The Bahamas Islands include some of the most remarkable cruising grounds for luxury charter yacht vacations and holidays in the world. The crystal clear waters and unique reefs, coral heads and the wildlife are unparalleled. The Bahamian people are warm friendly when treated with respect and the whole Bahamian experience gets 5 stars from our perspective. Some of our favorite places include the Exuma Islands and the Abaco and of course, the best for last, the Out-Islands.

There are 700 islands in The Bahamas covering 150,000 square miles of tropical sea with approximately 5,000 square miles of land. The islands have flat coral formations with some low rounded hills. It is a beautiful country and a difficult one to administer: ferry services between the islands constitute the main communications and transportation medium for commercial goods and people.

Luxury Yacht Vacations, Ltd. takes pleasure in offering our charter clients a comprehensive cruising guide to the Bahamas. Only a short distance from Florida, a vacation or holiday in the Bahamas on a fully crewed sailing yacht or a power boat or motor yacht is the ultimate cruise vacation. Our bareboat and crewed yacht search engine real-time availability can find the right boat at the right time at the right price.

Each island of The Bahamas has its own personality and something different to offer. Enjoy a variety filled vacation or holiday by visiting as many islands as time allows. Spend a few fun days in cosmopolitan Nassau with its duty free shops, golf, museums and restaurants. Lie back and relax on the bright white sand of Long Island's deserted beaches. Experience the dive of a lifetime in challenging wreck sites off the coast of San Salvador. Witness the spectacle of nesting flamingos and other exotic wildlife in Inagua National Park. Cruise through the Exumas' 100-mile-long string of pristine cays. The hard part is deciding which islands to visit!

Luckily for cruising and yachting enthusiasts, there are some very well defined areas that are pretty much self-contained for cruises of a week or more. It's impossible to see all the islands on one trip, but if you organize yourself you can explore the different regions at your leisure over time. The main cruising regions are:

• Bimini and the Gulf Stream Islands
• The Berry Islands
• The Abacos Islands
• The Exuma Cays chain
• Harbour Island, Eleuthera and Cat Island
• The Out-Islands
• Grand Bahama, Freeport and Port Lucaya
• Nassau and Paradise Island

We will describe each cruising area and recommend what to do and see and how to get the best from your Bahamas experience. Use the menu on the top to to see some of the boats that cruise and charter in these areas and the menu on the left to see the incredibly different islands and groups of islands in Bahamian waters.