Nassau: Exuma Cays Swimming Pigs and Iguanas Tour

About This Experience

At $378 this is the cheapest way from Nassau to the beach the photographs are actually taken on. The day covers five cays: Allen's Cay for the rock iguanas, a run south past Norman's Cay where Pablo Escobar's ditched aircraft lies in the shallows, Compass Cay Marina for the nurse sharks, and Big Major Cay for the pigs, with a sandbar or beach stop where the sea allows.

Lunch is ashore at the Exuma Native Restaurant and is included, as are soft drinks, water and alcohol on board.

Be clear-eyed about the evidence behind the rating. It sits at 4.1 over 11 reviews, which is the thinnest record of any tour with a page here — this is a newer listing rather than a criticised one, but 11 reviews tell you much less than the 47 behind the $489 alternative or the 164 behind the $329 private-island day.

One practical advantage over its rivals: this operator does not exclude cruise-ship passengers, where two of the other three Exuma trips do. That does not make eight hours comfortable against a port call, but it makes it possible.

Highlights

• The lowest price on this site for a tour that actually reaches Big Major Cay
• Five cays in a day, including Allen's Cay, Compass Cay and Big Major Cay
• See the endangered Bahamian rock iguanas that live nowhere else but a few Exuma islands
• Interact with nurse sharks at Compass Cay Marina, from the dock or in the water
• Pass Pablo Escobar's sunken plane wreck off Norman's Cay from the boat
• A hot Bahamian lunch at the Exuma Native Restaurant, included

What's Included

• ✓ Full-day powerboat transport from Nassau into the Exuma Cays
• ✓ Big Major Cay visit — Pig Beach and the original swimming pigs
• ✓ Allen's Cay stop for the Bahamian rock iguanas
• ✓ Compass Cay Marina stop for the nurse sharks
• ✓ Hot Bahamian lunch at the Exuma Native Restaurant
• ✓ Soft drinks, water and alcoholic drinks on board
• ✓ Sandbar or beach time where conditions allow

Not Included

• Towels
• Gratuities
• Transport to the Nassau departure dock

What to Bring

• Swimwear
• A beach towel
• Sunglasses and a hat
• Reef-safe sunscreen
• A camera

Good to Know & Caveats

• Unlike two of the other Exuma day trips, this operator does not exclude cruise-ship passengers — but an eight-hour day is still tight against an all-aboard time, so check your ship's schedule before booking.
• The rating is 4.1 across 11 reviews, the thinnest record of any tour with a page on this site. It is a newer listing rather than a poorly reviewed one, but there is less evidence behind the figure.
• The plane wreck is viewed from the vessel on this itinerary, not snorkelled.
• The whole day is weather dependent and the order of stops may change.
• If weather or the itinerary changes, the operator states you can request a full refund.

Meeting Point

Nassau waterfront — the operator confirms the exact dock on booking