Blessed with stunning white-sand beaches, high-octane water sports and a nightlife that comes complete with Vegas-style gaming action, revues, nightclubs and fine dining restaurants, Paradise Island offers all the ingredients you need for the perfect Caribbean honeymoon – all just a 35-minute flight from Miami.
Best beaches on Paradise Island
The northern shore of Paradise Island is essentially one 5km-long white-sand beach indented with the odd headland and secluded cove – perfect for honeymoon couples.
Paradise Beach
Pick your own spot to sunbathe on this 3km-long stretch of pristine powder-white sand that shelves into clear turquoise waters.
Sunbathe on a sun lounger or find a less-crowded section by simply walking further along the beach, doing some beachcombing along the way.
Other than sunbathing and swimming, Paradise Beach is also perfect for snorkelling and scuba diving, with offshore coral gardens, wrecks and caves. You can also enjoy sports above the water, including jet skiing and parasailing.
Facilities include umbrellas, sun loungers and a range of creature comforts at the beachside resorts, which are free for guests and available for non-guests for a small fee.
Come for the day or stay at one of the beachfront resorts, such as Club Mediteranee, Cove Atlantis hotel or the legendary Atlantis Paradise Island Resort & Casino.
Overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and fringed by groves of casuarina pine and palm trees, Paradise Beach is perfect for leisurely strolls north to Hog Point, west to the lighthouse or east to Pirate’s Cove and nearby Cabbage Beach.
Further east sit Snorkeller’s Cove and Honeymoon Cove, both ideal spots, especially if you’re looking for seclusion and some quiet time.
Paradise Beach is accessible only by boat or on foot and stretches along the northwest tip of Paradise Island, around 10km from Lynden Pindling International Airport and about five minutes by car from the toll bridge.
Cabbage Beach
Unwind on this 3km-long, pristine pink-hued and white-sand beach that stretches east of the Atlantis Lagoon to Snorkeller’s Cove.
Flanked by casuarinas, coconut palms and sea grape, Cabbage Beach offers jet skis, pedal boats and parasailing at its eastern end. To find a more secluded spot to sunbathe and swim, keep walking eastwards.
What to do and see on Paradise Island
Sunbathe on the pristine casuarina-fringed, powder-white and often pink-hued sands of Paradise Beach, swim in the calm turquoise waters and snorkel the offshore coral gardens.
Then check out the thrilling waterslides, high-intensity rapids and outdoor aquarium at Aquaventure at the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort & Casino, a towering 2900-room Vegas-style resort.
This 14ha playground features an entertainment centre, restaurant complex, casino, luxury hotel and theme park that includes an underwater snorkelling trail called Paradise Lagoon, a five-storey replica of a Mayan temple, a Lazy River Ride for tubing and 11 lagoons and pools that are home to 200 marine species.
At touch tanks, handle starfish, conch and sea urchins and watch sharks, stingrays, lionfish, lobsters and piranhas gliding through glassed-in underwater viewing tunnels.
The Atlantis also offers the 2323m² Mandara Spa, a Zen-inspired enclave of calm and serenity where you can be pampered with a choice of exotic body scrubs and wrap treatments.
For the best views of the island visit Fort Charlotte or Fort Fincastle, at just 60m above sea level on nearby New Providence Island.
Then check out the magical pink and mauve sunsets from the Cloister, a reassembled 12th century French monastery surrounded by manicured gardens of tropical flowers and classical statues.
The monastery is located at the exclusive 5-star One&Only Ocean Club resort on Paradise Drive.
After dark, head to the vast Atlantis Casino, a nightlife mecca boasting a choice of gaming tables, Vegas-type revues and several fine dining options that include the unforgettable Café Martinique, where you can dine on French gourmet cuisine in a classic setting – perfect for couples on honeymoon.
