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Garden of the GrovesvsExuma Cays Land and Sea Park
Both are rated highly by professional reviewers. Overall, Garden of the Groves scores significantly better than Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park. Garden of the Groves has a TripExpert Score of 88 with praise from 3 reviews such as Lonely Planet, Fodor's and Frommer's.
Garden of the Groves
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Frommer's
Travel + Leisure
Midshipman Rd. and Magellan Dr, Freeport, Grand Bahama Island
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Fodor's "This vibrant 12-acre garden and certified wildlife habitat, featuring a trademark chapel and waterfalls, is filled with native Bahamian flora, butterflies, birds, and turtles." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"This 12-acre botanical garden is a lush tropical refuge on an island that’s otherwise mostly scrub pine and asphalt." Full review
Frommer's "This 5-hectare (12-acre) botanical garden, filled with waterfalls, ponds, and fountains, is a place of enchantment" Full review
Travel + Leisure "Located in Grand Bahama, Garden of the Groves has trails, a labyrinth, waterfalls, fountains, and even a hilltop chapel; expect to see both indigenous and migratory birds and butterflies "
Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park Fodor's Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure Lonely Planet
Great Exuma
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Fodor's "The 176-square-mile Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park was the first of its kind in the world—an enormous open aquarium with pristine reefs, an abundance of marine life, and sandy cays." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The first land-and-sea preserve in the world (it was established in 1959) encompasses 176 square miles of stunningly clear water, along with dozens of cays, islets, and beaches." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Beneath the blue at this beautiful Exumas preserve you will find some of the most vibrant reefs in the Bahamas, all concentrated in one area." Full review
Travel + Leisure "There are at least 52 named shades of blue in the color spectrum: from Brandeis to Tiffany to Egyptian blue. What they all hold in common is the waters of the Exumas. " Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Founded as the world's first land-and-sea reserve in 1958, this stunning 283-sq-kilometer expanse of reef, cay and sea is world-famous among divers." Full review
