On the lookout for an unforgettable island trip? Listed here are our high Bahamas journey ideas.
From the second you begin flying across the Bahamas, you’re already begin falling in love. I’ve appeared out of the airplane window many instances, however the play of shapes and colours, shades and lightweight results once you journey to this group of islands is a murals of nature and actually breathtaking.
The 700 islands of various sizes and inhabitants, made up of coral reefs, nestle naturally within the good turquoise-blue of the Atlantic Ocean.
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Exploring the capital of the Bahamas: Nassau
Nassau is the capital of the Bahamas and is positioned on New Windfall Island. Nearly each Bahamas journey begins right here, as the principle airport Nassau Lynden Pindling can be positioned right here.
What’s there to find in Nassau?
Fantastic colourful homes adorn the streets of the town.
Very near the Bahamas Historic Society Museum, the place you may study in regards to the historical past of the Bahamas, on Elisabeth Avenue is The Queen’s Staircase, an essential landmark of the town.
The 66 steps carved in limestone lead as much as the water tower on Bennett`s Hill. Particularly within the morning you may stroll up right here in peace and within the noon warmth the partitions surrounding the staircase present some shade. A very particular place and really idyllic due to the waterfall that flows proper subsequent to the steps. As soon as on the high, there may be additionally a viewpoint close by with nice views over the town.
On the seaside of Nassau you may actually discover typical Caribbean seaside feeling. On the huts across the Tiki Bikini Hut at Junkanoo Seashore many locals meet through the day and within the night. Caribbean music is taking part in and the ambiance is mega relaxed.
Strolling alongside Junkanoo Seashore, you come to the well-known Fish Fry, a set of eating places the place you may eat the most effective “Conch Fritters” or “Conch Salads” on the island, amongst many different typical island dishes. Conch means sea snail and is a delicacy within the Bahamas.
The Oh Andros restaurant particularly was really useful to us by locals on the seaside, however Trudy’s additionally presents a heat welcome.
Additionally under the docks, throughout the bridge that leads from Nassau to Paradise Island, there are a variety of stalls providing very tasty meals for honest costs. Which is greater than could be stated for the touristy locations on Paradise Island. Right here, you quite have the sensation that they double the worth in every single place.
Straw Market, Nassau
Within the coronary heart of Nassau there may be the well-known and really touristy Straw Market. The wooden carvings provided there are fantastic and the straw luggage and straw work are additionally enchanting.
However you may actually hardly undergo in peace with out being spoken to very violently from all sides. I believe it’s a large misunderstanding {that a} traveler who desires to purchase one thing is simply within the value.
He desires to look however firstly in peace and get entangled with the preciousness’s and solely then make a alternative, which is so very troublesome.
Music and festivals within the Bahamas
Similar to the well-known seaside, essentially the most well-known music type within the Bahamas is named Junkanoo. It goes again to African influences. It’s stated that an African tribal chief introduced Junkanoo with him when he got here to the Bahamas as a slave.
Yearly beginning on December 26, the Junkanoo Pageant or Junkanoo Carnival is widely known. There’s a parade on that day and on January 1 with colorfully costumed dance teams, a number of music and strange sounds, equivalent to cowbells, goatskin drums or whistles.
From June to August, there may be even a Junkanoo Summer season Pageant each weekend. This colourful and joyful pageant is to not be missed.
In case you journey outdoors these instances, you may go to Junkanoo World to get an impression of the fantastic costumes and immerse your self within the ambiance of this typical pageant.
Tradition within the Bahamas
If you speak intensively with the islanders, you study quite a bit about what’s near your coronary heart. The standard meals, the view of the ocean, the household, the music and the faith. There are an unimaginable variety of church buildings within the Bahamas and a lot of the believers are Baptists. Beachguard Anna, for instance, tells me that their tradition is similar to that of Trinidad, which traditionally dates again to the time of the slave commerce.
The Bahamas flag has been round for 50 years, ever for the reason that Bahamas grew to become impartial. It tells the story of the yellow of the solar, the blue of the ocean and the darkish pores and skin of the individuals who reside there.
Respect
The Bahamas are positioned off the coast of Florida, which is why they’re the holiday paradise of many US People.
What I seen: Most of the vacationers have a really smug angle in the direction of the islanders and workers, which is why they in flip appear considerably jaded in the direction of vacationers at first. However as quickly as they understand that you’re not a type of vacationers who’re solely searching for artificiality and luxurious on the islands, however are genuinely within the individuals and their tradition, they’re extremely heat and open.
Waterworld within the Bahamas
Our cab driver John, for instance, may be very smitten by Lengthy Island and recommends it for our subsequent journey. Cat Island can be fantastic.
Do you know which you could swim with pigs within the Bahamas?
We didn’t and as a substitute went to the Blue Mission on Paradise Island with its rays, sea turtles, sawfish and sharks. For adrenaline motion there may be additionally the well-known Aquaventure waterpark of the large Atlantis Lodge.
For $135 USD, you may spend an entire day there even with out reserving a lodge and expertise the numerous slides at nighttime from the Maya Temple, the “Challenger” slide with timer or the “Leap of Religion” free-fall slide by means of the shark tank.
The alternative of this man-made motion world is Cabbage Seashore, additionally on Paradise Island. It’s a implausible place for a night stroll on the seaside. Even after sundown, the nice and cozy sea nonetheless gently laps your ft and also you wish to hold strolling till it will get darkish.
It was a brief journey to the Bahamas, which now we have added to our Florida spherical journey. And makes you need extra…particularly I wish to see extra of the ocean.
Subsequent time we keep longer and uncover just a few extra lovely locations there.
