Book Review of Adventure Guide to the the Islands of the Bahamas, and Turks & Caicos

At the end of September my boyfriend and I are going into the Bahama's for out first ever international tropical vacation. We already had the location planned, and the hotel booked. A week in paradise, white sands turquoise waters... yet as wondrous as the hotel sounds/looks from the info we had gathered, we still wanted to know more about the island.

Reading numerous travel guides, and books we came across relatively the same information in book after book. Picking up a copy of Adventure Guide to the The Islands of the Bahamas, and Turks & Caicos we wondered if it would simply feature the same information, only written in a different style.

The book features 576 pages, all mostly text and very little photos/drawings. This was not an issue because we mainly wanted information, more photos would of been nice, but it was truly not necessary.

The Adventure Guide to the The Islands of the Bahamas, and Turks & Caicos features many islands within the Bahama's, and featured within are chapters with information on Grand Bahama, Freeport, Eleuthera, Bimini, Andros, Nassau, the Exumas, San Salvador, Cat Island, Long Island, the Inaguas, the Acklins and the Berry Isle.

Seeing how Grand Bahama was our destination, I skipped right ahead to that particular chapter to see what the contents had to offer.

Excursions we had already read about in other guides was included, places to eat, hotels, dive sites, scuba sites, boat rides, where to rent water gear, wave runners, masks, dive equipment and so on was also included. Everything was pretty helpful, and even though the majority of information was already known to us from other books, Adventure Guide to the The Islands of the Bahamas, and Turks & Caicos did offer some insightful tips that no other guide on the Bahamas had.

One particular thing mentioned was boats that could take you to vacant islands. Other books mentioned this, but did not go into such helpful details on how to get there, such as hopping aboard mail carrier boats! We'd have never of known this without reading this book, so it was a very cool, and very helpful tip.

Besides mentioning all of the excursions and things to do, the guide also gave ratings on hotels which was comforting knowing the hotel we chose was a top pick. Yippie!

Anyhow with that said, I did glimpse through other islands that the guide mentions, and those chapters were just as helpful and insightful as the chapter featuring Grand Bahama. The book seriously does not miss a beat, and indeed there are helpful tips that no other guide mentions, therefore it is my belief that Adventure Guide to the The Islands of the Bahamas, and Turks & Caicos is a must read guide if you plan on going to any of the islands mentioned earlier.

Where To Find Adventure Guide to the The Islands of the Bahamas, and Turks & Caicos?

I picked up a copy at my local library. For those who want the actual book for keeps you can pick it up at Border's or online at Border's by clicking here.