Bannerman Town · 1 place
- Bimini Bay · 1 place
- Bowens Sound Settlement · 1 place
- Conch Sound Settlement · 1 place
- Crossing Rocks · 1 place
- Crown Haven · 1 place
- Cupid's Cay · 1 place
- Grand Bahama · 1 place
- Great Inagua Island · 1 place
- Hanna Hill · 1 place
- Hatchet Bay · 1 place
- Hudson Estates · 1 place
- Imperial Park · 1 place
- Joes Creek · 1 place
- Laing Town · 1 place
- Landrail Point Settlement · 1 place
- Long Island (Clarence Town) · 1 place
- Maliboo Reef · 1 place
- Mayfair Court · 1 place
- New Plymouth · 1 place
- Newton Cay · 1 place
- Nicholl's Town · 1 place
- North Eleuthera · 1 place
- Paradise Island · 1 place
- Porgy Bay · 1 place
- Rial Park · 1 place
- Rock Sound · 1 place
- Rokers Point Settlement · 1 place
- Rolle Town · 1 place
- Smith Point · 1 place
- Staniard Creek · 1 place