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Bahamas Gourmet Emerald Travel Experience Nassau the Bahamas (4 days 3 nights with minimum 2 persons)
 This four day vacation for two includes accommodation in an a ocean view executive king size bedroom with access to the executive lounge in the luxurious landmark , The British Colonial Nassau Hilton Hotel, only a step away from renowned Bay Street.
Your chauffeur will meet you at the airport with your personal Gourmet Emerald Travel Experience itinerary and transfer you to, and register you in, your hotel for rest and relaxation.
At 7.00p.m your chauffeur will escort you to your first night’s gourmet experience to the Sun And restaurant. This elegant restaurant, in operation for over half a century, offers a wide variety of choices, friendly atmosphere and impeccable service. Sun And specializes in imported and local seafood, certified Angus Beef cuts, New York Steak, Filet Mignon and Chateaubriand. Sun And also offers a full bar, island cocktails and an extensive vintage wine list.
Your menu includes:
- Glass of champagne
- Soup
- Native Bahamian conch chowder
- A Bahamian shellfish specialty
or
Spiny Bahamian lobster bisque with a touch of cognac and diced lobster meal - Appetizers
Seared medallions of foie gras glazed with a port demi-glace garnished with cranberry cumberland relish
or
Bahamian lobster cocktail with Sun And…cocktail sauce - Salads
Caesar salad with hearts of romaine and croutons parmigiano reggiano and Sun And…Caesar dressing
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Roquefort salad with frisee romaine radichio, endive, mixed greens, sliced apples, walnuts, red onions, crumbled roquefort dressing - Main Course
Chateaubriand – large cut of tenderloin sliced on a platter and garnished with a jardiniere of fresh vegetables, potatoes, mushrooms and béarnaise sauce
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Ronny’s grilled fisherman’s plate – lobster tail, fresh conch, crab cake, grilled local fish, fried calamari, drizzled with an olive oil lemon peel with herbs - Dessert
Soufflé granmanier - Coffee
or tTea - Chassagne-Montrachet Rouge
Louis Latour AC
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Chardonnay Diamonde Rutherford California Gold Label - Cordials
- Nassau Royal on the rocks
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Armagnac VSOP sampe
After dinner your chauffeur will be available to escort you to a casino of your choice with latest return to your hotel at 1.a.m.
 Your gourmet lunch will be hosted at 12.00 noon at “The Poop Deck at Sandy Port”. Where else but at this magnificent restaurant will you be served lunch on a white sandy beach (weather permitting) while you enjoy the tranquility and crystal clear waters of the Caribbean sea as the chef prepares your sumptuous meal?
Your menu includes:
Your choice of a Tropical cocktail and a bottle of wine
- SOUP / SALAD
- Choice of
House salad with Poop Deck vinaigrette
Cup of conch chowder
Conch fritter - ENTREES
- Choice of
Native steamed chicken
Chicken simmered in a tomato sauce with onion, sweet peppers and island spices
Red snapper
Pan-seared red snapper on sweet potato puree
And baby spinach with a citruss sauce
Shrimp fettuccine
Grilled shrimp with fettuccine in a cream sauce - DESSERT
Guava cake
Selection of ice creams - Coffee or tea
Option 1 CIGAR FACTORY TOUR
Your tour begins with a stroll through the Graycliff’s property, where you will get a glimpse of Graycliff’s exquisite gardens and graceful rooms full of antiques, art and treasures. Entering the cigar factory, you are transported into a world where the tradition of old Cuba lives on. Under the direction of Graycliff’s master torcedore, the legendary Avelino Lara, an orchestra of Cuban craftsmen roll and press tobacco with fluid grace and precision, creating Graycliff’s award winning cigars.
As you watch the artisans at work, you learn about the colorful history and secrets of cigar making and may even be invited to join the master roller at his bench to follow along as he demonstrates his art. At the end of the tour you will be invited to relax in Graycliff’s comfortable smoking lounge with glass windows overlooking the cigar factory. The paneled room is an ideal place to linger over your favorite beverage or perhaps smoke a freshly rolled masterpiece while watching the amazing process of cigars being hand crafted
The Graycliff Cigar Company factory tour is one of the unique delights that you can only experience in The Bahamas. There are very few factories in the world that allow visitors, and none offer the beautiful surroundings, sense of history, elegance of old world atmosphere of Graycliff not to mention the amenities.
