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New Providence

Sleep in Nassau and do the island in short taxi hops: Paradise Island, Cable Beach and the Fish Fry are 15–35 minutes from one bed.

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Key facts · The Bahamas

Best months
May, Dec–Feb
Visa
Depends on your passport
Currency
Bahamian dollar
Language
English
Plugs
A · B · 120 V
Time zone
UTC−5
Month by month here
Rules in force · 7Several islands (Turks and Caicos above all, also the Bah…
  • Caribbean ↗Several islands (Turks and Caicos above all, also the Bahamas and Jamaica) jail visitors for a single stray bullet or cartridge in their luggage; empty every bag and pocket before you pack.
  • Caribbean ↗From August to October keep a free last day before your flight home and check the national hurricane centre daily; airports close when a named storm approaches.
  • Caribbean ↗Wearing camouflage clothing is illegal for civilians in several islands, including Barbados, Antigua, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Grenada, Dominica, Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica; leave it at home, children's clothes included.
  • The Bahamas ↗Check entry rules for your passport on the official Bahamas government sources before you fly; requirements differ by nationality.
  • The Bahamas ↗Respect marine protected areas: fishing, collecting shells or coral and anchoring rules are enforced in national parks such as the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park.
  • The Bahamas ↗Do not bring firearms or ammunition; even a single forgotten round in a bag can lead to arrest.
  • The Bahamas ↗Water-sports operators on Nassau and Paradise Island beaches are poorly regulated: use tour companies booked through your hotel and wear a life jacket.

New Providence is a small island with one city, one main airport and one harbour. Everything a short visit needs is within a taxi ride of a single Nassau bed. The Out Islands start from here, so keep one buffer night in Nassau before an international flight home.

Where to sleep

2 places in this region

Sleep base

  • NassauTrip line

    Bay Street, the hill fort, Paradise Island and the Fish Fry.

    Best May, Dec–Feb

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Day trip

Plan the nights

How to split the nights, day-trips and what to do with your bags

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Night sequences

4 nights
Nassau 4, one beach day
  • Do not plan an Out Island connection and an international flight on the same day.

Day-trips door to door

ToFromDoor-to-door p50Last returnNote
Cable BeachNassau30 minunknownTaxi; agree the wait and the return.

Bags between cities

No luggage forwarding culture: keep the big bag at the Nassau hotel.

When to go

Months and weather

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Seasons at a glance

From each city's month table

Pick a month to see where to go.

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CountryJFMAMJJASOND
Nassau
Cable Beach
The Bahamas (country-wide)
Go: the good monthsFair: workable, mixedPoor: heat, rain or hazeAvoid: storms, floods, closuresno data yet

Computed from each country’s own data; hover a country name for the source. Advisory countries are left out.

Eat and move on

Regional food and where to go next

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Go next

Other regions of the country

Grand Bahama

planned

3–4 nights

Freeport and Lucaya; second airport, nearest island to Florida

The Exumas

planned

4–6 nights

Cays, sandbars and boat days out of George Town

Eleuthera and Abaco

planned

4–6 nights

Long islands with quiet beaches and sailing; car needed

New Providence: what we know, and what is coming

2 of 2 places open

On this page

  1. 2 places with their role: where to sleep, what to do as a day trip
  2. How to split 4 nights
  3. 1 day trip with door-to-door time
  4. Seasons month by month, from the cities’ own tables
  5. What to do with the big bag between beds

Coming as the guide grows

  1. Climate strip by zone, with the storm and haze months
  2. Get in: airports and stations with door-to-door times
  3. Regional passes and cards, with a buy / skip verdict
  4. Regional food: what, where and when it works

Meanwhile

Planning aids

Built from this guide's own data

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Region in numbers

Where to sleep
1 base
Day trips
1, 30 min
Nights suggested
4 nights

Trips that stop here

From the The Bahamas guide

  • Nassau and Exuma

    7 days · 3 nights here

    Nassau → Exuma

  • Nassau, Eleuthera and Harbour Island

    10 days · 3 nights here

    Nassau → Harbour Island → Eleuthera

  • Two Out Islands

    14 days · 4 nights here

    Nassau → Exuma → Abaco → Nassau

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Local time

What time it is there now, compared with the clock on your device.

  • Nassau

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    Checking your clock…America/Nassau

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