Bahamas Activities

Boating In The Bahamas

There is no finer journey than the one that leads you to paradise. The fish are more colorful, the coral reefs are brighter and the water clearer. Since the moment Christopher Columbus came ashore in the New World, The Bahamas have been a magnet for sea vessels. Everyone from Blackbeard to Ernest Hemingway has made the voyage. Whether you’re planning a quick getaway to The Bimini Islands or a weeklong voyage to Nassau, Paradise Island or Cable Beach, the waters of The Bahamas are waiting for you.

Dive The Bahamas

The Islands Of The Bahamas offer an array of dive experiences like no other destination in the world. You’ll find sunken Spanish galleons, inland blue holes, underwater caves and forest-like coral reefs teeming with vibrant marine life. You can even feed and swim with reef sharks, an experience sure to get your adrenaline pumping. Explore what else makes The Bahamas the most complete diving destination in the world

Ecotourism In The Bahamas

When it comes to exploring nature, The Bahamas has plenty to offer. We play host to some of the most intriguing, exotic and mysterious natural phenomena on the planet. Here you’ll find the world’s deepest blue hole, the third-largest fringing barrier reef in the world, miles of pink-sand beaches, the world’s largest colony of pink flamingos, the endangered Bahama Parrot, the unusual Andros iguana, a wild horse preserve and countless nature preserves. You’ll also find a growing number of eco-friendly hotels and resorts in The Bahamas offering vacation packages that support ecotourism and ecotravelers.

The hand-line is the most common fishing method in Bahamas, consisting simply of fishing line, hooks and lead weight. A fisherman bringing up the line has to muster both strength and skill to pull the catch up, often with bare hands, from depths of close to 400 feet.

By far the largest proportion of fishing is done along Bahamas’s southwest coast (right), although some fishermen sometimes fish on the north coast where the rough sea often cause fish to become trapped in small pools carved in the rocks – an easy catch. One of the typical Bahamasn seafood dishes, keri-keri, which is a minced fish stew, is often made from fish caught in this way.

Up until a few decades ago, fishermen would set off in their small boats for days on end, but today they rarely spend more than twelve hours off shore. Their boats’ colorful designs are not simply decorative, but are also identifiable and specific designs of the boats’ owners, easily recognizable from the shore. The Caribbean is a treacherous sea, and the adventures of fishermen that got lost at sea only to be found in the waters of Panama after a month, are told as local legends.

Visitors to Bahamas who have a love for fishing can charter skippered boats for a fishing expedition where typical catches would be Wahoo, Blue Marlin, White Marlin, King Fish, Tuna & Bonito. Packages include tackle, bait, food and refreshments.

Many charter boats are available for deep sea fishing . The variety of the fish is vast and Atlantic game fish are abundant. Sailfish, white and blue marlin, wahoo, shark, barracuda, amberjack, kingfish, bonito, and black and yellow fin tuna are in plentiful supply. You could sail out either for a half or a full day on any of the following fishing boats, all skippered by their Captain and his fishing mate. Prices range from US$ 220 to US$ 320 for a half day charter, or US$ 400 to US$ 600 for a full-day