First settled in 1648, Eleuthera is perhaps the best-known of the Out Islands and one of the main agricultural centres of The Islands of The Bahamas. Shaped like a praying mantis, the island is just under 5 miles wide and 110 miles long, with hills of rich red soil at its centre that are ideal for producing pineapples, tomatoes and a variety of vegetables. In fact, in the late 1800s Eleuthera dominated the world pineapple market with its luscious fruit of rare sweetness. 

Today, the island's lush pineapple plantations and natural beauty aren't all that attract visitors. There's the magnificent glass window bridge to the north of the island which offers  spectacular views of the deep blue Atlantic on one side, and the turquoise Caribbean Sea on the other. There are the island's scattered settlements, grottos and hidden caves  which combine to create Eleuthera's remote and laid-back ambiance. And there's the abundance of water-related activities, great fishing holes and dive spots; from the famous Devil's Backbone, just north of Spanish Wells, a long stretch of fringed reef and a vast playground for a variety of reef and deep-sea fish which are attracted to the many shipwrecks, to the challenging Current Cut, located between Eleuthera and the small island of Current, where changing tides send a tricky current through a 100-yard wide channel.