Nassau and Labadee Excursions
Lakota
Haiti. The ones from Royal Caribbean did not look very interesting. Is there
anything you can recommend for the adventurous?
Thanks
Charles
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> What shore excursions do you recommend for Nassau, Bahamas and Labadee,
> Haiti. The ones from Royal Caribbean did not look very interesting. Is there
> anything you can recommend for the adventurous?
Labadee is a beach day but if you want to do something somewhat
adventurous there I recommend the Waverunner Excursion. They take you
on a 20 mile ride down the coast.
--
Charles
Rosalie B.
I have not been to the Bahamas by cruise ship. My daughter who has
said that they were inundated by taxi drivers as they got off the
ship, and that it was impossible to get through. Not having had that
experience I don't know. I have heard that they will want to braid
your hair.
But what we did in Nassau (we were on our own boat) was take a taxi to
the end of the Paradise Island bridge and walk across and take
pictures of the harbor from the top and then visit the big aquarium at
Atlantis. There's also a casino there, but that didn't interest us,
and I wouldn't think that would interest someone from a cruise ship.
I have heard that there is also a ferry across, and some kind of a
neat market under the bridge but I haven't done that myself.
You can walk down Bay Street and there are stores there where the
shopping is probably less frenetic than in the Straw Market. I found
some nice Bahamian made gifts there. You can take a jitney cab back
to the ship for about $1.00. Actually, they have a route they go on
so they won't take you right back to the ship, but if they go down Bay
Street (which is one way), they will eventually come back to the
center of town on the parallel street which goes the other way.
You could also contact Carolyn Wardle and see if she would do a
birding or biking tour for you http://www.bahamasoutdoors.com/ We
stayed at the Wardle's dock on our boat for a few days, but I have not
done her tours. If that isn't a possibility, you can see and learn
about the native flora of Nassau, one a visit to The Retreat, the home
of the Bahamas National Trust, where you can take a self guided bird
watching excursion
Other possibilities (which I have not done)- for zoos, there is
Ardastra Gardens
http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-6698495-ardastra_gardens_nassau-i
and for gardens there is the Royal Victorian Gardens and Versailles
Gardens
http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-6698539-versailles_gardens_nassau-i
You can also take a walking tour and see the Water Tower, the Queens
Staircase, Fort Charlotte and Fort Fincastle, Pompey Museum, Roselawn
Museum, or The Cloisters- there are a number of different tours.
http://www.bahamas.com/bahamas/island/vendordetail.aspx?sectionid=69507&rightsectionid=69507&level=3&supplierid=75484
There's also a pirate museum which some people like and some people
think is just terminally cheesey.
lj
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I've been to Nassau several times on a cruise and there are a ton of cabbies
wanting to take you on tour. If you want a tour, drag off the ship and find
a cabbie wanting to add another couple people to his tour. We got the tour
cheap by being the second couple in the cab.
I've also taken the ferry over to Paradise but you have to walk a ways to
Atlantis (which is a good tour in itself). And I'vve taken the city bus (I
think it was 50 cents one way) down to Cable Beach area, which I prefer over
Paradise Island...and I've taken the city bus all the way around the island
just to see it. The people are friendly, but the bus is not air cond. I do
not like the new straw market, but a quick walk-thru might give you an idea
about it, but beware of the aggressive sellers. Of everything I've done
there, minus the mediocre diving, I guess the city bus route and the cabbie
tour was my favorite.
Lakota
Thanks
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Charles
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> Do locals offer tours or rentals on that beach?
No. Labadee is a private enclave that is totally operated by Royal
Caribbean. The only tours and rentals are from Royal Caribbean.
--
Charles
clint
lovelier than you could imagine!The palace gardens and reflecting pool are
stunning, as well as the charming local villas.
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