Winding Bay beach

Winding Bay Beach, located in the southern Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Tarpum Bay, is one of the ten best natural attractions of the Bahamas. Its main highlight is pink sand, tropical nature and many turtles. This is one of the most beautiful beaches on the island of Eleuthera.

Beach description

Winding Bay is a wonderful four-kilometer beach offering its visitors secluded paradise rest in a quiet bay with the same name. The coast stretches as a curved line, and the sea washing it is calm. The line of trees separates the beach from the road. Due to plenty of algae and some stones on the sea bottom, it is poorly suitable for scuba-diving, but, nevertheless, this place is excellent to take sun baths and swim near the shore.

Even in the high season, Winding Bay Beach remains desert. Its main visitors are hosts and guests of the neighboring villas. This place will be appreciated by people escaping the city fuss and dreaming of unity with nature with the following purposes:

  • observe Hawksbill turtles in natural environment;
  • see asteroids, sharks, redfish, and other fauna;
  • to take sun baths on clear pink sand;
  • walk along the ocean;
  • held a picnic in a romantic place.

You can get to Winding Bay by driving from southern or northern part of the island. When you park your car under the trees, you will see that you have to walk only several steps to the beach.

When is it better to go?

Holidays in the Bahamas are good at any time of the year, but the busy season is in the period from mid-November to May. The Bahamas are disposed quite low in relation to sea level, so the wind blows in the winter months, but it is gentle and soberly pleasant. The air temperature is between 27-29 degrees from the end of autumn to the beginning of summer. Traveling with children, it is better to come in the autumn months, while the spring is more appropriate to go for new emotions, and peacefully enjoy the sunshine – in winter.

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Infrastructure

Winding Bay is a natural beach, without any infrastructure providing a comfortable beach holiday. For this reason, it is not suitable for families with small children. There are no changing rooms, toilets and other amenities, only a few private villas located right on the sand that can be rented for a while, as well as a restaurant, which is 2.5 km away.

A more comfortable environment and an interesting pastime are provided by a sports club Abaco Club, located on the territory of Winding Bay beach. In addition to luxurious golf facilities, the club offers:

  • swimming pool;
  • spa;
  • tennis courts;
  • seafood restaurants;
  • water activities - kayaking and kayaking, sailing, sea fishing.

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Useful information

Since Winding Bay is a wild, unorganized beach, you should take water, food, a beach umbrella, bedding, etc. with you to go here – everything that will provide a pleasant beach holiday throughout the day.

Not far from Winding Bay there are several interesting places worthy of the attention of tourists:

  • Rock Sound;
  • Bannerman Lighthouse;
  • The castle of Tarpum Bay;
  • the abandoned military town of Navac;
  • other beaches of the southern part of the island - South Palmetto Point East with brown sand, white sandy Turtle Beach, rustic Unique Village Beach, where you can swim and do snorkeling.

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