Bimini Sands Resort & Marina E x p e r i e n c e t h e O t h e r S i d e o f B i m i n i Bimini Sands offers the perfect combination of relaxa- tion and adventure to any vacation! Choose from our many guided eco-tours, including shark encounters, nature trail tours and more, or simply relax on our pris- tine beach. Sample fine dining while enjoying the sunset at our Bimini Twist Restaurant and then party into the evening at Mackey’s Sand Bar. w w w . B i m i n i S a n d s . c o m 1 . 2 4 2 . 3 4 7 . 3 5 0 0 Welcome to BIMINI Hello Friends, Welcome to Beauti- ful Bimini! Here on our island we invite you to have an experience like none other. Beautiful blue waters await your every above and underwater fancy. Breathtaking views and informative tours will amaze you. Moreover, the beautiful, friendly people of Bimini take pleasure in being your host. Thank You For Joining Us!!!!!!! www.bahamasvisitorsguide.com What to do • Where to dine Where to stay • Shopping Maps • Marinas 2011 & MAP Bimini Visitors Guide - Map is produced by JB Graphic & Web Designs Tel: 242-677-5715 or [email protected] Scheduled Flights Bahamas Express .......................... 225-7931 Western Air (SB) .......................... 347-4100 Bimini Island Air (SB) ........... 954-938-8991 Regional Air (Freeport)............... 347-4115 Continental Airlines ..................... 347-4122 IBC Travel ....................................... 347-4200 Island Air Charters............... 954-359-9942 Bahamas Customs (AT) ..... 347-3100 (SB) ......................................... 347-3101 Cat Cay........................................... 347-5011 Banks / ATMs Royal Bank of Canada (AT) ........................................ 347-3031 Monday - Thursday • 9:30 a.m. – 3pm. Friday • 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. BEC (AT) ........................................ 347-3343 BTC (AT) ....................................... 347-3311 Bus & Ferry Service Taxi Service from Airport to Alice Town 1 way $5 ATL Bus & Ferry Service TSL Water Taxi & Bus Service ........................ VHF Ch.68 Shan E’s Taxi ............................... VHF Ch.68 Cable Bahamas .............. 242 300-2200 Mailboat - Sherece M...... 242-393-1064 Police (AT) .................................. 347-3144 Post Office Alice Town ........... 347-3546 Civil Aviation ................................. 347-4111 Government Clinic (PB) ............. 347-2040 Government Clinic (PB) ............. 347-2210 Tourist Office Ministry of Tourism Office Phone (242) 347-3529 Booth Phone (242) 347-3528 Fax (242) 347-3530 www.bahamas.com Emergency Numbers Long Distance Operator ............................0 Directory Assistance .............................. 916 Weather .................................................... 915 Time ........................................................... 917 Fire Rescue .......................... 347-3144 / 919 Medical Air Services Association - MASA Nassau .................................... 242-393-5048 Freeport ................................. 242-351-5122 information General Information 9 2 10 The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism Charles Robins - Acting Manager Tel: (242) 347-3529 or (242) 347-3528 www.bimini.bahamas.com Enjoy Bimini’s Excellent Diving Sites 25º 43.34 N | 79º 17.45 W 800-867-4764 | 242-347-3391 BigGameClubBimini.com Located in the heart of Alice Town, steps from Bimini’s powder white beach and mesmerizing blue green waters. • 51 rooms, dockside cottages and one bedroom suites • 75 slip full service marina capable of accommodating center consoles to mega yachts • The Bimini Big Game Bar and Grill, offering great food and fun overlooking the marina • The Outfitter Shop, a retail experience featuring sportswear, supplies and gifts • Dive Bimini, with extraordinary diving from our 60’ glass bottom dive boat • Bonefish Bimini, offering top of class backcountry fishing opportunities • Sportfishing charters with Bahamas legend, Captain Billy Black aboard his 53’ Rybovich “El Viejo” Come be a part of history, and