Option 2 BACARDI WORLD OF RUM FACTORY TOUR
Journey into the fascinating world of Bacardi in The Bahamas, 61 acres of tropical splendor, and of course begin your experience with a refreshing Bacardi rum cocktail at CASA BACARDI VISITORS CENTER.
You will experience:
A personal guided tour.
Informative video presentation.
Free rum sampling while relaxing and socializing.
Live rum presentation.
Shopping for souvenir items and locally manufactured rum.
On this tour, an experience to be remembered, is the exhibit providing insight into the various rums of the Bacardi world.
A short rum knowledge presentation will enable you to better understand both the great and subtle differences among the portfolio of rums, and guide you in finding ways to enjoy Bacardi products. At the end of the presentation, you will be afforded the opportunity to sample any of Bacardi’s rums straight, on the rocks, or in a new refreshing drink.
Option 3 LARGEST WINE CELLAR IN THE CARIBBEAN TOUR
Your gourmet tour will take through the world renowned Graycliff wine cellar. This award winning cellar carries an inventory of over 250,000 bottles from over 400 vintners in 15 countries and is a wine connoisseur’s dream. The inventory ranges from such wines as an 1865 Chateaux Lafite to today’s most popular vintages. In addition to the considerable wine inventory. Graycliff also boasts one of the largest selections of Cognacs, Armagnacs and Ports.
In the evening your chauffeur will collect you at 7.30pm at your hotel for dinner at Chez Willie’s Restaurant .
At the center of Downtown's attractions is Chez Willie Restaurant. Unquestionably the finest dining establishment in either old or new Nassau, Chez Willie has a history as interesting and exotic as the restaurants carefully crafted cuisine.
The present Chez Willie site is rich in history, located a few feet away from what was once the old Nassau Sponge Exchange on West Bay Street and the jewel-like waters of the Western Esplanade. Owner and Restaurateur, Willie Armstrong has not only restored the dignity and charm of the premises, but transcended its former glory by rendering Chez Willie an impeccable upscale restaurant where the only thing more enjoyable than the sumptuous cuisine is the service.
Chez Willie Emerald Gourmet Menu
- Champagne cocktail
- Appetizer
- Seafood coquille de fruit de mer
(seafood baked in coquille shell)
or
Fresh Bahamian stone crab claws
(served w/ mustard sauce) - Soups
- Lobster bisque with madeira (Sherry)
or
Pumpkin soup
(served with scallops) - Salads
Belgian endive
(served w/ pink smoked salmon, tomatoes, hard-boiled eggs, w/ olive oil dressing)
or
Chez Willie salad - Champagne sherbert
- Entrées
Roasted rack of lamb with scampi (shrimps)
(Served w/ mint jelly & provencale (tomato sauce)
or
Lobster flambé
(chunks of lobster cooked w/ dry vermouth (Sherry) & shallots, served in puff pastry w/saffron rice & fresh vegetables)
or
Beef wellington with madeira & truffles sauce
(Served w/ chatto potatoes & vegetables) - Desserts
Fruit crepes with champagne sauce
or
Assorted souffles
(Grand Marnier, coconut, chocolate or vanilla) - One bottle of vintage wine
Pouilly Fuisse
Burgundy, white
or
Sterling Cabernet Sauvignon
American, red
&
Dinner cordial
Vintage ports
Noval 10-year Tawny
or
Churchill’s 1996 Late Bottled Vintage
or
Saternes
Le Dauphin Chatea Guiraud ‘95
or
Monbazillac de Vassal
Your chauffeur will collect you and escort you back to your hotel at 10.00pm.
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 Your chauffeur will collect you at your hotel at 9.30am and escort you to Lake Cunningham for a short 30 minutes hop by seaplane where you will land on the beach at the Tiamo Resorts South Andros for a day’s of adventure.
Located on the virtually untouched South Andros Island in the Bahamas Tiamo is like no other Bahamas resort. This untouched Bahamas paradise has received both The World Legacy Award and The Caribbean Hotel Association Green Hotel Award for 2000 and has been recognized by Conservation Magazine, British Airways and Islands Magazine for their conservation and environmental efforts.
Your day's activity will include a guided kayaking trip along the pristine near shore ecosystems of The South Bight to The Crack—part of the largest Blue Hole fracture system in the world. Here you will snorkel under a natural rock bridge and peer into the depths of this fissure like blue hole teeming with exotic marine life.
- Welcoming drink – choice of:
The Tiamo Classic - Petagay’s Rum Punch
or
Kalik – the beer of The Bahamas - Appetizer Course – choice of:
Asparagus salad served with sherry vinaigrette and a hollandaise sauce.
