Nassau Pig Beach Guides — Costs, Safety & Which Beach
Planning guides for a Nassau swimming-pig trip: which island the famous pigs are actually on, what a tour really costs, whether it is safe and ethical, and when to go.
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Nassau Boat Tours: Pig Beach, Rose Island, Snorkeling & Island Hopping
Every kind of boat tour from Nassau compared: the $67 Rose Island water taxi, pig and snorkel half days, turtle trips, a catamaran, private charters and full Exuma days, with times and prices.
Read guide →Swimming With Turtles in Nassau: Best Turtle & Snorkel Tours
Turtle snorkel trips, pigs-and-turtles combos, reef tours and private boats from Nassau, compared on how long you get at Green Cay, whether you swim or watch, and price.
Read guide →Nassau Snorkeling Tours: Best Reefs, Turtles & Pig Beach Combos
Reef-only boats, turtle stops, swimming-pig combos, catamarans, private charters and Exuma days: the Nassau snorkelling tours compared on price, length and what gear is included.
Read guide →Rose Island vs Pearl Island: Which Nassau Day Trip Is Better?
Rose Island and Pearl Island compared for swimming pigs, snorkelling, families and cruise days, with the prices and ratings of the tours that go to each.
Read guide →Best Beaches in Nassau Bahamas: Which Are Worth Visiting?
Cable Beach, Junkanoo, Cabbage Beach, Love Beach, Saunders Beach, Goodman's Bay, Rose Island and Pearl Island compared: which Nassau beach suits cruise passengers, families and swimming-pig fans.
Read guide →Nassau Beaches Near the Cruise Port: Best Options for a Beach Day
How cruise passengers can spend a beach day in Nassau: walking to a free public beach, a taxi to Cable Beach, a resort day pass, a beach club with pigs or a Rose Island boat, and when to head back to the ship.
Read guide →Best Day Trips From Nassau: Rose Island, Exuma, Pearl Island & More
Rose Island, Exuma, Pearl Island, pig tours, snorkelling, private boats, catamarans and Paradise Island compared as day trips from Nassau, with prices, hours away and a pick for each.
Read guide →Rose Island Bahamas: How to Visit From Nassau
How to get to Rose Island from Nassau: the $67 water taxi, beach-club and snorkel tours, whether there is a ferry, what the swimming-pig trips include and how much time to give it.
Read guide →Best Nassau Excursions for Cruise Ship Passengers
Ten shore excursions from the Nassau cruise port compared: swimming pigs, Rose Island, snorkelling, a catamaran, a city tour and a beach day, with the pick for each and how long it keeps you away from the ship.
Read guide →Nassau to Exuma: The Best Ways to Reach the Swimming Pigs
Big Major Cay is about 89 miles from Nassau. How the full-day boat tour, a private charter, a fly-in tour to Staniel Cay and a stay in the Exumas compare on time, price and who each one suits.
Read guide →Big Major Cay: A Visitor's Guide to the Exuma Swimming Pigs
The Exuma swimming pigs live on Big Major Cay, the original Pig Beach. What the island is like, how long you get with the pigs, the three day trips from Nassau that reach it, and how to choose one.
Read guide →Where Is Pig Beach in the Bahamas?
Pig Beach is on Big Major Cay in the Exumas, about 89 miles from Nassau, not in Nassau itself. How to get there on a day trip, what the island is like, and the nearer alternative.
Read guide →Swimming Pigs in the Bahamas: Where to See Them
The original swimming pigs live on Big Major Cay in the Exumas, about 89 miles from Nassau. Nassau has its own colonies twenty minutes out. Where each one is, how to reach it and which tour fits.
Read guide →Best Time to Visit Pig Beach and Nassau
The pigs are there year-round; the sea is not always calm. Dry season, hurricane season, water clarity, cruise-day crowds, cheaper Nassau months and which months suit a pig boat trip.
Read guide →How Much Does It Cost to Swim With Pigs in the Bahamas?
Swimming-pig tours from Nassau run $67 to $515 a person, and the advertised fare is not always the whole price. What each price band buys, why Exuma costs more, and the add-ons that catch people out.
Read guide →Is Swimming With Pigs in Nassau Safe?
Swimming pigs are large animals that associate people with food. What the real risks are, who operators exclude, what happened at Big Major Cay in 2017, and how to behave.
Read guide →Rose Island vs Exuma Pig Beach
The famous Pig Beach is 89 miles from Nassau. Rose Island is about thirty minutes. How the two swimming-pig trips differ in price, time on the boat, the animals and who each one suits.
Read guide →Which Nassau Pig Beach Tour Is Right for You?
Every swimming-pig tour bookable from Nassau compared on price, length, which pigs you meet and what is included — with a clear pick for each kind of traveller.
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