FEATURE BAHAMAS
UP CLOSE & PERSONAL
BY JANE ARCHER “You could cut the excitement on the boat taking us to the dolphins at Blue Lagoon Island with a knife. ‘We’re going there, no,” but that’s the thing about the Bahamas: there are a lot of islands. It makes a very picturesque seascape. "About 30 minutes after leaving
Nassau we arrived at Blue Lagoon, a sheltered island with a soft-sand beach, where we were directed to Dolphin Encounters for a quick briefing before getting into the water with
What’s New A new international arrivals terminal and pier under construction at Nassau’s Lynden Pindling International Airport is scheduled to open in autumn 2012. A new departures terminal is due for completion one year later, in 2013. Funway Holidays is launching a cruise-and-stay brochure for 2012/13, featuring sailings with Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises and Sandals royal Bahamian Spa
Resort and Sandals Grande Emerald Bay, Great Exuma. Sandals has introduced Reading Round
Trip, a voluntourism programme where guests help local children aged five to seven to learn to read, to its Bahamas properties. Work on a $20-million heritage village
in Nassau, where Bahamian artisans and craftspeople can rent space, is expected to start during this year. Visitors will be able to make chocolate as well as roast
and taste coffee. Graycliff has taken over operation of
the Arawak Lounge in the international departures terminal and made it available to all passengers for an entry fee.
Tourism Talk TOMMY THOMPSON
deputy director general Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation
“We continue to face the problem of
the dolphins. "We hugged, 'kissed', danced, fed and
were splashed by them – and mine dived down and brought me a stone. We were even propelled through the water by two of them pushing our feet. A truly awesome and unique experience. "Once the dolphin bit was over, we had
free time on the island so we headed to the beach. The sun was shining, the water was blue, there was a bar for food and drink. It’s truly a piece of paradise."
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