Top Things to do in Bahamas
Top Hotels in Bahamas
- 1. La Bougainvillea
- 2. SLS Baha Mar
- 3. Warwick Paradise Island - Bahamas
- 4. Cape Santa Maria Beach Resort & Villas
- 5. Viva Wyndham Fortuna Beach - An All-Inclusive Resort
- 6. Rosewood Baha Mar
- 7. Margaritaville Beach Resort
- 8. Breezes Resort & Spa Bahamas
- 9. Sandyport Beach Resort
- 10. Grand Isle Resort & Residences
What to do and see in Bahamas, Bahamas: The Best Free Things to do
Like seashells, no two holidays in the Bahamas are alike. With options as diverse as its 700 islands, it's a place where you can find exactly the getaway you love most. Looking for a family destination, a place for lovers to sneak away, a gambling mecca, a haven for cruise passengers, or a shopper’s world market? The Bahamas is all these… and much more.
Restaurants in Bahamas
1. Pink Sands Beach
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 528 reviews
Scenic beach, great for snorkeling and diving.
Reviewed By GaylonTB - Saint Simons Island, United States
Wonderful spot in the Bahamas. This is one of our favorite beaches. Also, there are several great restaurants nearby. We loved The Dunmore.
2. Lighthouse Beach
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 354 reviews
Reviewed By GeauxDoug - Baton Rouge, United States
We warily made the trek to Lighthouse beach in our Nissan SUV after reading numerous reviews of the treacherous terrain/road to get there. We are so glad we made the journey to this breathtaking beach. It is everything the reviews say and more. Once the paved road ends it is about 3.5 miles on a single lane rock/sand/gravel road which takes care to navigate. You must have good ground clearance. Lighthouse bay this is the first thing you will see and where where we parked. Then it’s a short walk to lighthouse beach. You will need a 4x4 to make it up the hill and over to lighthouse beach but the walk is not difficult. The first thing you should do is walk the path up to the lighthouse and take in the view from the rock cliffs as you can see lighthouse beach (Atlantic side) and Lighthouse Bay (Bay side) from one viewpoint, it’s incredible. From there pick your spot and camp for the day. There are no facilities and make sure to take plenty of water.
3. Coco Plum Beach
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 347 reviews
Reviewed By mrskleist - League City, United States
This is possibly one of the most amazing places on earth. You can walk for miles and miles into the ocean and never get above your waist. My daughters had so much fun collecting sand dollars. It was a very peaceful and beautiful beach to relax the afternoon away.
4. Saunders Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 38 reviews
Popular spot for lounging and swimming, especially on the weekends.
Reviewed By beachmomma4
We made the choice to do a quiet, inexpensive outing during this port stop on our Royal Caribbean cruise. As a family of 6, this was a perfect solution. The hardest part was getting out of the labyrinth of the cruise port (and being nearly accosted and followed in attempts to sell us things) and finding the jitney "station" which was near an ice cream store a little ways from the straw market. We hopped on the number 10 and told the driver where we were headed. It stopped right at a shell gas station right across the street from the beach. We nearly had the entire beach to ourselves. There was a playground and small restroom area. The beach was guarded by two security guards (who even chased away a couple stray dogs for us). The sand and water were very clean minus some seaweed areas. We stayed for about 90 minutes for just some quiet beach time before heading back to the ship. We stood next to the road by the bathrooms and soon a jitney #10 came by, flashed their lights, we waved, and they stopped so we could get on. We road it all the way back to their waiting area near the straw market. It was a peaceful and cheap excursion for us! Plus you get a taste of local culture! We actually felt much safer here than we did in the cruise port area!
5. Love Beaches
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 139 reviews
Snorkeling hotspot only a 20 minute drive from downtown Nassau.
