The Bahamas. So close, yet so far away. The Bahamas chain is within a scant 50 miles from the coast of Florida, but in that 50 miles you cross into another dimension. A time and place without worries, a relaxing atmosphere, and friendly people. Even though you can reach the Bahamas in less than an hour's flight from the Florida coast, the country's natural beauty and exotic appeal make it seem more like a far-flung outpost. The water ranges from pale aqua to deep sapphire, the spectrum changing hourly as the relentless Bahamian sun sweeps across the island sky.

The Islands Of The Bahamas is a 100,000-sq-mile archipelago that extends over 500 miles of the clearest water in the world. The 700 islands, including uninhabited cays and large rocks, total an estimated land area of 5,382 sq miles, and register a highest land elevation of 206 ft. Most notable, however, is that each island has it’s own diversity that continues beyond geography, carrying through to the heart of The Bahamas, the Bahamian people.

You can choose an island with lots of activities, shopping, dining and nightlife. Or maybe an island where few other people will be seen, and the afternoon activities include swinging in your hammock and watching the sun fall from the edge of the earth. It's up to you.

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