is name is Bond, James Bond. He symbolises the luxury, the exoticism, the adventure, and when he goes on holiday, it is in the Bahamas Islands. Supernatural, divine, incredible. There is something unreal in this archipelago of seven hundred islands. 300.000 sq. yards of dreams, a underwater playground of matchless variety. The patrimony of the Bahama Islands is in the water, hidden pirates' treasure a few feet below the surface, waiting for the diver who wants to contemplate it. A living treasure, every plot of which is unique: in the Bahamas one dives not only into a dream, but into paradise. This fabulous set that James Bond likes investigating: sharks, coral reefs. Others also appreciate this magnificence: Domino Derval, Honey Rider, but also the James Bond Girl in Dr. No who appears in a bikini, with conch in hand, singing "Underneath the Mango Tree" on the island of Crab Key.

The conch, the emblem of the archipelago

The conch, also called Lambi, is transformed into a musical instrument with a small hole in its extremity. The deep sound of this natural trumpet was used to sound an alarm, as in the William Golding novel Lord of Flies. This shell has become the symbol of the archipelago.

Diving is the key activity in the Bahamas. All the islands are surrounded with coral reefs, where visibility in the water is exceptional; underwater, a firework of colours and forms: eels, barracudas, parrotfish and coral galore. One can investigate a myriad of ships and planes remains, and even that of a train, in Eleuthera. Diving is particularly famous near cliffs.