Book a hotel near Blue Lagoon, New Providence Island

Book your vacation to Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas, and prepare for such memorable experiences as swimming with dolphins, sipping cocktails on postcard-worthy sandy beaches, sampling the freshest seafood, and walking in the swashbuckling wake of notorious pirates along the city's storied streets.

Blue Lagoon

Take a quick boat ride three miles across the water from Nassau's harbor to Blue Lagoon Island, a private island with a natural lagoon that's home to rescued bottlenose dolphins and sea lions. Hotels near Blue Lagoon are a great choice when you want to spend a whole day at this exceptional destination, where visitors are invited to experience up-close encounters with remarkable marine mammals. Swim with the dolphins in the lagoon or choose to kiss, hug, feed, and play with the sea lions or dolphins in waist-deep water. You can even go behind the scenes and learn how the dolphins and sea lions are trained and kept healthy with a "Trainer for a Day" experience. With Travelocity's great selection of hotels close to Blue Lagoon, the island's sandy beaches lined with native coconut trees are yours to explore. Before it was a dolphin rescue facility, Blue Lagoon was used as a rest stop by pirates and privateers waiting to enter Nassau Harbor. Visit the historic harbor, within walking distance of many hotels in Nassau, and you can arrange diving and snorkeling excursions or charter a boat to go deep-sea fishing. Shop for souvenirs and crafts at the nearby Straw Market; taste local specialties like conch salad, sold at seafood shacks lining the harbor; and hear tall tales from the Bahamas of old at the Pirates of Nassau Museum, housed in three historic buildings downtown.

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