Fly into either Atlanta or Miami and make a connecting flight to Freeport International Airport. There are also direct flights from Newark, Charlotte, and other East Coast cities, however the two aforementioned are the closest.
Stay in the city of Freeport, which is less expensive then neighboring Port Lucaya. Note that many home and condo owners in the area often rent their homes out during the heat of the summer, and the visitor can usually get an entire month’s rental for the price of a week in a hotel room. A travel broker can offer possible assistance.
Visit in July during the Annual Summer Junkanoo Festival. Junkanoo is the official music of the Bahamas; a blend of marching band, African, and reggae influences give the music a signature sound. Bahamians simply love this music.
Rent a car and tour the island, an adventure which can be done in a day. From Freeport, make the West End Trip before backtracking onto the Queens Highway east, which follows the southern shore to McGregor’s Town.
Stop at the Freeport Harbor area, where discarded conch shells pile alongside the road. Dismiss the smell and locate the closest cafe where conch, a Bahamian delicacy, is served. Note every cafe serves conch.
Find a location for snorkeling, generally away from the two sister cities of Freeport and Port Lucaya. Dead Man’s Reef offers a white sand beach, a lunch grill and snorkeling rental.
Visit Lucayan National Park, where after entering the visitor center, the ranger will direct the visitor across the road and into a mangrove swamp accessible by an extended boardwalk. Mosquitoes are rampant here, but once beyond the mangroves, a forested beach appears exposing a coast in two distinct colors of blue; the dark for the deeper water and a light swimming pool-like blue only two or three feet above a soft, sandy bottom.
