Frommer's Bahamas 2002 Book

TABLE OF CONTENTS:
What's New in The Bahamas
1 The Best of The Bahamas

1 The Best Beaches
2 The Best Diving
3 The Best Snorkeling
4 The Best Fishing
5 The Best Sailing
6 The Best Golf Courses
7 The Best Tennis Facilities
Eco-Tourism Highlights of The Bahamas
8 The Best Honeymoon Resorts
9 The Best Family Vacations
10 The Best Places to Get Away from It All
11 The Best Restaurants
12 The Best Nightlife

2 Planning Your Trip to The Bahamas

1 The Islands in Brief
Hemingway in Bimini
2 Visitor Information
3 Entry Requirements & Customs
4 Money
The U.S./Bahamian Dollars & the British Pound
5 When to Go
The Bahamas Calendar of Events
6 Health & Insurance
7 Tips for Travelers with Special Needs
8 Package Deals
9 Flying to The Bahamas
10 Cruises
11 Planning Your Trip Online
12 Getting Around
13 Chartering a Boat
14 The Active Vacation Planner
15 Tips on Accommodations
What the Hotel Symbols Mean
Fast Facts: The Bahamas

3 New Providence (Nassau/Cable Beach)

1 Orientation
Frommer's Favorite New Providence Experiences
2 Getting Around
A Surrey with a Fringe on Top
Fast Facts: New Providence
3 Where to Stay
Junkanoo Festivals
Family-Friendly Hotels

4 Where to Dine
Family-Friendly Restaurants
5 Beaches, Water Sports & Other Outdoor Pursuits
6 Seeing the Sights
Going Over-the-Hill
Walking Tour: Historic Nassau
7 Shopping
8 New Providence After Dark

4 Paradise Island

1 Orientation
2 Getting Around
3 Where to Stay
Family-Friendly Hotels
4 Where to Dine
Family-Friendly Restaurants
5 Beaches, Water Sports & Other Outdoor Pursuits
Frommer's Favorite Paradise Island Experiences
6 Seeing the Sights
7 Shopping
8 Paradise Island After Dark

5 Grand Bahama (Freeport/Lucaya)

1 Orientation
2 Getting Around
Fast Facts: Grand Bahama
3 Where to Stay
Family-Friendly Hotels
4 Where to Dine
Family-Friendly Restaurants
5 Beaches, Water Sports & Other Outdoor Pursuits
6 Seeing the Sights
7 Shopping
8 Grand Bahama After Dark
9 A Side Trip to West End

6 Bimini, the Berry Islands & Andros

1 Bimini
Fast Facts: Bimini
Island in the Stream
2 The Berry Islands
3 Andros
The Three-Toed, Red-Eyed Bahamian Elf

7 The Abaco Islands
1 Marsh Harbour (Great Abaco Island)
A Secret Hideaway: Little Harbour
2 Elbow Cay (Hope Town)
3 Man-O-War Cay
4 Great Guana Cay
5 Treasure Cay
6 Green Turtle Cay (New Plymouth)
7 Spanish Cay
8 Walker's Cay

8 Eleuthera

1 Rock Sound
2 Tarpum Bay
3 Windermere Island
The Eleutherian Adventurers
4 Palmetto Point
5 Governor's Harbour
6 Hatchet Bay
7 Gregory Town
8 The Current
9 Harbour Island
10 Spanish Wells

9 The Exuma Islands

In Search of the Red-Legged Thrush
1 George Town
Life on a Houseboat
Why Everyone Is Named Rolle
2 Little Exuma
A Romantic Legend
3 Barraterre
4 Staniel Cay
5 Sampson Cay
6 Norman's Cay

10 The Southern Bahamas

1 Cat Island
2 San Salvador
The Columbus Question
3 Long Island
4 Acklins Island & Crooked Island
5 Mayaguana Island
6 Great Inagua
7 Ragged Island & Jumento Cays

11 Turks & Caicos

Fast Facts: Turks & Caicos Islands
1 Grand Turk
Family-Friendly Hotels
A Whale of a Time
2 Salt Cay
3 North Caicos
4 Middle Caicos
5 South Caicos 6 Providenciales (Provo)
Hanging Out with the Iguanas
7 Pine Cay

Appendix: The Bahamas in Depth

1 The Bahamas Today
2 What's Cookin' in The Bahamas

Index
General Index
Accommodations Index
Restaurant Index

This guide contains a 2-color interior maps, 4-color map on the interior cover, a 16-page photo insert and a 4-color sheetmap.