KNOW THE BAHAMAS BEFORE YOU GO

The UK FCDO Travel Advice raises the entry requirements to a 6-month passport validity and extends the visa-free stay to up to 30 days with options for extensions.

The Baymar Hotel in the Exumas offers a 20-minute cab ride from Georgetown, followed by a 1-mile boat shuttle that runs every hour and a half, making it accessible by land and sea.

Consider a 4×4 vehicle for Eleuthera's terrain; golf carts are used in smaller island communities.

Cabbage Beach on Paradise Island offers both lively water sports near Atlantis and quieter stretches eastward; Treasure Cay in the Abacos spans 3.5 miles and is rated among the Caribbean's best beaches.

Treasure Cay Beach in the Abacos is a 3.5-mile award-winning beach considered among the Caribbean's best, with powdery white sand and calm turquoise waters.