After payment of your tuition and final approval from Admissions, you may arrange your travel to Eleuthera. If you choose to purchase your course start and course end flights through travel agent Ruby Fredericks, it may save you time as she knows our course details and can also help you find trip insurance outside of the ISOS insurance outlined in the ISOS Letter and Description.
Ruby Frederick at Southlands Travel p: 303-680-5241 e: [email protected]
MEETING PLACE: Rock Sound Airport (RSD)
Eleuthera Island, Bahamas
CONTACT YOUR COURSE ADVISOR FOR DATES
Your course start will be on the afternoon of your Course Start date at around 4pm. Please choose a flight that has you arriving at RSD by that time – there are a number of local airlines that fly from Eleuthera including Bahamasair, Pineapple Air, Southern Air Charter. You must arrive at South Eleuthera Island – be sure to choose an airline that has you arrive AT RSD (not another Bahamas island). Ruby can help you find flights that will get you to course on time. Students will be met at the airport with a shuttle van. Depending on how far you are traveling, you may need to arrange accommodations in Nassau the night before. If this is the case, please let us know when you send us your travel plans.
Rock Sound Airport (RSD)
Eleuthera Island, Bahamas
CONTACT YOUR COURSE ADVISOR FOR DATES
Your course ends in time for you to catch any of the early flights (e.g.7:10am) out of the Rock Sound Airport on your Course End date. A shuttle will transport students to the airport.
You must bring a valid passport with an expiration date of at least 6 months beyond the date of your return flight home. As a US citizen, however, you may not need a visa. Every student should consult the following web site to ensure that they meet immigration requirements: www.bahamas.gov.bs
We recommend that you make two copies of your passport, one to keep with you during the course in case you lose your original, and one to leave at home, too. If you do not currently have a passport, you should start the application process NOW. It can take many weeks for your paperwork to be processed and a passport issued. For passport information go to: http://travel.state.gov/passport_services.html
Visa charge cards are accepted in most populated areas, and there are ATM machines for cash advances in some areas. We recommend a combination of cash and a debit or credit card. Semester students should bring $500. At the end of course, time permitting, students may be allowed to use that money to purchase souvenirs.
If you encounter problems with your travel plans that will delay your arrival to Nassau or Rock Sound, we may be able help troubleshoot solutions so that you can get to your course start. Please call 855-802-0307 with any travel delays. If after regular business hours, dial 1 and follow the prompts for emergencies. This line forwards automatically to our on-call cell phone and you will receive a response in a timely fashion.
Please send us your travel itinerary (forward us your airline confirmation) as soon as you have it.
You must bring a valid passport with an expiration date of at least 6 months AFTER the date of your return flight home. Every student not coming from the Americas or a European Union country should consult the following web site to ensure that they meet immigration requirements for your country of travel: https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/country.html
We recommend that you make two copies of your passport, one to keep with you during the course in case you lose your original, and one to leave at home, too. If you do not currently have a passport, you should start the application process NOW. It can take many weeks for your paperwork to be processed and a passport issued. For passport information go to: http://travel.state.gov/passport_services.html
Visa charge cards are accepted in most populated areas, and there are ATM machines for cash advances in some areas. We recommend a combination of cash and a debit or credit card. Semester students should bring $100. At the end of course, time permitting, students may be allowed to use that money to purchase souvenirs.
Keep in mind that there is a departure tax you will need to pay at the airport. This typically ranges from $20-$30.
Bring your flight itineraries, and the copy of the Course Overview with the number to call in the event of travel delay (855-802-0307).