Freeport (Bahamas)
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Freeport is a city on Grand Bahama.
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Numerous Flights are available from South Florida. American Eagle offers daily flights from Miami. Bahamasair, Continental Connection, and Spirit Airlines all offer daily flights from Fort Lauderdale.
There are many cruises departing from Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale) that offer cheap tickets to freeport and nassau, you can buy a ticket for less than $100 USD on discoverycruiseline.com.
The port and the airport of Freeport are not near the city, you will have to pay $5 USD ban to reach the city's center.
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Bahamas are expensive, you may expect to pay approximately 10% or 15% more than in USA for the same things. American dollars are received everywhere, and if you pay in cash many sellers will not charge you taxes.
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Freeport is not an exciting city, is more a place to take a break and relax with your partner, in fact many of the tourists are honeymooners. at least you come here for diving you will have nothing to do after 2 days.
i heard about a park where you can swim with dolphins. but did not visit it.
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The beaches are very nice, and you can book waterbikes or diving lessons there. book directly in the beach for lower prices.
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The only important market on freeport is the "lucayan market", the largest part of this place has many international shops (higher prices) dont buy them, the market is not so big and if you walk enough you will find a place with less fashion and more hand-made souvenirs. Ask for Allan Robinson, a friendly rastafari that makes masks, sculptures and souvenirs, the advantage of shopping with him is that he is not a reseller. so you will have better prices and without risk to buy something made in china :)
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in the back of the lucayan market are many international restaurants. in the beach i saw a local cuisine restaurant but did not enter. the cheapest hamburger i found was $5 USD, a decent lunch will cost you $20 USD approximately.
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Drink water of coconut, some alcohols are cheaper than in USA or at least are duty free
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The hotels are really expensive, and THERE ARE NOT cheap accommodations, is better to book a hotel (4 or 5 stars) before travel, or rent a cabin in cruise.
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