How To Pick Your Exuma Trip

Match price, length, rating and departure point before you commit to a full day on the water.

Seasons And Timing

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Season

Best Time To Visit

Month by month Exuma weather, hurricane season and water clarity explained.

Comparing Tours

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Experiences

Swimming Pigs Guide

Where the pigs live, how tours reach them, and which boat fits your day.

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Tours

Big Major Cay

Getting to Pig Beach by boat: routes, timing, crowds, rules and packing.

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Tours

Grotto Snorkeling

Tide timing, safe entry, gear and the Bond film link for the Exumas' most famous cave snorkel.

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Experiences

Compass Cay Sharks

What the nurse shark stop at Compass Cay is like, what it costs, and how to pick a tour that includes it.

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Tours

Sandbar Tours

Tide-timed sandbars at Rolle Town and Moriah Harbour, and the tours that reach them.

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Experiences

Exuma Snorkeling

Reefs, grotto and the sunken plane: what Exuma snorkeling tours include and when to go.

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Experiences

Iguana Tours

Where to meet the Exuma rock iguanas, which tours stop there and what the feeding rules ask of you.

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Tours

Fishing Charters

Flats versus offshore, park no-take rules, and half versus full day charter pricing.

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Tours

Land And Sea Park

Rules, fees and tours that truly enter the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park.

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Experiences

Staniel Cay Tours

How Staniel Cay anchors the classic Exuma loop, with prices and options.

Getting There

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Logistics

Nassau Day Trip

Speedboat versus flight, timings, what you see and who a Nassau to Exuma day trip suits.

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Planning

Entry Requirements

Passports, arrival cards and the $29 departure tax, explained from official sources.

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Logistics

Exuma Airport GGT

Airlines, transfers, and tour pickups at Exuma International Airport (GGT).

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Planning

Getting To Exuma

Flights, mail boats, and day trips: every route to Exuma compared.

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Planning

Where To Stay

Match your Exuma base to the tours and pickups you actually want.

Tour Combos

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Combos

Pigs From Nassau

Speedboat or plane: how Nassau visitors reach the original Exuma pigs.

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Comparison

Boat Tours Compared

Speedboat vs catamaran vs private charter, compared on price, pace and comfort.

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Experiences

Fly-In Day Trips

Trade the long speedboat ride for a short flight and a quieter morning at the pigs.

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Planning

Exuma Or Nassau

Crowds, cost, wildlife and how to see both islands in one trip.

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Combos

Nassau Things To Do

Nassau's highlights plus the Exuma day trips that leave from its docks.

On The Day: What To Bring And Expect

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Experiences

Exuma With Kids

Age limits, sea comfort and the stops children love on Exuma family tours.

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Planning

What To Bring

Sun gear, water shoes, cash for landing fees and dry bags: the packing list for a day on the water.

Planning Your Trip

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Planning

Pigs Tour Costs

Price bands for Exuma and Nassau pig tours, inclusions, and what drives the spread.

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Planning

Best Exuma Tour

Match the right Exuma tour to your starting point, budget, group and sea tolerance.

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Planning

Exuma Beaches

Which Exuma beaches you can drive to, which need a boat, and what the sand costs.

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Planning

Free Things In Exuma

Free beaches, free viewpoints and when a paid tour is actually the cheaper path in Exuma.

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Planning

Things To Do

Tours first, then beaches and land activities: the full Exuma shortlist.

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