make some of your own while you’re here! THE BIG GAME IS ON. The Big Game Club, a Guy Harvey Outpost Resort & Marina. Two legends. One legendary experience. Since 1947, the destination for discriminating mariners, water sport enthusiasts and adventure travelers. Now fully renovated and improved throughout, join Guy Harvey and his friends in a new chapter in the history of this famous club that would make Hemingway proud. Big Johns Hotel (AT)..........................347-3117 Rich with local flavor, Big John’s Conch Shell Bar employs many of the Compleat Angler’s familiar faces including the managers, bartenders and the band, The Hypnotics, who worked there for close to 20 years. Big Johns Conch Shell Bar is a casual lounge with an island atmosphere enhanced with plasma high-definition satellite television. Bimini Big Game Club (SB) ..............347-3991 The Bimini Big Game Club. Guy Harvey. Two legends, together one legend- ary experience. Founded in the 1930’s as an elegant dinner club, and later in 1947 relocated to its current home and expanded. Now, after a multi-million dollar make-over, the Club is better than ever. With his artistic eye, & passionate pursuit of excellence, Guy Harvey & his Guy Harvey Outpost team have started a new chapter in the Club’s history that would make Hemingway proud.The 2010 summer season saw the reopening of the club to unprecedented press & guest acclaim. Bimini Bay Resort & Casino (BB)...............347-2900 Amid serenity and exotic tranquility lies the beautiful island of Bimini. Just 48 nautical miles from South Florida, Bimini Bay Resort is the perfect tropical getaway for those with a passion for fishing or those who want to escape the everyday routine and experience the best of Mother Nature. Enjoy our upscale suites fit for couples and families; relax at our infinity pool; spend a day at the spa; and take a dive in Bimini’s emerald clear waters. We offer special kids programs plus the use of our state-of-the-art entertainment center for the kids. These are just some of the fun activities the entire family will enjoy while at Bimini Bay Resort. Bimini Blue Water Resort ................347-3166 Bimini Sands Resort & Marina ......................................347-3500 Bimini Sands Resort & Marina is located on the island of Bimini in the Bahamas, just 50 miles from the US. The full service resort features luxury one and two bedroom con- dominiums and protected deepwater marina. Guests can participate in a range of profes- sionally guided activities such as snorkeling excursions, shark encounters, nature walks, boat tours, dolphin swims and more. Ebbie’s Bonefish Club (BT) ..............347-2053 Elllis Cottages......................................347-2258 Hemingville Condos ..........................554-4377 Katt’s Kottages Beachside Rental (AT) ................347-3382 The Jone’s Apartments ......................347-2444 M&J Town Houses (AT).....................347-3184 Trev Inn (BT) ......................................347-3452 Sara’s Apartments (PB)......................347-2642 Sea Crest Hotel & Marina ................347-3477 Weech’s Bimini Docks & Apartments .....................347-3028 Attractions North Bimini Ansil “Bonefish Ansil” Saunders (BT) ................................347-2178 or 359-8696 Bimini Boat Building, Bailey Town, is the work- shop of local boat builder, Ansil Saunders, creator of “The Bimini Bonefisher”, a custom, handcrafted work of art. Bimini Craft Centre (AT) .................. 347-3529 has 17 stalls offering authentically Bahamian products. Live entertainment will be high- lighted regularly in Centre. Bimini Museum (AT) ........................... 347-3038 Built in 1921 as the Commissioner’s Office and jail, it was abandoned in 1974. In 1999, it was restored by Sir Michael and Lady Barbara Checkley and contains historical artifacts such as old cannon balls, photographs of Er- nest Hemmingway and artifacts from the old Rod & Gun Club. Today it is managed by Bar- bara & Michael Checkley. Bimini Public Library - Located downstairs just north of the Museum, this library has a variety of literature available for public use. Dolphin House .................................... 