Freeport In The BahamasWritten by Clint Leung
Freeport in Grand Bahama Island is closest of all Bahamas to USA. A quick 45 minute flight from Fort Lauderdale or Miami will get you into Freeport. It is a very popular destination because of its close proximity and fact that US dollars are widely accepted. There are two main clusters of hotels and resorts on Grand Bahama Island. One is at Port Lucaya area located on south shore of island and other is near downtown Freeport which is more inland. There are also other individual resorts scattered around west and south shores of 97 by 17 mile island. I have traveled to Freeport twice and stayed in Port Lucaya area both times. Most of hotels here are next to Port Lucaya Marketplace which is a collection of restaurants, boutiques and other retail services. In addition to higher end retail, there are also small outdoor vendors selling cheaper goods such as souvenirs and t-shirts. One should be aware that much of items available for sale from these vendors are not actually made in Bahamas but overseas in Asia. There is also a nice sized marina here for those coming to island via private boat. For those interested in scuba diving, Unexso operator is very convenient since it is located next to marketplace. There are also deep sea fishing excursions offered here as well. At center of marketplace is Count Basie Square where free entertainment is featured on some evenings. A casino is on location here as well. The white sand beach is quite nice with no rocks in water but it could use some cleaning up since I did see some cigarette butts and small litter scattered around. This is also true for some of areas around Port Lucaya area in general as it seems that nobody wants to take responsibility for bottles and other trash visible to tourists.
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