#46 best destination in the world
Blue Lagoon Island
- Private Island that has changed hands frequently in its history
- Prior to the late 19th century the island’s lagoon was a salt marsh
- The Island became a stopover for pirates and privateers who used the island to gather salt from the lagoon to preserve their food and as a rest stop while they waited for permission to enter Nassau Harbour
- In 1875, Charles King-Harman, an Englishman who was later knighted and became Governor of Cyprus, bought the island from the British Crown for £35 ($45)
- During World War II, the island was used for a year by the Allies for use as a secret training base for three teams of British and American underwater demolition squads
- In 1993, Dolphin Encounters, a marine mammal facility, began educational and commercial programs on Blue Lagoon Island
Aquaventure
- 141 acre aquatic center featuring high-speed waterslides, a lazy river, and swimming pools
Cable Beach
- A wide sandy beach and clear, turquoise waters are the highlights of this scenic locale
Taino Beach
- Idyllic white sandy beach & turquoise waters with a small pier, water sports & sun loungers
The Garden of the Groves
- Trails through lush vegetation, waterfalls and fountains
Pig Beach
- Uninhabited island, or cay, located in Exuma
- The island takes its unofficial name from the fact that it is populated by a colony of feral pigs that live on the island
Dean’s Blue Hole
- Water filled sinkhole with the entrance below the water level
- They can be formed in different processes, for example, by rainwater soaking through fractures of limestone bedrock onto the watertable
- Sea level here has changed: for example, during the glacial age during the Pleistocene epoch (ice age), some 15,000 years ago, sea level was considerably lower
Nurse Sharks of Compass Cay
- Compass Cay is a private island in the Exuma district, with a beach lodge and marina
- Known for its docile nurse sharks, that are kind of like Bahamian catfish that look like a predator
- Unless provoked, they will typically not attack
Underwater Plane Wreck Near Staniel Cay
- Half a mile away from Staniel Cay Yacht Club, the wreckage of this plane crash is very accessible, as it is only in water about 6 feet deep
- It has become a sanctuary for many fish and coral species
- Known for the nurse sharks who like sleep under its wings
Glass Window Bridge
- Often called the “Narrowest Place on Earth”, the bridge today still provides a view of the stunning contrast between the Atlantic and Bight of Eleuthera’s distinct natures
- The Atlantic side is rough and the Bight is cool and calm
Costs
Number of Days: 18 days
Best Time To Fly: mid-Dec-mid-April
Airline tickets: $1,444
Seattle -> Nassau (round trip) = $802
Nassau -> Freeport (round trip) = $223
Nassau -> Rock Sound (round trip) = $180
Nassau -> Deadman’s Cay Settlement (round trip) = $239
Food: $54/day x 18 days = $972
Rental car: $74/day x 13 days = $968
Gas: $19
Entertainment: $943
Airbnb: $189/day x 16 days = $3,029
TOTAL: $7,375