The Official Web site of the Grand Bahama Island Tourism Board. The caves at Lucayan National Park comprise one of the longest underwater cave systems in the world, which is also among the most environmentally distinct. The vast tunnel system, accessible by both land and sea, was created over eons by the seepage of acidified rainwater into the island's limestone base. Peterson Cay National Park Rand Nature Center Brilliant teal waters, flour-soft beaches , and lavish tropical resorts are how the uninitiated imagine The Islands of The Bahamas.
Nobody thinks of pine forests , huge caves brimming with stalagmites, and pidgeon plum trees.
Surely, such a landscape belongs to some other place, Colorado maybe. Pine trees, after all, just don't sound tropical. Well, they are. You'll probably come back with a whole new idea of what the islands are. The park is also home to one of the world's longest underwater cave systems.