Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Biminis, Andros & Berry Islands
TELEPHONE CODE: 242 / POPULATION: 10,200 / AREA: 2321 SQ MILES
Includes ยป
Why Go?
No casinos. No nightclubs. No fancy cocktails. These three relatively undeveloped island
groups on the western side of the Bahamas may not be glitzy, but they're absolute heaven
for anglers, divers and explorers.
The Biminis, just 50 miles east of Miami along the edge of the Gulf Stream, are a world-
famous big-game fishing destination. Come to commune with the ghost of Hemingway, who
immortalized the Biminis in his novel
Islands in the Stream
, or to explore the famed Bimini
Road - is it really the lost city of Atlantis? Andros, the Bahamas' largest but least densely
populated island, has the world's third-largest barrier reef, vast bonefishing flats and miles of
dense interior forest filled with mythical man-bird creatures. The tiny Berry Islands, barely
more than specks on the map, are a playground for yachties. Spend days sailing from cay to
cay without ever encountering a fellow human.
