Travel guide to the Bahamas
Everything you need to know to plan a trip to the Bahamas.
Useful information and travel tips to prepare your trip to the Bahamas.
Bahamas map island
The Bahamas is a Caribbean country formed by more than 700 islands, cayos and islets and belongs to Central America.
How to prepare a trip to the Bahamas
Travel guide to the Bahamas
Capital: Nassau, Currency: Bahamian dollar (BSD).
Payments and ATM: ATM machines can be found in most areas, but to save on taxes and exchange rates we recommend using the Revolut card.
Language: The official language of the Bahamas is English.
Population: + 401 thousand inhabitants.
Time zone: UTC-5.
Best time of the year to visit the Bahamas
The Bahamas has a semi-humid tropical savanna climate, which means it is warm most of the year.
However, it sometimes suffers from the season of tropical storms and hurricanes.
Thus it has a pleasant climate all year round, the best time of the year to visit the Bahamas is from December to April.
Best way to visit the Bahamas
You can hire a guide who will accompany you through the country or alternatively you can hire a car and make the crossings between islands by ferry to enjoy more freedom.
Travel tips
- Keep in mind that the Bahamas is one of the richest countries in America, after the United States and Canada, so prices tend to be expensive.
- Freeport and Nassau are very popular cruise ports, so we suggest you consider taking a Caribbean cruise from there.
