"Bahama Bahama-ma-ma ..." - this song sing happy tourists, squinting in the bright sun and affable busily planting in the port of Grand Bahama, a large island of the archipelago . And from the first minutes of each of them realizes that the noisy, bright rest assured . it all made for great entertainment: magic beaches, wild parties at night clubs, shopping centers, with a nice compliment duty-free Grand Bahama island - the northernmost island in the archipelago of the Bahamas, located just 90 km from the coast of Florida .
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How to get here
Grand Bahama International Airport accepts direct American Airlines flights , Continental Connection and Bahamasair from Miami, Delta flies from Atlanta, US Airways - from Philadelphia and other US cities. Tourists from Russia often fly first to Nassau (the capital of the Bahamas) and only then make a march to Grand Bahama on one of Bahamasair flights (five times a day, on the way 30 minutes).
From the airport to the main resort area with hotels no buses ply, but many hotels send for their future guests a transfer. And of course wait for their taxi customers, the cost of a trip to Freeport or Lucaya from $ 15 to $ 39, on the road about 10 minutes.
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Transportation
On You can rent an auto, scooter, taxi or walk on the island. All taxis are equipped with counters (or must be equipped, better check in advance), the fare is $ 3 for the first 3 km, and further for 40 ¢ for every 1.6km (1 mile). Each additional passenger over 2 years pays over $ 3 per nose. For example, the cost of a trip from the cruise port to the Xanadu Beach hotel will cost $ 23, to the Port Lucaya Marketplace $ 28, to the Flamingo Beach Resort $ 27, and to Viva Fortuna Beach - $ 34.
Buses run from International Bazaar and further down the center of Freeport to Lucaya. The cost of travel is $ 1.50 adults, 50 ¢ children. The schedule can be found at the reception desk at the hotel or at the Grand Bahama Tourism Board.
Perhaps the best way to explore the island is to rent a scooter, the roads are good, there are no hills, and landscapes can compete with the notorious " Bounty. " Find an iron horse can be found in almost every hotel or port in the Freeport Harbor area, in the rental racks along the roads of Freeport and Lucaya. Cost $ 40-65 per day.
Shopping is nice in the Bahamas, not only to bask in the sun and splash in the turquoise waters of an ideal, but also to spend honestly earned savings in the stores, "Freeport Mall" shopping center located between Renfarli-sekes and the Churchill Square. All goods in this city are exempt from tax rebates.
Beaches Numerous bays filled with harmony beckon its gloss and comfort, especially the magnificent beaches of Gold Rock, faceted coconut trees, thickets of sea grapes and orchids . If you lie quietly on the sand is not your trip to the beach Tiger (Tiger Beach ), populated by huge striped sharks - it is a true test of strength . to the beach to go for an hour, and the impressions will last for half a lifetime . is Paradise bay (Paradise Cove is 20 km from Freeport), if copied from advertising posters, known coral Reef of the dead man and otryasayuschim colorful underwater world, where you can even find black coral .
Entertainment, tours and attractions Grand Bahama
Focus all holiday amenities - is Freeport, modern, bright, exciting, breathtaking resort town, the capital of the island . Nearby is the Nature Center Rand Memorial with cozy alleys, fragrant exotic magnificence of tropical vegetation by the garden and the Museum of the Great Bahama, which is devoted to the history of the times of Lukaian .Another abode of natural resources is the Lukyan National Park, known for its mysterious 12 km system of underwater caves flooded with bats and remedies . You can get there by car or boat from Freeport .
After extensive park territories a small vent there will be a visit to the picturesque village of Jack-Ter, a haven of pirates and underground Roma producers in time immemorial.
- Eat a well-seasoned chicken-barbecue in Le Chicken-Snack ethnic paradise restaurant .
- Fliporta to spend a few hours doing yoga in an ashram - camp located on one of the coasts
- as souvenirs before departing buy local sweets -. Rum cakes. They cost from 7-9 (small) to 20-25 (large) dollars.
- Find those places in the Lukyan reserve where the frames of the second and third parts of "Pirates of the Caribbean" were shot.