Shore Day
Shore Day
Cat Island and The Hermitage: The Most Unusual Day in the Bahamas
Cat Island has an eight-mile pink sand beach and a hand-built stone monastery at the highest point in all of The Bahamas. There is nothing like it anywhere else in the archipelago.
Shore Day
Bonefishing in Andros: What You Need to Know Before You Go
Andros is the largest island in the Bahamas and one of the least visited. The west coast has almost nothing except bonefish, which is exactly the point.
Shore Day
A Day at Lucayan National Park: Grand Bahama's Natural Treasure
Twenty-five miles east of Freeport, Lucayan National Park contains all six Bahamian vegetation zones, a world-class cave system, and Gold Rock Beach.
Plan Your Visit
Plan Your Visit
Nassau in June: Weather, Events, and What to Expect
June is the beginning of Nassau's summer season — warm, occasionally wet, less crowded, and with some events worth planning around. Here's what to expect.
Plan Your Visit
Nassau for Solo Travelers: What to Know Before You Go
Solo travel in Nassau is comfortable, straightforward, and — at the right venues — genuinely sociable. Here's everything you need to know before arriving alone.
Plan Your Visit
How to Island Hop in the Bahamas: The Practical Guide to Moving Between Islands
Most visitors to the Bahamas see one island. The travelers who return repeatedly are the ones who figured out how to see several without turning the logistics into the main event.
Eat & Drink
Eat & Drink
The Goombay Smash: The Story Behind the Bahamas' Most Famous Cocktail
Every bar in the Bahamas serves a Goombay Smash. Most of them are good. None of them are the real thing.
Eat & Drink
Bahamian Rum: A Beginner's Guide to Drinking Well in Nassau
The Bahamas has a rum culture that predates tourism by several centuries. Here's how to drink well in Nassau — from Sky Juice at Arawak Cay to craft rum at John Watling's distillery.
Eat & Drink
Where to Eat on Harbour Island: The Food Guide
Harbour Island is three miles long, half a mile wide, and has a food scene that outperforms its size.
Island Life
Island Life
5 Things Nassau Does Better Than Any Other Caribbean Island
The Caribbean has 7,000 islands. Nassau isn't the most famous, the biggest, or the most photographed. But there are specific things it does better than anywhere else. Here's what they are.
Island Life
The Eleutheran Adventurers: How the First Free Colony Shaped the Bahamas
The Eleutheran Adventurers arrived in 1648 with a founding document that proposed democratic governance more than a century before the American Revolution.
Island Life
The Lucayans: The First People of the Bahamas Before Columbus
The Lucayans were the first people of the Bahamas, living in the archipelago for over a thousand years before Columbus. The word Bahamas itself comes from their language.
Nightlife & Vibes
Nightlife & Vibes
Bachelor and Bachelorette Party Guide to Nassau Nightlife
Nassau is one of the most consistently recommended bachelor and bachelorette party destinations in the Caribbean. This is the honest guide to making it work for a group.
Nightlife & Vibes
Nassau Rooftop Bars: The Best Elevated Drinks and Views in the Bahamas
Nassau rooftop bars give you something the waterfront venues cannot: a view that separates the city from the sea and shows you both at once.
Nightlife & Vibes
Freeport Nightlife Guide: Where to Go After Dark on Grand Bahama Island
Freeport nightlife runs in a different register than Nassau. No mega-clubs, no tourist-circuit entertainment. Just Port Lucaya, Count Basie Square, and Taino Beach.
Nassau Port Guide
Nassau Port Guide
Nassau Cruise Port Accessible Travel Guide: What to Know Before You Arrive
Nassau accessible travel from the cruise port is one of the least covered topics in bahamas travel guide content and one of the most important for cruise passengers with mobility limitations.
Nassau Port Guide
Nassau Pirate Museum: What Cruise Passengers Need to Know Before They Go
The Pirates of Nassau Museum is one of the most visited nassau attractions within walking distance of the cruise port. Here is what is inside and whether it is worth it on a short port day.
Nassau Port Guide
Nassau Cruise Port Shopping Guide: Bay Street, Duty-Free, and What Is Actually Worth Buying
Nassau shopping on Bay Street is a five-minute walk from the cruise port and has genuine duty-free savings on rum, jewelry, and Bahamian food products. Here is what is worth buying and what to skip.