Lenny Kravitz Reveals His Favourite Bahamas’ Getaways

First light in the Abacos. Casting in Acklins. Riding horses on the sand on Long Island. Straddling two worlds at the Glass Window Bridge in Eleuthera. Dancing Junkanoo in the streets of Nassau. The Bahamas is an entire universe.

And for Lenny Kravitz, these stunning islands have been a lifelong passion. He is of Bahamian descent through his mother’s side, and has been travelling to there since long before he ever held a guitar. For him, it’s not one island. It’s a lifetime of them.

That’s the premise of Kravitz’s latest campaign for the 700-island destination, which is again tapping the world-renowned artist to remind travellers of The Bahamas’ diversity, its authenticity and its stunning natural beauty.

It’s called “It’s Not One Island, It’s a Lifetime of Them,” and the multi-video push is putting the 16 inhabited, tourist-destination islands in The Bahamas in the spotlight: the entertainment and cultural hub of Nassau, the uncrowded sands of Long Island, the fishing in far-off corners of The Bahamas like Crooked Island.

The visuals are resplendent: the kinds of technicolour blues and turquoises you really do see when you visit these islands, the sea planes, the remote cliffs, the sandbars where you never find another soul.

“If you’ve only seen one of 700 islands and cays, have you really ever been to The Bahamas?” Kravitz asks.

He’s absolutely right. Every one of the islands, from Nassau to the myriad Out Islands to Grand Bahama has a well-defined personality and unique attractions.

Top Places To Stay

Bimini Big Game Club, Bimini

Bimini’s legendary hotel is one of the region’s true capitals of adventure, whether you’re fishing, diving or just want to slow down for a bit and chow down on conch salad.

Cape Eleuthera

This boutique hotel set on 4,500 acres on the southwestern corner of Eleuthera, is an uncrowded, authentic paradise that just added some particularly lovely toes-in-the-sand bungalows.

Baha Mar

This trio of resorts is world-class, with an impressive culinary offering of its own and some truly thoughtful, creative concepts, from Jon Batiste’s jazz club (where we just visited and were blown away by the quality) to the property’s region-leading art programme.

Cape Santa Maria Long Island

It’s on one of the best beaches in The Bahamas, and this resort is a fun, friendly collection of bungalows literally right on the sand. It’s the best place to stay on Long Island, a place that will immediately pull at your heart strings from the moment you land on your Makers Air flight.

The Dunmore Harbour Island is a Caribbean, and this boutique property perched right above the island’s famous Pink Sand Beach teems with jet-set-era charm.

Graycliff Nassau

We’ve always said you can’t go to The Bahamas without visiting Graycliff, and downtown Nassau’s legendary boutique hotel remains one of the Caribbean’s bucket-list stops, with an immersive, authentically Bahamian experience coupled with some of the region’s dining.

Bluff House Abaco

One of the original hotels in The Bahamas, this is set on the instantly lovable Green Turtle Cay, with a pristine stretch of beach, a marina and a beach bar called the Tranquil Turtle.

The Sands San Salvador

This island was the first landing point for Christopher Columbus in 1492, and when you get to the actual spot on Long Bay, you’ll feel like the beach hasn’t changed very much since then. If you want to stay here, the best bet is this tiny, warm boutique hotel on a beautiful stretch of beach with a tiki bar and a ton of personality.