The island’s second-most popular beach, this postcard-perfect stretch of white sand has ample parking, a handful of seafood shacks and the Pirate's Cove adventure park. Drive or take the ferry behind Pelican Bay Hotel (every 15 minutes from 8:15am to 11:15pm; BS$7 round-trip).


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1. Lucaya Beach

1.14 MILES

At the doorstep of the Grand Lucayan Beach & Golf Resort, this is Grand Bahama’s most crowded beach. You won’t lack for something to keep you occupied…

3. William’s Town Beach

3.34 MILES

Also known as Island Seas Beach, this narrow strip of sand just west of Lucaya Beach is known not for its beauty, but rather for its numerous beach bars.

4. Garden of the Groves

3.87 MILES

The west end of Grand Bahama is mostly scrub pine and asphalt, so finding this green maze of walkways, trees and water features is like discovering an…

5. Perfume Factory

4.56 MILES

Also known as Fragrance of the Bahamas, this company occupies a three-story pink Bahamian house at the rear of the International Bazaar. Free tours …

6. Xanadu Beach

5.18 MILES

Dominated by the decaying Xanadu Resort, where eccentric millionaire Howard Hughes spent the last years of his life holed up, Xanadu Beach is far enough…

7. Lucayan National Park

14.34 MILES

This 16-hectare national park is Grand Bahama’s natural treasure. About 40km east of Ranfurly Circle, the park is known for its underwater cave system,…

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