Frommer's Bahamas 2001 Book

	List of Maps	viii
1	The Best of The Bahamas	1
1	The Best Beaches	1
2	The Best Diving	5
3	The Best Snorkeling	6
4	The Best Fishing	6
5	The Best Sailing	7
6	The Best Golf Courses	7
7	The Best Tennis Facilities	8
8	The Best Honeymoon Resorts	8
	Eco-Tourism Highlights of The Bahamas	10
9	The Best Family Vacations	10
10	The Best Places to Get Away from It All	12
11	The Best Restaurants	13
12	The Best Nightlife	14
2	Planning Your Trip: The Basics	16
1	The Islands in Brief	16
	Hemingway in Bimini	19
2	Visitor Information	24
3	Entry Requirements & Customs	24
4	Money	25
	The U.S./Bahamian Dollars & the British Pound	26
5	When to Go	27
	The Bahamas Calendar of Events	28
6	Health & Insurance	31
7	Tips for Travelers with Special Needs	32
8	Package Deals	35
9	Flying to The Bahamas	37
10	Cruises	40
11	Getting Around	44
12	Chartering a Boat	46
13	The Active Vacation Planner	46
14	Tips on Accommodations	50
	Fast Facts: The Bahamas	52
	Planning Your Trip: An Online Directory	57
3	New Providence (Nassau/Cable Beach)	68
1	Orientation	70
	Frommer's Favorite New Providence Experiences	71
2	Getting Around	72
	Fast Facts: New Providence	73
3	Accommodations	74
	Family-Friendly Hotels	84
4	Dining	88
	Family-Friendly Restaurants	93
5	Beaches, Water Sports & Other Outdoor Pursuits	99
6	Seeing the Sights	103
	Special Moments & Little-Known Gems	106
	Walking Tour: Historic Nassau	108
7	Shopping	113
8	New Providence After Dark	118
4	Paradise Island	122
1	Orientation	123
2	Getting Around	123
3	Accommodations	124
	Family-Friendly Hotels	128
4	Dining	131
	Family-Friendly Restaurants	134
5	Beaches, Water Sports & Other Outdoor Pursuits	136
	Frommer's Favorite Paradise Island Experiences	137
6	Seeing the Sights	138
	Special Moments & Little-Known Gems	139
7	Shopping	139
8	Paradise Island After Dark	140
5	Grand Bahama (Freeport/Lucaya)	142
1	Orientation	144
2	Getting Around	145
	Fast Facts: Grand Bahama	146
3	Accommodations	147
	Family-Friendly Hotels	151
4	Dining	156
	Family-Friendly Restaurants	163
5	Beaches, Water Sports & Other Outdoor Pursuits	164
6	Seeing the Sights	168
7	Shopping	170
8	Grand Bahama After Dark	174
9	A Side Trip to West End	176
6	Bimini, the Berry Islands & Andros	178
1	Bimini	179
	Fast Facts: Bimini	181
	Island in the Stream	183
2	The Berry Islands	188
3	Andros	191
	The Three-Toed, Red-Eyed Bahamian Elf	195
7	The Abaco Islands	202
1	Marsh Harbour (Great Abaco Island)	205
2	Elbow Cay (Hope Town)	211
3	Man-O-War Cay	216
4	Great Guana Cay	217
5	Treasure Cay	218
6	Green Turtle Cay (New Plymouth)	220
7	Spanish Cay	226
8	Walker's Cay	227
8	Eleuthera	229
1	Rock Sound	232
2	Tarpum Bay	233
3	Windermere Island	234
4	Palmetto Point	234
	The Eleutherian Adventurers	235
5	Governor's Harbour	236
6	Hatcher Bay	239
7	Gregory Town	239
8	The Current	242
9	Harbour Island	242
10	Spanish Wells	251
9	The Exuma Islands	253
1	George Town	256
	In Search of the Red-Legged Thrush	257
	Why Everyone Is Named Rolle	264
2	Little Exuma	266
3	Barraterre	267
4	Staniel Cay	267
5	Sampson Cay	268
6	Norman's Cay	269
10	The Southern Bahamas	271
1	Cat Island	271
2	San Salvador	276
	The Columbus Question	278
3	Long Island	282
4	Acklins Island & Crooked Island	285
5	Mayaguana Island	288
6	Great Inagua	289
7	Ragged Island & Jumento Cays	291
11	Turks & Caicos	293
	Fast Facts: Turks & Caicos Islands	297
1	Grand Turk	299
	Family-Friendly Hotels	301
	A Whale of a Time	304
2	Salt Cay	305
3	North Caicos	307
4	Middle Caicos	310
5	South Caicos	312
6	Providenciales (Provo)	313
	Hanging Out with the Iguanas	328
7	Pine Cay	332
Appendix	The Bahamas in Depth	334
1	The Bahamas Today	334
2	What's Cookin' in The Bahamas	336
	Index	339
	General Index	339
	Accommodations Index	348
	Restaurant Index	350