347-3201 Built and occupied by local author/historian Ashley Saunders. This popular attraction is part of a walking tour of Alice Town. Its unique structure offers guest quarters and a mini museum. Bimini Memorial & Heroes Park Alice Town, Bimini It features monuments in memory of the World War I and II veterans and the Chalk’s plane crash victims. There is also a section honouring Heroes who made a contribution to the local community. South Bimini The Bimini Biological Field Station “ Shark Lab” .........................Tel: 347-4538 or VHF 88A With their mission evenly divided between education and research, the BBFS studies the role of sharks in a tropical marine envi- ronment, especially the Lemon Shark.Tours are offered daily. Please call in advance. The Bimini Nature Trail, maintained and operated by Bimini Sands (347-3500), is a beautiful hiking trail that showcases Bi- mini’s plants and animals in their natural environment. The Bimini Boa and other animals are available for handling with guided tours. Both guided and self-guided tours are available. The Fountain of Youth, a small well on the side of the road, believed to have been visited by Ponce de Leon in search of this mystical fountain in 1513. Historical Sites Brother’s Peter Wall, also known as “Bul Peter Well”, is a natural rock well carved by Peter Russell, an ex-slave, to water crops on his farm. East Bimini The Healing Hole is a spring of freshwa- ter, with healing minerals, that percolates inside a saltwater mangrove swamp. Sand Mounds, a 500 foot long, shark- shaped mound thought to be thousands of years old, rises 10 feet above water and is outlined by a sandy beach. Nearby is a rectangular-shaped mound, except for a projection at one end that looks like a fish-hook. Next to that are a cat-shaped mound with a wide open mouth and sev- eral other creature-shaped mounds rising above the mangroves. Outlying Cays Cat Cay , a private island just south of Gun Cay, has earned a reputation as a place for the rich and famous. For more information contact Cay Cay office at 347-3565 Ocean Cay is the site from which aragonite(pure limestone) is dredged from the ocean’s floor to produce cement, fertil- izers, glass and other products. Beaches The best of which is a quiet continuous stretch of sand known by its three sections, Radio Beach, Blister Beach and Spook Hill (next to a cemetery). Possibly the most secluded of all Bimini’s beached is South Bimini’s Shell Beach, stretching along the whole west side of the island. Plus beaautiful coral reef snorkeling just off the beach. Cart / Scooter Rentals Le Ricks (AT).................................. 553-9025 Capt. Pat’s (AT) .............................. 347-3477 Sue & Joy (BB) ........ 347-3115 or 347-6082 Dolphin Golf Cart (AT) ............... 464-5704 Surf Golf Cart Rental (AT).......... 554-4450 Small’s Golf Cart Rental (SB)...... 347-4032 KEEP LEFT! • Speed limit is 25 mph HELMETS ARE REQUIRED! where to stay what to do P.O. Box 613 Bimini, Bahamas Bonefish Tommy Sewell “Your Friendly Guide” (242) 347-3234 CATCH BONEFISH AND PERMIT Over 20 Years Experience Renowned Bimini Bonefish Guide T O M M Y Art Galleries Dolphin House (AT) ..................... 347-3201 Bait & Tackle Porgy Bay Market (PB) ................. 347-2444 Sue & Joy’s (AT) ............................. 347-3115 Sue & Joy’s (BB) ............................. 347-6082 Bakery Barbara Hanna (AT)...................... 347-3054 Nathalie Thompson (BT) ............. 347-2104 Nate Hanna (BT) ........................... 347-2563 Charlie Wilkinson (BT) ................ 347-2416 Sybil Charlton (BT) ....................... 347-2592 Taste of Heaven (AT).................... 225-3244 Books & Magazines Dolphin House (AT) ..................... 347-3201 Chic Store (AT) ............................. 347-3184 Sue & Joy’s (AT) ............................. 347-3115 Sue & Joy’s (BB) ............................. 