Located on Cat Island, these beach front vacation homes at Fernandez Bay Village are perfect for families. Located directly on the beach, there are several vacation homes to choose from. Most of our Cat Island beach vacation homes have two bedrooms, two bathrooms a full kitchen and dining area and large private patio. Fernandez Bay Village rentes them by the day, week or month.
Cat Island is great for kids and parents alike, these Caribbean beach vacation homes make living on the beach fun and easy for the entire family. Come and experience the perfect Cat Island beach vacation at Fernandez Bay Village on secluded Cat Island in the Bahamas. Play in the sand, swim in the crystal clear turquoise waters and then soak up some rays on the beach. These are only some of the things you can do when you live directly on the beach in your own, private Cat Island beach front vacation home.
Each Cat Island beach vacation home has a garden bath, perfect for refreshing yourself after a long day in the hot Bahamas sun. There’s also a full kitchen so your family has the option to prepare your own meals. And if you’re feeling lazy after a long day out on the beach, the restaurant at Fernandez Bay Village on Cat Island is always open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Have fun exploring the rolling hills, dense natural forest and pristine beaches that make up the luscious topography of Cat Island, which has the highest elevation in The Bahamas. Mount Alvernia, at 206 ft above sea level, offers 360-degree views.
Father Jerome, an Anglican missionary turned Catholic priest, settled on Cat Island in 1939 to live out his final days as a recluse. The priest built a miniature monastery, The Hermitage, and hand-carved a series of steps out of solid rock, representing the stations of the cross.
American loyalists tried to implement the plantation society of the southern US in Cat Island in the 1700s. Ruins are scattered over much of the island to this day waiting for you to explore.
Following in the footsteps of their plantation forefathers, most Cat Islanders derive a living from the traditional farming method of slash-and-burn.
Cat Island is noted for it's superstitious culture, and is often referred to by Bahamians as the land of obeah, similar to voodoo. You may notice bottles hung in trees to "fix" those who dare steal their fruits.
The remains of slave huts dating back to the 1700s can be explored at the community of Knowles. Arawak Indian caves remain near Port Howe. The ruins of the first Bahamian railway are still visible on Cat Island, as is the mansion built by Colonel Andrew Deveaux, who recaptured Nassau from the Spaniards in 1783.
Tartar Bank, an underwater pinnacle two and a half miles off Devil's Point at the south end of Cat Island, and Columbus Point at the southeast tip of Cat Island, offer outstanding deep-sea fishing. It is said that 14 different species of gamefish were caught off the Tartar Bank during one two-day outing.
Cat Island also prides itself in producing the finest rake 'n' scrape music in the country and holds an annual festival dedicated to this form of indigenous music.
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