Best beaches in Bahamas

The Bahamas is home of several top class beaches. However, some beaches are characterized by a perfect mix of sand and surf. In some cases you can surf, snorkel and swim. Travelers have the choice of several beaches that suit their personal preferences. You have the choice between white sand beaches, warm, crystal clear water and 300 sunny days.

Cabbage beach, Paradise Island

Cabbage Beach on Paradise Island is a must because of its proximity to the Bahamas most famous and famous resort. The resort of Atlantis Resorts Bahamas is just a short walk away, making it one of the most touristic. However, Cabbage Beach is the perfect place to enjoy the view of natures, watch celebrities, sunbathe or enjoy water sports such as swimming or snorkeling.

The Atlantis Resort is dominant on Paradise Island this why you might overlook the vast beaches that line the coast of the exclusive Nassau Island. Cabbage Beach has a wide collar of fine sand. In addition to sun and swimming, you can rent water toys or wear a mask in Snorkler's Cove. Paradise Island Beach Club overlooks Cabbage Beach, while guests of Atlantis and One & Only Ocean Club on the resort's beaches can take a stroll down the coast to change their pace.

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Cable Beach

If you just want to relax on the beach during your visit to the Bahamas, this is the place for you. Just a short drive from downtown Nassau (every taxi driver knows the location), the beach offers everything you need to have fun in the sun whether in the morning or afternoon: a piece of white sand relaxing calm water for swimming and the Nearby beach resorts invite you to eat, order drinks and hire water sports equipment.

The shores of Cable Beach also provide an easy access to different casinos, restaurants, water sports and bars that are present in the beach area. It is a 6.5 km long strip of sand with a variety of facilities and activities.

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Cape Santa Maria Beach, Long Island

The beach that is mostly referred to as one of the most beautiful beaches in the Bahamas and also in the world is the Cape Santa Maria Beach also known as long island. Named after the flagship of Christopher Columbus, the white powder snow beach sits on one of the Bahamas' outlying islands and stretches for 6km across the Cape Santa Maria Resort and the villas selected by Travel as the second largest resort in the Bahamas plus leisure. The beach also offers an average temperature of about 80 degrees all year round and also a spectacular view of crystal clear waters. The Cape Santa beach is a very popular destination for visitors, located on the island of Long Island, 130 km long and world famous for its activities for snorkeling, diving and fishing.

The seaside resort of Cape Santa Maria is adjacent to the northern border, just before you find yourself in the inner lowlands, in the sandbanks and sheltered coves, which are teeming with fish, Maria Resort or stay overnight in one of the 40 bungalows and villas all within walking distance of the sand. Sun loungers with shaded umbrellas are embedded in palm leaves and bordered with light green Scaevola. In most weather conditions, the water gently flows along the shore, but on a calm day you will really believe that you have reached the sky.

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Pink Sands Beach, Harbor Island

Harbor Island is accessible from Nassau by a two-hour ferry and is known worldwide for its 35 km of pale pink sand beaches, whose color consists of endless fragments of broken corals and empty shells of foraminifera, a single-celled organism which spread over three miles along the east coast of the island. Harbor Island is known as one of the few world beaches that offers pink sand and also home several hotels and resorts, including the Valentines Resort and Marina, the historic Rock house and the Pink Sands Resort.

At a distance of 3 miles and a width of 100 to 250 feet, it is a course that you definitely want to go for. Along the beach are resorts, restaurants and vacation homes. At low tide, the sand is firm and even and allows smooth running conditions. Some resorts even have tired beach bikes for a good beach cruise. At the northern end of the beach are the residences of The Narrows, where the elite enjoys a tranquil beach that is easily frequented by hikers. In the center you will find a number of resort that offer seafront restaurants, and in the south holiday homes nestled in a vibrant green scaevola and broadleaf sea clusters that thrive under difficult coastal conditions.

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Tahiti Beach (Hope Town, Elbow Cay, Abacos)

The Tahiti beach is also known to be quiet because the beach is located at the end of the island and driving there is very difficult due to lack of road access, this is why people find it hard to visit this cool water and white sand. To get to Tahiti beach you can rent a boat to reach the beach which is not so difficult as Abacos is the sailing capital of the country.

Coconut palms shade the shoreline and you can practically walk on the neighboring island when the tides reveal a wide shallow sandbank. Though note that the lack of road access to the beach means that that you are likely to have the beach to yourself if you love privacy except for occasional boaters dropping anchor.

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