There are 700 islands in the Bahamas, many are uninhabited or privately owned. The chain of islands stretch from just off the coast of Florida down to the North of Cuba.The Capital city is Nassau which is home to the International airport, from where you can easily connect to several of the outer islands by plane or by boat such as The Exhumas where you can swim with pigs, Grand Bahama,Eleuthera, Bimini and Abacos.
Nassau is very cosmopolitan with a number of great restaurants and bars, a shoppers paradise and boasts a plethora of duty free shopping malls, and is also home to a very busy cruise port.