Exotic Vacations

Posted on September 29, 2011 by admin

Exotic vacations mean leaving all your worries behind and enjoying a beautiful leisure trip full of calm and serenity. This could be unusual and interesting at the same time.

There is endless list of exotic holiday destination that comes to my mind. The most exotic destination for me would be Egypt. A trip to Egypt would be like taking a step back in time, where the Sheiks rode their camels across deserts and traded gold. From the majestic Pyramids of Giza, to the Luxor temple complex ,the Sphinx, the Nile to the world famous diving paradise –The Red Sea –this makes you feel this place if full of surprises. There are so many destinations one can think of visiting such as Cairo, EDFU and Luxor.

A perfect get away for the entire family is the Caribbean family vacations- These are popular choice amongst families, especially those who are fond of beach resorts. There is so much of activity ranging from water sports, lavish pools, and even water parks, family activities, kid’s clubs, evening entertainment, fine dining, spa and very often this all inclusive in the price quoted by the travel agents. This offers an amazing variety of terrain-from thick rain forests to volcanoes, from white sand to amazingly beautiful black sand beaches, great food, music and dance, beautiful scenery and the leisure lifestyle draws the attention of millions of visitors each year.

The main attraction of Luxury Caribbean vacation is the fabulous beaches and the pleasant weather. Some of the top Caribbean family vacations offer, fun slides, water parks, waterfalls, an even private water parks and resorts. There are so many Islands one can visit that are geared for families. Some of the common family getaways are: Anguilla, Cuba, Dominican Republic Aruba, Bahamas, Jamaica and many more come in this list.

The first things that comes to your mind when one hears the phrase “luxury Caribbean vacation” is beautiful resorts, friendly locals, getting pampered, and so much more one can think of. Caribbean Islands have a whole lot to cover when it come exotic vacations.

Finding Cheap Bahamas Packages For College Spring Break 2008 Vacations. Finding The Best All-inclusive Packages For Couples, Family, Or Honeymoon Trip

Posted on August 12, 2011 by admin

There are many choices out there when searching for the best Bahamas packages. Certain vacation packages are best for college students, other trips are geared more toward families, couples, and honeymoons. Step one is complete when you decide which best fits your situation. Lets begin with the college spring break crowd. Top priority for the student is price and population. They want a Bahamas vacation package that is cheap and they want the destination to be packed with spring break students. They usually find after extensive research that Bahamas cruises are best for them. Spring break cruises have become extremely popular over the last ten years. They are almost always cheaper than flight packages and a cruise package gives them another venue to party and meet people before they get to the hotel. A flight package has more restrictions. They can’t move around, dance, and socialize. A spring break cruise is less restrictive. They can swim in the pools, gamble in the casinos, and dance in the clubs on the ship. The fun starts when you get to the hotel with a flight package. The fun starts when you board the ship on a cruise package. If the trend continues, spring break 2008 will be the biggest year yet for spring break cruise packages. Make your reservations early.

Families, couples, and honeymooners usually prefer a completely different Bahamas vacation package. A cheap Bahamas trip is not necessarily top priority. They have jobs and tend to have more income, so they want something a little more upscale. All inclusive Bahamas packages are popular for families, couples, and honeymoons. An all-inclusive Bahamas package usually involves a nicer Bahama hotel. Most travel agencies have a hotel list for Nassau vacation packages or Grand Bahamas vacation packages. You will notice that both the Bahamas all-inclusive packages and the Nassau all-inclusive packages include a very nice resort property. The cheap hotels in the Bahamas have no need for this type of package because their target demographic is not interested in it. Family, couples, and honeymoon vacations also call for quick transportation. They don’t want to spend the extra time associated with a Bahamas cruise package. They want to get there quick. A Bahamas flight package is best for them.

If its a Bahamas spring break travel package, your options are Freeport, Grand Bahamas or Nassau, Bahamas. If its a family, couple, or honeymoon Bahamas vacation package you have more choices. You can choose Bimini, Abaco, Nassau, or Freeport.

Its important to note that Lucaya and Port Lucaya are both located on Grand Bahama. Many people traveling to the Bahamas are told to get a hotel near Lucaya or Port Lucaya, but do not know which island they are on.

In conclusion, spring break cruises are cheaper, last longer, and are more fun for the college spring break student. All-inclusive flight packages are quicker, and more upscale for the rest of us.

Bahama Beach Club Resort – One of Top 10 Beach Resort in the World

Posted on August 6, 2011 by admin

Bahama Beach Club Resort is located on gorgeous Abaco Island, a Bahamian island of sleepy cays, tiny villages, superb beaches, world-class diving, genuinely friendly people, and stunning natural beauty. Travel and Life magazine has voted Bahama Beach Club Resort’s three-and-a-half mile pristine powder-white beach “The Best Beach in the Caribbean” and National Geographic has named it “One of the 10 Best Beaches in the World”.

