Freeport is approximately the size of Singapore, with more than 400 miles of excellent wide-paved roads, as well as miles of well-engineered waterways bordering private homes. Featuring a wealth of cultural events, extensive leisure facilities, duty-free shopping, and a cosmopolitan nightlife. Freeport is a vacation paradise. A wide variety of international sports are also available, including golf, tennis, international squash courts, American football, soccer, rugby, cricket, horseback riding and polo, softball, baseball, volleyball, netball, darts and bowling. Water sports include sailing, fishing, swimming, diving, waterskiing and windsurfing.
Things to do in Freeport, Bahamas
Dive with the Dolphins
Make Your Date With our Dolphins. Swim and interact with our trained dolphins in the protected waters and natural environment of The Dolphin Experience Lagoon. Four times each day, the ferry boat departs UNEXSO for a 20 minute ride along the south shore of Grand Bahama Island to the lagoon where you’ll enjoy the encounter of a lifetime with our friendly, trained Atlantic bottlenose dolphins. Choose the family oriented Dolphin Close Encounter, the more interactive Swim With Dolphins or for the ultimate dolphin adventure, choose our unique Open Ocean Experience. Call 800-992-DIVE for more information.
Right off Lucaya Beech, Bahamas, CB
International Bazaar
The International Bazaar is one of the oldest shopping areas in Freeport, and it truly lives up to its name. Upon entering the Bazaar you will notice that it has been divided into sections each representing different parts of the world such as the Mideast section, French section, Oriental section, Scandinavian and the South American section. In each of the international sections you will find shopping and dining from that region of the world. Call 242 373 8446 for more information.
West Sunrise Highway and East Mall Drive, Bahamas, CB
Lucaya Beach
Lucaya Beach is located across from the main strip in Lucaya, Freeport. This popular tourist beach has just about any water-sport activity, from snorkeling to parasailing. It's also a nice stretch of beach for strolling. Coral Beach is a walk to the west and is less crowded. Billy Joe's snack shack is nearby, where you can sample some of our island's famous "roast conch." Call 242-352-8044 for more information.
Contact The Bahama Misistry of Tourism for directions, Bahamas, CB
Port Lucaya Marketplace and Marina
Port Lucaya Marketplace and Marina, established in 1988, is located across from the beach in Lucaya, Freeport. This 12-acre picturesque waterfront complex comprises 55 Shops, 32 Restaurants and Bars, and is also home to Count Basie Square, featuring dancing and live entertainment by local bands nightly. Other attractions include a number of Water Sports Companies, where you can charter a fishing or dive boat and arrange for a reef tour. And, of course, there is shopping, shopping, and more shopping. Call 242373-5884 for more information.
Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas, CB
Rand Nature Center
At the Rand Natures center, just minuites from downtown Freeport you will find a 100-acre sanctuary which was the first education nature center to be established in The Islands of The Bahamas and its goal is to preserve the natural Grand Bahamian habitat as a heritage for future generations. Located only minutes from downtown Freeport, the Rand Nature center is by far Grand Bahama's most accessible nature park. And it's admission price (which includes a guided tour) is probably one of the best deals on the island -- $5 for adults, $3 for children 5-12, under 5 free. Most people come to the Rand Nature Center to see its prized West Indian flamingos -- the national bird of the Islands of the Bahamas. The birds nest and mill around a pond located about a half-mile inside the park. Other birds are also plentiful, including Antillean Peewee birds, Red-legged Thrushes, Stripe-headed Tanagers, the endangered Bahama Parrot and, occasionally, a Kirtlands Warbler. Call 242-352-5438 for more information.
E. Settler's Way & Grand Bahama Hwy., Bahamas, CB
Smiling Pat’s Adventures
It's called a Bahamian Experience or a "Bahamian Ting". The Smiling Pat 29-seat bus tour features a bartender. See the sunset dancing down into the sea at Sunset Village - full of history and romance, and enjoy a fresh whole lobster grille – prepared just for you - The Bahamian Way! Visit Gilligan's Island or three beautiful private beaches. Visit West End, our capital, and Treasure Island in the East End of our island. Swim or spear fish. Island hop to Nassau, Abaco, Elutra or Cat Island. See beaches with pink sand! Call 242-533-2946 for more information.