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Beautiful beaches, various marine life and a relaxed Caribbean environment. No wonder the Bahamas have a moment!
The destination has just revealed that it was in 2024 broke his tourist record of all timeWelcome an impressive 11.22 million international visitors. That is 16.2% higher than in 2023.
To give this figure a context, the population of the Bahamas is just a little more than 400,000.
And it’s easy to see why the Bahamas are so popular. The islands are not only easy to reach, but they are also full of incredible things to see and do.
Why visit the Bahamas
One of the biggest attractions of the Bahamas is the beautiful beaches. The best beaches in the Bahamas are Cable Beach, with a huge vastness of white sand and excellent water sports.
And Pink Sand Beach, on Harbor Island and is famous for its soft pink sand.
And if regular beaches are not exciting enough, the item on my Bahamas bucket list is the chance to swim with pigs. With this really unique experience you can swim with the famous Exuma pigs on Big Major Cay on the Abaco Islands.
This beach is only accessible by boat. But the good news is that you can easily make a day trip from both Nassau and the Exumas to see the swimming pigs and even swim next to them.
Island Routes offers a highly regarded motorboat adventure to see the swimming pigs, that is Priced at $ 409 per person.
Moviel lovers and sensation seekers will love the chance to go snorkeling in the James Bond Thunderball Grotto. This is the beautiful cave that was made famous in the Thunderball film and is a visually beautiful place full of exotic marine life.
And if you always wanted to go snorkeling with sharks, then this is another attraction that the Bahamas are known for. Compass Cay is a unique place where you can swim next to an entire school nurse sharks.
Because these sharks live close to the marina and are fed by the local fishermen, they are incredibly friendly and were near people. You can book a tour or visit the marina independently. If you choose to do this, the costs are to swim with the sharks $ 10 per person.
Events in the Bahamas
If you want to experience the authentic Bahaman culture, as well as the sensation and excitement of a party on the island, then you have to combine your journey with one of the many festivals in the Bahamas.
In the first week of June you can enjoy the Eleuthera Pineapple Festival. This takes place in Gregory Town on the island of Eleuthera. More than 5,000 people go to this festival every year.
The biggest festival in the Bahamas is Junkanoo. Events are taking place on the islands, but the largest takes place in Nassau in July. The Brandpunt is a street parade where local music, dance and art and crafts are exhibited.
And Foodies will love the Andros Crab Festival, which takes place in Fresh Creek, Andros.
This takes place at the beginning of June in three days and is a celebration of the wonderful local crab. You can enjoy a Crab -cultural show and culinary displays and learn the 101 ways to cook crab.
Easy to make accessible from 16 American cities
One of the main reasons why the Bahamas are so popular with American travelers is because the two destinations are so well connected.
This means that it is easy and affordable to make a trip to the Bahamas, making it attractive for both budget travelers and luxury travelers.
You can currently fly non -stop to Nassau in the Bahamas of 16 American cities. These are:
- Orlando, Florida
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Miami, Florida
- Tampa, Florida
- New York
- Boston
- Washington DC
- Seattle
- Los Angeles
- Atlanta
- Chicago
- Houston
- Charlotte
- Denver
- Detroit
- Philadelphia
It is not surprising that the cheapest place to fly to the Bahamas are the four airports in Florida.
This is because the Bahamas are very close to Florida, closest to just over 50 miles away from Miami. This also means that the flight time between the two destinations is only 45 minutes.
To fly from Orlando to Nassau for a week from March 6 to March 13 only costs $ 255 For a return non -stop economy class trip.
This is based on flights with Jetblue, and this flight has an outgoing flight time of 28 minutes and an incoming flight time of 1 hour 38 minutes.
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