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This eBook offering is an excerpt of Lonely Planet's latest Caribbean Islands guide book and includes:

• "The Bahamas" chapter

• Caribbean Islands Survival Guide, Directory, Transportation, Health, Language and Glossary chapters

• The Bahamas maps

There's a Bahamian island to match most every water-and-sand-based compulsion, each of them framed by a backdrop of gorgeous, mesmerizing blue. So paint your own adventure - the palette awaits.

This guide is the result of research by dedicated authors and local experts who immersed themselves in The Bahamas, finding unique experiences, and sharing practical and honest advice, so you come away informed and amazed. This guide includes up-to-date reviews of the best places to stay, eat, sights, cultural information, maps, transport tips and a few best kept secrets – all the essentials to get to the heart of The Bahamas.

Coverage includes:

• Understanding the Bahamas, History, Culture, Landscape & Wildlife, Survival Guide, Directory A-Z, Getting There & Away, Getting Around

• New Providence, Nassau, Grand Bahama, Freeport & Lucaya & around, Out Islands, Abacos, Elbow Cay, Green Turtle Cay, Great Guana Cay, Man O' War Cay, Eleuthera, Exumas and Andros.

Lonely Planet's Caribbean Islands guide is researched and written by: Ryan Ver Berkmoes, Adam Karlin, Andrea Schulte-Peevers, Brendan Sainsbury, Kevin Raub, Tom Masters, Jean-Bernard Carillet, Brandon Presser, Paul Clammer, Michael Grosberg, Karla Zimmerman, Emily Matchar, Nate Cavalieri