Luxury Condos at Bahama Beach Club

At Bahama Beach Club, we provide the class of service expected at a lavish Bahamas condo rental, and the space and privacy of a vacation home. Bahama Beach Club has taken great lengths to ensure your privacy by limiting the number of condo units to four per building. At Bahama Beach Club Resort condos, you can enjoy fresh, cross-ventilating island breezes or relax in the comfort of whisper-quiet central air conditioning. Private screened lanais overlook swaying coconut palms and the sparkling turquoise Bahamian sea.

Surprise your Love by Wedding at one of the World’s Top 10 Beach Resort

Imagine getting married in a tropical paradise: silky white sand beneath your toes, the emerald Bahamian Sea lapping beside you, dancing until dawn under a field of stars. When you plan a wedding at the Bahama Beach Club Resort, we’ll take care of every detail. With personal attention and luxurious service, we’ll make sure your special day is truly fun-filled and memorable.

The No. 1 Golf Course in Bahamas with affordable Golf Course Packages

Golf Digest has voted Bahama Beach Club Resort’s golf course at Treasure Cay, Abaco, “the #1 Golf Course in the Bahamas”. Truly outstanding, this 18-hole PGA Championship ocean-front golf course designed by Dick Wilson is magnificently manicured with spectacular views. Abaco’s island terrain confronts duffers and golf pros alike. Come see for yourself how fabulous Bahamas Golf can be.

If you are planning family beach vacation or wedding don’t wait even for a moment and call at: 242-365-8500 to reserve the all natural beach resort or for more information and booking online visit www.bahamabeachclub.com

Out And About In Nassau – Outdoor Recreation In The Bahamas

Posted on July 23, 2011 by admin

Mention the name The Bahamas and sparkling blue water with pink or white sand beaches spring to mind. Conch fritters, Conch salad, 700 islands, duty free shopping and Junkanoo are all terms that are synonymous with the Bahamas. This island nation has a total land area of 5,300 square miles and consists of 700 islands plus 2,500 cays (low banks or reefs). New Providence Island on which Nassau (the capital) is located is 21 miles by 7 miles. Paradise Island, which is 5.5 miles long by 2/3 of a mile wide is connected to Nassau by a short bridge. Thousands of tourists visit Nassau every year to enjoy the clear water or place their bets at the gambling tables at Paradise Island.

All of the Bahamas however has myriad outdoor recreational activitiesthat are perfect for burning off the pounds gained from eating all those conch fritters or adding some variety to your holiday and Nassau is no exception. For the business person who wants to catch some recreational activity on a business trip or the individual who wants to get some fresh air after all the time at the gambling tables, Nassau’s outdoor recreation can be all day or just a few hours.

Those sparkling blue waters make Nassau an ideal location for snorkeling. Some of the more popular snorkeling destinations for excursions leaving from Nassau include Rainbow Reef, Blue Lagoon Island (home to Stingray City as well as other snorkeling venues), Blackbeard’s Cay, Pearl Island, and Rose Island Reef. Rainbow Reef is approximately 45 minutes from Nassau by catamaran or other high-speed boat. The water at Rainbow Reef is about 15 feet deep throughout the viable swimming and snorkeling area. Blue Lagoon is a circular island encircling water. A narrow opening in the land leads into a large pool of water. A 15-minute walk through some of the most beautiful beaches and on bridges spanning absolutely calm sparkling blue water leads to Stingray City. Another stingray encounter can be had at Pearl Island which is a 30-minute boat ride from Nassau. Yellow tail snapper, Grouper, and many other tame fish make Athol Island in Athol Island National Marine Park at the eastern end of Nassau Harbor an outstanding snorkel site.

Those sparkling blue waters also make Nassau a wonderful location for the sport fisherman. Fishing charters are available for half day or full day with a choice of deep-sea fishing or reef fishing. Wahoo are abundant between November to January and 100 pounders are frequent. Dolphin fish (Mahi Mahi) are found between April and June, while Sailfish can be fought during April and May and again between October and November. Barracuda and Marlin (Black, Blue and White) are found year round.

For the landlubber, there is off-road cycling, away from traffic and noise. On all-terrain bicycles, you can enjoy a guided tour of shady woodland trails, open forest, the seashore and mangrove creeks and visit the historic village of Adelaide. You can have a relaxed, easy ride or a longer route. For the seasoned cyclist there are more challenging rides.

The Bahamas sits on the migration route for birds moving north and south on their winter and spring migrations. As such there are two opportunities to see many northern species. Of course, no visit to the Bahamas would be complete for a birder without viewing the Bahama Pintail duck (also known as the White-cheeked Pintail). These inhabitants of lagoons and mangrove swamps are widely distributed and the clear water of the mangroves makes viewing them a pleasure. Other species that are generally seen include eurasian collared doves, neotropic cormorants, american coot, great blue herons, snowy egrets, great egrets, reddish egrets, green herons, white ibis, blue winged teal, northern mockingbirds. Some of the locations for viewing various species include the Paradise Island ponds, Clifton Heritage site and the Harold & Wilson ponds.

