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Freeport In The Bahamas
reeport in Grand Bahama small outdoor vendors selling
Island is the closest of cheaper goods such as souvenirs
all the Bahamas to the USA. and t-shirts. One should be
A quick 45 minute flight from aware that much of the items
Fort Lauderdale or Miami will get available for sale from these
you into Freeport. It is a very vendors are not actually made in
popular destination because of the Bahamas but overseas in Asia.
its close proximity and the fact There is also a nice sized
that US dollars are widely marina here for those coming to
accepted. There are two main the island via private boat. For
clusters of hotels and resorts on those interested in scuba diving,
Grand Bahama Island. One is at the Unexso operator is very
the Port Lucaya area located on convenient since it is located
the south shore of island and the next to the marketplace. There
other is near downtown Freeport are also deep sea fishing
which is more inland. There are excursions offered here as well.
also other individual resorts At the center of the marketplace
scattered around the west and is the Count Basie Square where
south shores of the 97 by 17 mile free entertainment is featured on
island. some evenings. A casino is on
location here as well. The white
I have traveled to Freeport twice sand beach is quite nice with no
and stayed in the Port Lucaya rocks in the water but it could
area both times. Most of the use some cleaning up since I did
hotels here are next to the Port see some cigarette butts and
Lucaya Marketplace which is a small litter scattered around.
collection of restaurants, This is also true for some of the
boutiques and other retail areas around the Port Lucaya area
services. In addition to the in general as it seems that
higher end retail, there are also nobody wants to take
responsibility for bottles and and another casino located in
other trash visible to tourists. this area, it is really too far
from the ocean to make it a
The taxi fare to Port Lucaya from decent Caribbean spot to stay.
the airport was $19 US. There is Therefore, it is highly
also a public bus service which recommended to stay in the Port
utilizes vans to take people to Lucaya area (or one of the
other parts of the island. The individual resorts near the ocean
fare is $1.50 US per person to if one prefers more seclusion).
downtown Freeport so this is
definitely a much more economical
way to get around. One can take Both of my trips to Freeport were
this bus service to the nearest primarily for scuba diving and
grocer called Winn-Dixie or the with opportunities to dive with
other major shopping area on both dolphins and sharks here, I
Grand Bahama Island called was not disappointed. There are
International Bazaar. other activities available in
International Bazaar is actually Grand Bahama Island including
next to downtown Freeport and golf, horseback riding, sea
near the other cluster of hotels kayaking and bird watching but
there. This shopping area was these didn't seem to be too
similar to the Port Lucaya popular. From the conversations
Marketplace except that it had an we had with other tourists, it
international theme. seems that most people came to
Unfortunately, the International Grand Bahama Island for scuba
Bazaar is rapidly going downhill diving, deep sea fishing or just
as over half of the stores are to relax by the beach. Otherwise,
now closed. This is not that one could get bored here quite
surprising since even though easily as there's not much in
there are attractive hotel rates terms of experiencing local
Bahamian culture since much of Americanized.
the tourist services are
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