From freefall over turquoise water to dinner on an empty beach, five experiences that define a Bahamas trip done properly.
1. A tandem skydive with a beach landing
Nothing resets your sense of scale like freefall at 120 mph over turquoise water. Skydive Bahamas Adventures flies tandem jumps from 10,000 feet over Acklins, and you land on white sand.
2. A private day at Rose Island
Twenty minutes from Nassau Harbour, Rose Island has sandbars, shallow reefs and long stretches of beach with nobody on them. Take a private boat, bring lunch and stay as long as you like.
3. The Exumas by air
Fly from Nassau and you can be swimming with the pigs of Big Major Cay by mid-morning, with Thunderball Grotto and a sandbar lunch still ahead.
4. A private chef on the beach
Local lobster, conch and a table set at the water's edge. A private chef turns dinner into the evening's main event.
5. Bonefishing in Acklins
For something truly off the map, the Bight of Acklins offers some of the finest bonefishing in the Bahamas, with the flats almost to yourself.