Beaches
Bahamian beach life offers everything from active watersports to relaxing on the soft white sand. Treasure Cay Beach on the Abacos islands was recently voted one of the top ten Caribbean beaches.
Cape Santa Maria Bay and Beach on Northern Long Island have powdery white sands contrasting with crisp turquoise waters. This beach was named by Christopher Columbus, after one of his ships, when he discovered the island in the 15th century. Because it's in a protected bay, the water is very calm, making it ideal for swimming. There are snorkel areas at the western end of the beach, with shallow sea gardens and low coral formations, all fantastic to explore.
Harbour Island Beach has topped many polls for the most beautiful beach in the Bahamas. That's quite an honour.
Nightlife
Just because the sun has left the beach, doesn't mean the fun has to stop. On Nassau and Paradise Island there are casinos and nightclubs for holiday entertainment. There are also live shows, which include limbo dancing, traditional Bahamian Junakanoo music and fire eating. Nassau has a dozen nightclubs, including Club Waterloo, the island's oldest venue, which boasts two dance floors.
Food, Drink and Shopping
Bahamian cuisine is available wherever you may be, roadside, beachside, or sitting down in a restaurant. Seafood is an important part of the menu. Conch (pronounced "konk") is a large shellfish with a firm, white, peach-fringed meat. The conch meat is scored with a knife, and served with lime juice and spices. A popular brunch dish is boiled fish served with grits.
Pea soup with dumplings and salt beef is another local favourite, and split pea and ham soup is also very popular. Other ingredients such as onions, lime juice, celery, peppers and chicken are all widely used in Bahamian cooking.
Shopping for food, spices, ceramics, crafts, art and music all take place in "straw markets". Here you can pick up souvenirs made by local craftsmen from natural resources. Jewellery is one such example, often made from conch shells, seashells, broken glass, pearls, tamarind and seeds from Poinciana pods.
The Bahamian tradition of straw handicraft has been handed down from generation to generation. Straw is used to make hats, brooms, mats, pot scrubbers, place-mats and baskets.
Goods are for sale throughout all the islands in the Bahamas, but the widest choice is available in the capital Nassau.
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