Reviewed By LqVu - New Jersey, United States
We walked to McDonald’s, which is a few blocks away from the cruise port, but found a sign in front saying it’s no longer an official bus stop. So we walked back to George St (corner of Bay St) and took the bus #10 (Jitney #10) all the way to Love Beaches. It runs along Bay St anyway and costs only $2/person. US dollars equal to Bahamian dollars, so you don’t need to exchange money. I asked the driver to drop us at Love Beaches. He said, “Don’t worry. It’s the last stop.” It took over 30 minutes with some stops for local folks to get in or out (I think most of them work for the resorts or business stores along the route). The bus was pretty clean with AC! Beautiful scenic view as it ran along the coast. We were dropped off in front of Nirvana Beach Bar at 10 AM. We went in and rented 2 chairs for $10. No umbrella needed. There were only 2 of us and a few folks. The waves were so strong so we did’t swim a lot. The gentleman who works there told us to just wait for a couple more hours... Then at around noon, the waves became much calmer. The water looked so nice and clear. We enjoyed swimming a lot for a few hours. More folks were arriving, and we got to know some of them came from the same cruise ship, but they had to pay a lot more for taxi. Nirvana Beach Bar has pretty big restrooms for changing clothes and showers. All are free for their customers. Beer and food have reasonable prices ($6/Heineken is not bad at all when you can use their facilities). Our trip only cost less than $30 for 2, much cheaper than cruise excursion or taxi). We had gone to the Atlantis and paid a lot more for “day pass” 10 years ago, so this time was a better experience for us.
6. Glass Window
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 561 reviews
Window-like geological formation that provides a unique view from bay to ocean.
Reviewed By kingairpilot
This place is amazing. A very rough Atlantic ocean on one side and a very calm Caribbean on the other and the Blow hole is a must see also. Near the south end of the bridge
7. Thunderball Grotto
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 374 reviews
This fantastic underwater cave was used in the filming of two James Bond movies and is a must-see for divers and snorkelers.
Reviewed By OliverJ_11 - Palm Beach, United States
The best way to see Thunderball Grotto is if you stay at Staniel Cay Yacht Club which is very close by as you can then visit when the tour boats are not present. Very fun swim through and great snorkeling on the one side of the Grotto entry
8. Cable Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2,293 reviews
Reviewed By edthm
Beautiful beach lots of fun water sports available nice and clean beautiful water get to the beach early because the lounge chairs and umbrellas go quickly staff is very accommodating and will do their best to help get you settled on the beach
9. Ten Bay Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 252 reviews
Reviewed By jctnmtnman - Tennessee, United States
We found Ten Bay Beach on our trip to Eleuthera last week. It has several homes, but it wasn’t crowded. We enjoyed a peaceful time with much less wind than we had at our home on the eastern, Atlantic side. The dirt road to the beach is marked with a sign that says “Beach Access”, but you you might not find it if you don’t have a map on your phone. Be prepared for a rough narrow drive for over a half mile to get to the parking area.
10. Queens Bath
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 169 reviews
Reviewed By reedmangreg - Chicago, United States
We arrived and I was disappointed at first... because I was looking at the wrong rocks :) I saw some empty paddles here and there thinking "wow... this is it?!" and then I walked a bit deeper into the the rocks, closer to the water and at last I saw what people call Queens Bath! Don't make the same mistake we almost did, I seriously was ready to turn around and go back towards the car thinking we arrived at the wrong time and the "pools" are dry by now... Whether it's super safe? Places like this never are, but go for it, as it's probably the "safest" warm baths on any island we have visited! Usually these type of formations are located remotely, after long and sometimes difficult hikes, here it's literally right by the main road. One thing I do want to warn you about, the rocks as sharp and as occasionally slippery as they are quite frankly aren't the dangerous part, they are the thing you simply need to approach with reasonable caution... it's the part when you are in the water that you need to be careful about... and no I am not talking about the waves etc. as that again is a reasonable approach type of danger, I am talking about the sea urchins, multiple small guys all over the "pool" walls, even with the water shoes you may still end up being exposed to them with your legs or back while inside the pools - be extra careful as while this is right on the main road it's pretty far from any local village. TIP: make sure to check out the Cow and the Bull and the Sea Glass Window next door - pretty much walking distance
