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Grand Bahama
TELEPHONE CODE: 242 / POPULATION: 51,800 / AREA: 530 SQ MILES
Includes ยป
Freeport & Lucaya
East of Freeport
West of Freeport
Why Go?
After years of playing second banana to bigger, more glamorous Nassau, Grand Bahama is
finally coming into its own. If you're looking for a laid-back, affordable getaway with a min-
imum of fuss, this is your place. The streets of its main city Freeport and Lucaya, are clean
and calm. Its golden beaches and aquamarine waters are rarely overcrowded, even in high
season. All the amenities of a perfect vacation - dive shops, restaurants, pubs, boutiques -
are at your fingertips within a few blocks' radius. No wonder then, that Grand Bahama has
become so popular with cruise-ship tourists and families on quickie weekend breaks.
Outside the city, the 85-mile-long island is an unexplored playground of mangrove
swamps, sea caves and uninhabited sandy cays. There's world-class diving and snorkeling,
great kayaking and world-famous bonefishing. All this, just a hop, skip and a 55-mile jump
from the US.
When to Go
March-May Balmy weather and blooming hibiscus equal high season, with crowds lasting
through April's Spring Break.
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