The Bahamas is home to some of the most interesting family resorts in the Caribbean including the Atlantis Bahamas

Home to the Atlantis Bahamas resort and many other excellent family resorts, there will not be a dull moment on your Bahamas family vacation. Blessed with the perfect location-less than 100 miles off the coast of Florida, the perfect climate- averaging a little over 75 degrees, and the perfect surroundings-crystal clear turquoise blue waters and pearly white beaches, the Islands of the Bahamas is the perfect destination for your next family beach vacation.

Swim with dolphins at the Dolphin Experience ; learn about the pirate life at the Pirates of Nassau Museum , see exotic wildlife at Ardastra Gardens with Over 300 birds, mammals and reptiles from The Bahamas and around the world on display in exotic tropical gardens. Bring your camera for photos with friendly parrots, boa constrictors and flamingos... you and your kids will have a blast!

Many New Providence Island and Grand Bahama Island resorts offer all-inclusive packages and lots of kid-friendly activities

The Atlantis Bahamas grounds are in fact a 14-acre water paradise with waterfalls, streams, flowers, and lagoons filled with fish and marine life. With 11 exhibit lagoons and 11 million gallons of water, the resort claims it has the "largest marine habitat in the world". Underwater viewing tunnels help you take in the sights. There's a shark tank, stingray tank, lots more.

Atlantis Bahamas guests also have access to a 7-acre snorkeling lagoon, 11 swimming pools, or at the 3-mile white-sand beach.

Kids will especially love the Atlantis Bahamas waterslides. The steepest rides take off from a five-story Mayan Temple: a 60-ft. vertical drop ends in a clear tunnel inside a shark-filled lagoon. There's also a pair of Challenger slides where you can race your friends, a Jungle slide, and a lazy river ride.

Water sloshes in the Atlantis Bahamas lobby too, in waterfalls and burbling pools. Other Atlantis features: a giant casino, 23 restaurants, and a spa.the Atlantis' Discovery Channel Camp for kids 4-12 emphasizes learning (as opposed to the video games at some resorts). For ex. kids explore Base Camp, a replica of a sunken Spanish Galleon. The Camp also has a technology lab, arts and crafts, and expeditions around the water areas.

Even if you're not a guest of the hotel, you can tour the Atlantis grounds but it does not include access to the pools or waterslides.

For more information, pictures and the best rates, check out the Atlantis Bahamas Hotel Radisson Cable Beach Hotel is another kid friendly hotel in the Bahamas

A family could spend their entire vacation on the grounds of this vast resort. Spacious enough to offer families opportunities an active or restful vacation. The resort centers on its 7-acre open-air beachfront waterscape section. The section features tropical gardens, palm trees, and expansive sundecks, and includes swimming pools, a swim-up bar, pool and Ping-Pong tables, a basketball hoop, and a children's clubhouse and outdoor playground.

The pool area features the most lavish artificial waterfall short of going to the South Pacific and the health club at the nearby Crystal Palace welcomes both guests and their children. The Kids Camp is called Camp Junkanoo and has supervised play for children 3 through 12; From arts and crafts or nature walks, straw market field trips, to pool play, karaoke, dance lessons, treasure hunts, trivia games, beach olympics plus much more, Camp Junkanoo lets children enjoy everything under the Bahamian sun while being closely monitored in a safe, secure setting. Also, lunch and dinner is included as a part of the package.fun!

For more information and the best rates, check out the Radisson Cable Beach Golf Resort

For a more low key family hotel, try the Regatta Point in George Town, Great Exuma

This resort offers efficiency apartments at moderate prices. On a palm-grove cay, it is family-friendly, with its own little beach. Bikes are available, and Sunfish boats can be rented. There's also a grocery store nearby where you can pick up supplies. Many units are suitable for families of four or five. You can also catch the nearby ferry to Stocking Island for some of the best beach combing and shelling in the Bahamas... don't forget your snorkeling gear, there are some great spots to see!

Find tons more Bahamas Hotels for your family beach vacation.

See our Top Ten List of Family Beach Resorts

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