GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND

Reading on a secluded, white sand beach of Grand Bahama Island

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GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND GUIDE

FACTS & TRAVEL TIPS

Unlike America, you drive on the left side and be careful

on those crazy roundabouts!  Visitors may use their

home license for up to three months ... More

HISTORY

People lived in The Bahamas as early as 300 to 400 AD.

In the 10th century, Lucayan Indians -- a subgroup of the Arawaks

– settled throughout The Islands Of The Bahamas around

900-1500 A.D. The Lucayans had left the Lower Caribbean to

avoid their enemies, the Carib Indians, who were known to be

fierce warriors and cannibals ... More

PARKS

Lucayan National Park exhibits teal colored water, spotless

beaches ... see the majestic pine trees which populate

Lucayan National Park, also home to one of

the world's longest underwater cave systems ...  More

BEACHES and WATERSPORTS

Protected reef southern shoreline and northern cays

are filled with numerous crunchy

white sand beaches  ... More

BLACK CRUISES

 Short cruises traveling from Ft. Lauderdale often stop in

Grand Bahama Islands. See our Black Cruises listings ... More

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

ATTRACTIONS

RESTAURANTS

GOLFING

TOURS

TRANSPORTATION

PASSPORT and VISA REQUIREMENTS

TOURIST BOARD

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RESEARCH CREDITS:
Thomas Dorsey