347-6082 Cigars Sue & Joy’s (AT) ............................. 347-3115 Sue & Joy’s (BB) ............................. 347-6082 Clothing Porgy Bay Market (PB) ................. 347-2444 Mall Mart (AT) ............................... 347-3323 Muck A Mucks (AT) ...................... 347-3098 Chic Store (AT) ............................. 347-3184 Guy Harvey Outfitter Store at Bimini Big Game Club (AT) .... 347-3391 Conch Salad Fab’s Conch Salad (BT) ................ 347-2474 Joe’s Conch Salad (BT)................. 554-6183 Customs Brokerage Bimini Customs Brokerage (AT)........ 347-3273 Diving & Snorkeling Gear Sue & Joy’s (AT) ............................. 347-3115 Sue & Joy’s (BB) ............................. 347-6082 Neal Watson’s Dive Bimini Outfitter Store at Big Game Club............... 347-3391 Florists/ Nursery Dun’s of Bimini (AT) ..................... 347-2093 Grocery Stores Jontra’s Grocery Supply (AT) ..... 347-3401 Watson’s Supermarket (AT) ....... 347-3133 Robert’s Grocery (AT) ................ 347-3251 Toosie’s (BT)................................... 347-2537 Inzey’s (BT) ..................................... 347-2656 Melrose Grocery (BT) ................. 347-2520 Rolle’s Supermarket (BT) ............ 347-2289 Brown’s Food Supply (BT) .......... 347-2305 Porgy Bay Market (PB) ................. 347-2444 Trev Inn Grocery Store (PB) ...... 347-2452 Sherman’s Grocery Store (AT) ..347-3080 Hardware Stores/Home Centers King Brown’s Hardware (BT) ..... 347-2620 Laundromats Coin Laundromat .......................... 347-3072 Sparkle T’s ....................................... 347-2451 Liquor Butler & Sands (AT) ..................... 347-3202 Burn’s House Ltd. (AT) ................ 347-3112 Sue & Joy’s (AT) ............................. 347-3115 Sue & Joy’s (BB) ............................. 347-6082 Bucanneer Wines & Spirits (SB).347-4044 Marine Stores Bimini General Store (AT) .......... 347-3028 Bimini Sands Ships Store.............. 347-3500 Native Arts & Crafts Ashley Saunders (AT) ................... 347-3201 James Pinder (AT) ......................... 347-3402 Bimini Craft Centre (AT) ............ 347-3529 Open 8am - 8pm Perfumes John Bull (BB) ................................. 347-2941 Souvenirs Dun’s of Bimini Florist ............... 347-2093 Bimini Craft Centre (AT) ............ 347-3529 Chic Store (AT) ............................. 347-3184 Sue & Joy’s (AT) ............................. 347-3115 Sue & Joy’s (BB) ............................. 347-6082 Bimini Art Center ......................... 347-3322 Diving Shark & Dolphin Encounters at the Big Game Club, A Guy Harvey Outpost Resort and Marina ........................ 347-3391 Enjoy Shark and Dolphin encounter expe- rience onboard Bimini Blue Dive Boat Diving Operators Dive Operators with “Neal Watson’s Dive Bimini, A Guy Harvey Outpost Dive Cen- ter and the NEW 60’ Bimini Blue dive boat at the Big Game Club................... 347-3391 Ask your diving Operators about these types of dives Reefs - Victory Reef, Bimini Road Moray Alley Sharks - Bull Run Wall - Nodules Wrecks - Turtle Wreck Ecotourism Bimini Sands Recreation & Activities Department .................................... 347-3500 Snorkeling excursions, Island Boat Tours, Shark Encounters, Kayaking, Bimini Nature Trails & More. Entertainment There are a few spots on the island where you can go to enjoy the authentic, live rhythm of Bahamian music. Le’Sheriff Disco (AT) Club Meditation (BT) Bimini Big Game Bar & Grill ....... 347-3391 Bimini Sands, Petite Conch.......... 347-3500 Big Johns (AT) ................................ 347-3115 The End of the World Sandbar (SB) www.the-end-of-the-world-bar.com Thirsty Turtle (SB) ......................... 347-4444 Mackey’s Sand Bar ......................... 347-3500 Fishing Bimini isknown as the fishing capital of the world. Almost 100 fishing world records have been set in the waters of Bimini. Kiteboarding/ Stand Up Paddleboarding Bimini Kiteboarding Lessons Stand Up Paddleboarding & Kayaking Tours (SB) ................................................... 