For those who want to be outdoors but simply want a walking pace, Nassau has retained much of its older architecture and blended it with modern buildings so that it creates a harmonious whole. The original part of the city is small enough that you can wander along and see much of the historic architecture. Parliament Square with the Houses of Parliament, the Old Colonial Secretary’s office, the Supreme Court and the Statue of Queen Victoria is definitely worth a visit. Nearby at Parliament and Shirley Streets is the Nassau Public Library that was originally a prison. Not far away at Shirley and Elizabeth Streets is the Bahamas Historical Society with numerous exhibits.

If it is “action” and people watching you seek, Arawak Cay is not to be missed. This lively gathering spot has a row of small wooden restaurants fronted by a large park and backed by the sea. You can sit on the verandah of any of the restaurants or in the open air and watch the parade of people as they stroll by. Have a Kalik (Bahamian Beer) and enjoy the West Indian atmosphere and when hunger strikes you can have a conch salad or conch fritters or fried fish prepared before your eyes.

You can learn more about Bahamas vacations at the Caribbean Outdoor Life web site and the next time you are in Nassau or if it is your first time remember there is an interesting world to discover beyond the beach.

Spring Break Trips – Top 5 Packages For 2009

Posted on July 10, 2011 by admin

Spring break trips come in many forms. A quick scour of the internet will uncover short 2-day weekend packages, 4-night vacations, and 7-night packages that begin the day after your last class. We have put together a list of the top 5 spring break packages based on historical data from 2002 to 2008.

Number 5 on the list is Bermuda. A great island destination year after year. Most Bermuda spring break trips found online are for 7-nights. Its a little further than most spring break destinations, so they assume you want to spend more time on the island once you arrive. Price has always been a major issue when Bermuda is offered as a spring break destination. Air/Hotel packages to Bermuda are usually very expensive. Most college spring break students mark it off the list because of the price and sometimes the duration. Many students can’t spend practically their entire spring break vacation (8-days/7-nights) at a resort across the ocean hundreds of miles away. Many have things they must do the weekend before or after their spring break week begins.

Number 4 on the list is Acapulco. This was not considered a spring break hot spot until just a few years ago (2004 to be exact). Most travel agencies did not offer an Acapulco spring break package prior to 2004 because many of the hotels there had a strict “no spring breakers” policy. This ended in 2005 when many of the hotels decided to allow students under 25 to check into their hotels during the month of March. It did, however, share the same problem that plagued most Bermuda spring break packages. The price was just too high and most packages to Acapulco were 7-nights.

Coming in 3rd is the Florida spring break destinations. I’m talking about Panama City, Myrtle Beach, and Daytona. This has been a spring break hot spot for years, well before 2002. Its cheap, you can drive there, and you don’t need a passport. One interesting trend to note is the age demographic from 2002 to 2008 in the Florida spring break destinations. It seems every year the students get younger. The 20 and up college spring break crowd has migrated to the island destinations, while the high school spring break students have moved into Florida for the past few years during spring break. I guess this is good news or bad news depending on who you are.

We are up to number two on the list. Coming in 2nd is Cancun. Yes I know you kept waiting for it and here it is at number two. The king of the spring break dominion has finally fallen into second place due to airfare prices, heavy restrictions imposed by the resorts, and a rise in crime all over Mexico in general. The hotels have seen it all and are not taking it anymore. Every year hundreds of spring break students get kicked out of their hotel room due to spring break mischief. Many also spend a night or two in the local lock up and/or fined hundreds of dollars. Crimes of theft, rape, murder, and kidnapping have been on a steady rise in Mexico since 2000. Most parents and students are aware of these facts and they are steering clear of this spring break destination as a result.

Here we are at number one and the winner is…the Bahamas. The problems that have plagued the other spring break hot spots have caused college spring break students to migrate to the Bahamas. What they found when they got there was a hidden jewel. Spring break cruises from Fort Lauderdale depart daily during March and often include hotel accommodations for 4 to 7 nights. The Bahamas consist of a series of gorgeous islands just a few miles of the coast of Florida. The parents love its proximity, the students love its price. A spring break cruise package is typically under $600 and the hotels welcome college spring break students with open arms. The only downside to this spring break destination is availability. The hotels are seeing more and more students coming to the Bahamas during the month of March and April each year. This is causing a total sell out many months prior to spring break each year. The key to getting a room at the best resorts and space aboard ship is to book a Bahamas package many months in advance.

Spring Break 2009 can be the best ever! We hope this statistical information will help you make it happen.