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• Sail around the Exumas, an unforgettable park of pristine cays and spectacular reefs, with outstanding marine life. For those who are particularly keen, Nassau/Paradise Island is the site of the popular Christmas Sailing Regatta (website: www.bahamassailing.org).
• Dive around the underwater preserve of Pelican Cays Land and Sea Park, swim with sharks off Long Island, explore shipwrecks, or discover the stone ruins off Bimini, said to be the remains of the lost city of Atlantis.
• Tee off on The Bahamas' oldest golf course at Cable Beach, or at one of five world-class courses on Grand Bahama Island. Exuma's course was designed by golfer Greg Norman, while the Abaco Club boasts a Scottish links-style course.
• Play with bottle-nosed dolphins in waist-high water at Blue Lagoon Island.
• Haggle with the stallholders in Nassau's bustling straw market, where local vendors create unique straw goods on the spot, or splash out in the more sophisticated shops of Bay Street.
• Go fishing in Bimini, reputed to be the big game fishing capital of the world, or try catching the elusive bonefish in Andros. Tongue of the Ocean, an 1,800m (6,000ft) trench stretching 160km (100 miles), is a favourite deep-water spot.
• Take part in the lively Junkanoo festivities: join the noisy, colourful street parades on Boxing Day and New Year's Day or dance to the best of Bahamian music at the Junkanoo Summer Festival in June and July (website: www.bahamassummerjunkanoo.co.uk).
• Sip on a Goombay Smash or Bahama Mama rum cocktail on the beach and wait for sunset.
• Meet the locals through The Bahamas' People-to-People scheme. Visitors are matched with Bahamian volunteers of a similar age and interests who might take them to their local church, to meet with friends or to their favourite beach or restaurant.
• Get married: on the beach, in a church, aboard a yacht, amidst tropical gardens or wearing full scuba gear underwater.
See Contact Addresses for further tourist information.
• Dive around the underwater preserve of Pelican Cays Land and Sea Park, swim with sharks off Long Island, explore shipwrecks, or discover the stone ruins off Bimini, said to be the remains of the lost city of Atlantis.
• Tee off on The Bahamas' oldest golf course at Cable Beach, or at one of five world-class courses on Grand Bahama Island. Exuma's course was designed by golfer Greg Norman, while the Abaco Club boasts a Scottish links-style course.
• Play with bottle-nosed dolphins in waist-high water at Blue Lagoon Island.
• Haggle with the stallholders in Nassau's bustling straw market, where local vendors create unique straw goods on the spot, or splash out in the more sophisticated shops of Bay Street.
• Go fishing in Bimini, reputed to be the big game fishing capital of the world, or try catching the elusive bonefish in Andros. Tongue of the Ocean, an 1,800m (6,000ft) trench stretching 160km (100 miles), is a favourite deep-water spot.
• Take part in the lively Junkanoo festivities: join the noisy, colourful street parades on Boxing Day and New Year's Day or dance to the best of Bahamian music at the Junkanoo Summer Festival in June and July (website: www.bahamassummerjunkanoo.co.uk).
• Sip on a Goombay Smash or Bahama Mama rum cocktail on the beach and wait for sunset.
• Meet the locals through The Bahamas' People-to-People scheme. Visitors are matched with Bahamian volunteers of a similar age and interests who might take them to their local church, to meet with friends or to their favourite beach or restaurant.
• Get married: on the beach, in a church, aboard a yacht, amidst tropical gardens or wearing full scuba gear underwater.
See Contact Addresses for further tourist information.