You can explore Eleuthera 's 110 miles via the Queen's highway which runs the length of the island. It takes you past quaint, sleepy villages, rolling pineapple fields, dramatic cliffs, pre historic caves, an island ocean hole, and lighthouse beach.
Eleuthera, pronounced El-oo-thra, means " freedom" in Greek. You are never far from this spirit of freedom...freedom from stress, anxiety, and haste as the island lets you experience the freedom to be you at your pace. Enjoy your visit.
Fishing Pier Tarpum Bay
Sunrise at Winding Bay
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Points of interest:
HARBOUR
ISLAND- A ten-minute ferry ride from dock in North Eleuthera
to Harbor Island, a picturesque, bustling settlement which is
famed for its 3-mile pink sand beach.
PREACHER’S
CAVE- 6 miles north of the Bluff, where the founders of Eleuthera, the
Eleutheran Adventurers, took refuge after bring shipwrecked in 1648.
UPPER
AND LOWER BOGUE- serene, farming villages where most of the island’s
citrus is grown.
THE
CURRENT- a small fishing village, and one of Eleuthera’s earliest
settlements.
THE
BLUFF- a small farming community with citrus groves.
GLASS
WINDOW BRIDGE- located between Gregory Town and Upper Bogue. The
narrow ridge that divides the island almost in two, separates the
raging Atlantic on one side, from the still calm waters of the Gulf on
the other side.
GREGORY
TOWN- renowned for the one of the Bahamas’ best surfing beaches and
succulent Eleuthera pineapple.
HATCHET
BAY- nestled on a deep-water harbor. Remains of a once thriving cattle
plantation established in the 1950’s can still be seen.
THE
CAVE- 1 + miles outside Hatchet Bay. A mile-long cave with magnificent
stalagmites and stalactites.
THE
CLIFFS- two-miles north of James Cistern. The rugged beauty of these
sheer cliffs are remarkable.
GOVERNOR’S
HARBOUR - a picturesque village which was the original capital
of the Bahamas. It has a lot of charm and has several
popular restaurants and a festive fish fry every Friday evening.
PALMETTO
POINT- There are several good restaurants, a nice deli and it
has many nice beaches.
TEN
BAY BEACH - On the Caribbean side (left) and the entrance is 14.2
miles from the house. Good shelling at low tide & great
sunsets.
TARPUM
BAY- a serene fishing village with pastel colored cottages. On fair
weather days, the fisherman return @3PM, and you can go to the pier
and buy snapper, conch, grouper and lobster. Sunsets are also
beautiful in this quaint village.
ROCK
SOUND- the hub of South Eleuthera, has a good grocery store, as well
as a liquor and hardware store. Not to be missed is Ocean Hole,
a large inland ocean hole 100 fathoms deep, where tropical fish come
to be fed by visitors.
The
Queen's Highway passes through the tranquil villages of GREEN CASTLE,
DEEP CREEK, WEMYSS' BIGHT, JOHN MILLARS, WATERFORD AND BANNERMAN TOWN
where you find LIGHTHOUSE BEACH - one of the most beautiful
beaches in the world with caves to explore and an old lighthouse on
the cliff. There are many shallow reefs for snorkeling and on a
clear day you can see Little San Salvador and Cat Island!
Fishing
is one of the main activities that people do in Eleuthera. Deep sea
fishing charters are available out of Davis Harbour Marina in
Waterford.
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