The Bahamas - Grand Bahama IslandToday, there is truly something for everyone. The warm welcome you will receive is just extra insurance that you will return again and again. The moment your toes touch sand and your gaze meets water, you know that you are in The Islands of the Bahamas. It is the comfortable ease, the instant sense of belonging. It is finding that your departure from everyday life is also your arrival at an extraordinary place within yourself. Here in Grand Bahama Island you can look forward to a memorable mix of historic charm, modern attractions and ecological wonders on your visit. When Columbus discovered the islands in 1492, he found Lucayans and called them Indians. They were in fact related to the neo-Indian Arawaks in the larger Caribbean Islands, who had originally come from the South American mainland. Being peaceful they fled northwards away from the warlike Caribs. Historians speculate that they arrived in Bahamas between 500 AD, settling from Cuba and Hispaniola. The Lucayans, or Arawaks, being relatively primitive had no written language, but only a spoken one. Spanish slave traders later captured native Lucayan Indians to work in gold mines in Hispaniola, and within a quarter of a century the Lucayans were wiped out by enslavement, disease and other hardships. After the Spanish claimed the island, there was barely a footprint to be seen on the beaches of Grand Bahama Island. The conquerors gave the island the name "Gran Bajamar", great shallows, a term that eventually became the basis for The Islands of The Bahamas themselves. Over the years, there were many changes. In 1670, Great Britain claimed the islands. The Island was well-known to Pirates like Blackbeard and Captain Kidd. The American Civil War had an impact and even Prohibition brought warehouses, distilleries, bars, supply stores, and inns to West End. Then in 1955, through the assistance of American, Wallace Groves, a community completely tailored to the getaway tourist was born creating a paradise offering almost every kind of vacation activity imaginable. Grand Bahama Island is home to some of the friendliest people in the world and features a vibrant cultural history. So during your holiday, in additional to relaxing at the beach and pool, visit its towns and settlements; visit the landmarks; hit the highlights; and treat yourself to a unique experience as you set out to explore the culture, music and art. Tour dates:
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