Pink Sands Beach in Bahama travel tips and stories. Vacations ideas, cruises, spa and resorts

Pink Sands is located on Harbour Island in the Bahamas, just 50 miles east of Nassau. Harbour Island is a tiny speck, only 3 1/2 miles long. The color of the 3-miles beach is called Pink Sands in the Bahamas.

The beach is pink because of the red coral in the area. Best time is early morning before you get too many shadows and late in the afternoon. The ocean is ideal for swimming - warm  and generally calm, protected from the rolling waves of the Atlantic by a coral reef.

The Blue Lagoon is a deep blue lagoon known for its sharks, shark feedings are the Eiffel Tower and Montmartre of Rangiroa.

The animals live on the underside of the reefs, on the sea floors, beneath rocks and in caves.

There are no high rise hotels here; just small, expensive, understated, resort hotels consisting mostly of private cottages. The staff remembers your name and the restaurant provides excellent food and wine.