473-4585 Paddleboard Rentals Bimini Big Game Club .................. 347-3391 Bonefishing Guides Raymond Pritchard ....................... 347-2269 Ansil Saunders................................ 347-2696 Ebbie David............. 347-2053 or 359-8273 Tommy Sewell ................................ 347-3234 Fred Rolle ....................................... 473-0580 Deep Sea Guides Mack Rolle ...................................... 347-2462 Edward Stuart ................................ 347-2328 Capt. Benjamin Francis ................. 347-2630 Capt. Leo Levarity ......................... 347-2346 Capt.Jerome Stuart ....................... 347-2081 Capt.Alfred Sweeting.................... 347-3477 Top Gun Charters Inc. ......... 305-361-8110 Kayaking For those of you who enjoy water activi- ties, kayaks are available for rent on the island.While kayaking, you can visit east Bi- mini, the location of the Healing Hole, and tour the flats of Bimini as well. Bimini Sands (SB)............................ 347-3500 Surf’s Kayaking (BB) ....................... 554-4450 Massage/Yoga Bimini Healing Arts (PB) .............. 347-2240 Integrative Massage/Yoga Craniosacral Therapy Wild Dolphin Retreat Week [email protected] www.biminihealingarts.com C.C. Souvenirs ............................... 347-2553 Antoinette’s Fine Arts & Gifts (BT) ............. 473-3838 Taylor Howard’s Friendly Tailoring (AT)............ 347-3308 Variety Chic Store (AT) ............................. 347-3184 Sue & Joy ................ 347-3115 or 347-6082 N & N Variety................................. 347-2562 shopping photo by Bimini Sands Resort Bimini Bay Resort & Marina Antoinette’s Fine Arts & Gifts 7 3 Museum • Motel • Shop Visit historian/artist, Ashley Saunders for a wonderful historic tour of Bimini. Alice Town, Bimini Tel: 347-3201 History of Bimini & Poems ON SALE built by Ashley Saunders 1 5 6 Snorkeling Bimini Sands (SB)........................... 347-3500 Bimini Tours (PB) ........................... 347-2240 Sunset Cruises / Excursions Bimini Big Game Club .................. 347-3391 Sunset Cruises and night time excursions on the glass bottom Bimini Blue Dive Boat at the Big Game Club, a Guy Harvey Out- post Resort and Dive Center Tours There are a few individuals that provide tours to the various historical sites and landmarks on Bimini. There are tours to the Fountain of Youth, tours to the Healing Hole, and also comprehensive island tours. WALKING TOURS A tour guided by a native historian captur- ing the history of Alice Town, Bimini. The Dolphin House is a popular attraction in- cluded in the walking tour.This is a master- piece of craftsmanship and artwork. GOLF CART TOURS To tour the entire island of North Bimini at your own leisure, rent a golf cart from one of the local vendors. Golf carts are avail- able at hourly, daily, and weekly rates. Four seated as well as six seated carts are avail- able. Golf carts are also available for rent on South Bimini. Bimini Tours (PB) ........................... 347-2240 Mangrove/Healing Hole Tours, Traditional Fishing, Guide Service, Customized Tours and Charters. [email protected] Tour Operators ATL Bus (SB) Ansil Saunders (AT) ...................... 347-2178 Bimini Sands Recreational (SB) ..347-3500 Surf Watersports (BB).................. 554-4450 Ebbie David (PB)............................ 347-2053 Tommy Sewell (AT)....................... 347-3234 Ashley Saunders (AT) ................... 347-3201 TSL Transportation (SB) ................. VHF 68 Bimini Bus 1 (AT) ............................. VHF 68 Jeff’s Taxi Service (AT) .................. 554-4749 M & D Taxi Service (PB) .............. 473-0233 Scooper Taxi (BT)............................. VHF 68 Shane’s Taxi (SB) ............................ 473-1837 Strata Smith (PB) ........................... 347-2240 4 11 12 13 photo by Ministry of Tourism AT = Alice Town BB = Bimini Bay BT = Bailey Town PB = Porgy Bay EB = East Bimini SB = South Bimini Location Guide Call: 242-677-5715 [email protected] South Bimini North Bimini Alice Town