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Blacked tuna served with an exotic pineapple salsa. - Lunch Course – choice of:
Mango and crab stuffed breast of chicken served with a carrot and citrus essence, garlic mashed potatoes and roasted bell peppers.
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Roasted snapper served with a caramelized Eleuthera pineapple and an orange reduction; accompanied by a tropical coconut and ginger salad. - Dessert Course – choice of:
Classical Bahamian Guava Duff served with Napoleon foam.
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Bananas Flambé with a Royal rum sauce and strawberry ice cream. - ½ Bottle of Wine – Choice of:
White:Soave Classico, Inama – Italy
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Red: Cabernet-Shiraz, Killibinbin – Langhorne Creek, Australia
Your sea plane will depart South Andros at 4.30pm arriving at Lake Cunningham at 5.00pm where your chauffeur will collect and escort you to your hotel
At 7.00 p.m. your chauffeur will collect and escort you to Luciano's of Chicago featuring traditional Italian cuisine, seafood, steaks and chops. , Located on historic East Bay Street waterfront with a panoramic view of The Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island, this famous restaurant is housed in the home of the late Sir Roland, the first Premier of The Bahamas, and Lady Margaret Symonette.
There is no mystery in creating a great dining experience. The basic ingredients are a wonderful ambiance, spectacular service, exciting cocktails, an interesting wine list and, of course, creative cuisine. The ambiance of Luciano's is everything one would expect of this great house of The Bahamas' first Premier. This gracious Bahamian villa with its outstanding harbour view and surrounding gardens, incorporates all of the best features of this picturesque location as it recreates the ambience of a Tuscan villa overlooking Nassau harbour. You may dine inside surrounded by an interior that reflects the classic architecture of Tuscany, or on the open-air terrace with two waterside pergolas.
We wish you a good appetite and a self-indulgent and fine dining experience.
- Suggested Welcome Cocktails
Espresso
stolichnaya vanil vodka, Bailey's Irish cream and real espresso garnished with espresso beans
Chocolate Kiss
Bombay sapphire gin and Gand Marnier garnished with a chocolate kiss
Midnight Razz
Bacardi razzberry and chambord garnished with a raspberry - Dinner accompanied by bottle of:
Zuccolo Pinot Grigio, Fruili, Italy
or
Badiolo Chianti D.O.C.G., Tuscany, Italy - Dinner menu
- Appetizer
Grilled calamari
marinated in herbs and grilled over an open flame
or
Gnocchi with wild mushroom ragout
homemade flour gnocchi topped with sautéed wild mushrooms in an alfredo sauce - Soup or Salad
Mozzarella & amp; Pepperonata
roasted red peppers, buffalo mozzarella and fresh basil drizzled with balsamic vinegar
or
White Bean, Sausage & Escarole Soup
our specialty! hearty and flavorful - Entrée
Fresh Pan Seared Salmon
delicate lemon, butter and dill sauce served with a saffron vegetable risotto and sautéed spinach
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Grilled veal chop
12 oz chop flame grilled with sun dried and rosemary herb butter served with roasted potatoes and grilled tomato - Dessert
Tiramisu
homemade layers of espresso soaked lady fingers, rum and marscapone cheese dusted with cocoa powder
or
Cannoli
two crisp cannoli shells filled with a rich sweet ricotta cheese
and chocolate chip mixture - Suggested Specialty After-Dinner Coffees
Cafe Bari
an enticing blend of Kahlua, Bailey's Irish cream, tia maria and armaretto with steaming coffee
or
Cafe Roma
two favorite liqueurs, di saronna amaretto and kahlua come together with steaming coffee for a rich coffee drink
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 Its all over too soon, but all good things must come to an end. Your chauffeur will collect and transfer you to the airport 2 ½ hours before your scheduled departure time.
Bahamas Gourmet Emerald Travel Experience (4 days, 3 nights) $ 3,500.00 per person
Minimum 2 persons
This experience can be booked exclusive of hotel accommodations US$ 2,600 per person. Booking/Payment policy:
A 10% deposit is due by credit card at time of booking. The balance is due 30 days prior to arrival date. Should the reservation be made within 30 days of arrival, full payment is due at time of booking. We accept MC,VISA,AMEX and Discover Card.
Cancellation policy:
Cancellations of confirmed bookings received up to 14 days prior to arrival are fully refunded except the 10% deposit. Reservations cancelled within 14 days of arrival are penalized 50% of the total package price. No shows, no refund.
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