North America >> Caribbean >> Bahamas >> New Providence

New Providence Island is, by far, the most populated island in the Bahamas and the site of the capital Nassau.

Cities

  • Nassau — the capital, whose sprawl takes up most of the eastern side of the island

Other destinations

Culture and History

New Providence is only 21 miles long and 7 miles wide. Paradise Island, just north, is linked to New Providence by two bridges.

Talk

Travel to New Providence - Visa Requirements

Nassau's airport, covered in Nassau, is located on the western side of the island.

Tours and Getting around New Providence

New Providence tourist attractions and sightseeing

  • Bacardi Distillery, 1000 Bacardi Drive, ☎ +1-242-362 1412. Tours at 11AM, 2PM on Mon-Fri. Established in 1962, this distillery produces most of the rum sold on the island. The free tour take about half an hour, after which you get a chance to sample some free cocktails and, of course, buy lots of cheap rum at their gift shop. Tours may be cancelled if less than 10 people show up, so call ahead.Free.  

New Providence city tours

  • Stuart Cove's Aqua Adventures, [1]. On the southern part of the island, they run diving and snorkeling tours, including some with sharks. 

New Providence Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive

New Providence nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs

Stay safe

There are numerous stray dogs that are called "potcakes" by locals. Don't feed them or make contact with them. Also, as in any tourist destination, watch out for pickpockets.

Get out

Destinations in New Providence:

This page was last edited by Ryan Holliday. Based on work by Jani Patokallio, Wikitravel user(s) Morph, Travellerkid4455, Airin and Jonboy and Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel. - Content on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 1.0 license

Didn't find what you were looking for?
Submit your question to the New Providence travel forum
Subject
Question / Comment
Note: HTML tags will be removed.
Your Name (required)
Your Email (will not be published) (required)
Website (Optional)

Note: Hitting submit you grant Traveltips24 the right to edit, display and store the content you provide.