Harbour Island Pink Sand Beach Bahamas
Much of the architecture and way of life was influenced by british loyalists who settled here in the 1700s.
Harbour island pink sand beach bahamas. This picturesque phenomenon is caused by millions of microscopic foraminifera shells mingling with the sand grains. Harbour island is most renowned for its pale pink sand beaches some 3 plus miles long and 50 to 100 feet wide. The beach is even more lovely.
My wife and i just returned from a 7 day stay at the pink sands resort on harbour island bahamas. Gateway to the pink sands beach and resort on harbour island bahamas. The staff were exceptionally warm and friendly and always seeking to please guests.
Harbour island is an island and administrative district in the bahamas and is located off the northeast coast of eleuthera island it has a population of 1 762 2010 census. There are a number of things that set this destination aside from all the other beaches in the bahamas. The sand is a composition of bits of coral broken shells minute rocks and calcium carbonate from tiny marine invertebrates.
Pink sands beach is the jewel in the crown of harbour island bahamas. Read all 521 reviews. The magic of harbour island is spell binding.
One member of the staff nathan deserves special recognition. Though harbour island certainly has a lot to offer in the way of attractions and sights few compare to the beauty or popularity of the famed pink sands beach bahamas. An escape to paradise.
We stayed in a beachfront cottage that was lovely. The beach is considered one of the very best pink sand beaches in the world. The only town on the island is dunmore town named after the governor of the bahamas from 1786 to 1798 john murray 4th earl of dunmore who had a summer residence on harbour island.
This style has since been adopted by the other bahamian islands making eleuthera harbour island the birthplace of. Long pink sand beach with easy public access and plenty of available amenities from private vendors. We had a beach side cottage at pink sands resort which we highly recommend nothing quite like waking in the morning to the sun rising over the sea which was the view from the room.
Pink sands of pink sands beach bahamas. From endless pineapple fields to white and pink sand beaches to secluded coves and miles of coastlines eleuthera harbour island define the bahamas. Its name is given due to the unique pink colour of the sand along the 4 8km beach.
