GRAND BAHAMA BY DAY

The island is home to miles of pristine white beaches and clear aqua waters. And, you can visit a large variety of beaches that you will rarely find anywhere on earth. If you enjoy the water, Grand Bahama offers a full array of water sport activities such as windsurfing, sailing, jet skiing and parasailing. Nature lovers and eco-tourists have a choice of kayaking, horseback riding, snorkeling or swimming with dolphins. You can also explore the surface below with Unexso and Xanadu Undersea Adventures, which can arrange shark, shipwreck and night dives, as well as diving certification lessons, or special Dive-in-a-Day lessons

Boating
Boating for fun? You can choose to be part of a glass-bottom boat excursion, a sunset cruise, and a variety of options featured on the island. Fishing anyone? On Grand Bahama, you will enjoy big game fishing as well as the world's best bone fishing. It's a sportsman's paradise.

Golfing
Golf on Grand Bahama is really grand with a choice of four 18-hole championship golf courses, all designed by legendary architects. You will not only find challenging courses but you will enjoy ideal year-round golfing conditions, lush well manicured landscaping, practice ranges, putting greens, pro shops, and golf instructors ready to improve your game.

Shopping
On our island shopping is considered a world-class sport. It's shopping in paradise. Here you have a choice of the International Bazaar and Port Lucaya Marketplace. Both feature indoor and outdoor dining, pubs, shops and brand names from around the world.

International Bazaar
Visitors to the International Bazaar stroll through colorful archways along cobble-stone paths that lead to shops representing countries from around the world. There is also the world famous straw market with local arts, crafts and souvenirs.

Port Lucaya Marketplace
One look at Port Lucaya Marketplace and its picturesque waterfront location will introduce you to the way to have a shopping spree and still relax. The center of this marketplace overlooks the marina and Count Basie Square featuring live entertainment.

Perfume Factory
Other shopping attractions on island include The Perfume Factory, a replica of an 18th century Bahamian Mansion that provides a fascinating tour showing you how perfume is made. You can even mix and name your own brand.

Explore/Eco-Tourism
Explore the fascinating part of Grand Bahama waiting to be discovered. Our island is full of natural wonders that make Grand Bahama fun to explore. You can visit dozens of ecological sites, discover pristine beaches, and national parks and attractions. Lucayan National Park is a 40-acre park with the world's largest underground systems of limestone caves and home to a burial ground of the now extinct Lucayan Indians. Enjoy native flora and fauna and the magnificent Gold Rock Beach. There's also Rand Nature Center with nature trails, a recreation of a Lucayan Village, and a natural Flamingo breeding area which is home to the West Indian Pink Flamingos, the national bird of the Bahamas. In addition to the national parks, you can visit Parrot Jungle's Garden of the Groves with thousands of species of flowers, shrubs, and exotic plant life. There are winding paths where you will discover waterfalls and exotic native birds as well as a replica of one of the island's oldest chapels.

There's more to explore. A trip to the East End takes you to parts of the island most tourists will never experience. Here you will find unspoiled beaches, and an abundance of natural beauty. Take a motorboat to the settlement of Sweeting's Cay, a quaint unspoiled fishing village, or Lightbourne's Cay, home to one of the most pristine beaches.