These are the experiences that bring visitors to the Exumas without a fishing rod: swimming pigs, nurse sharks and iguanas, sandbars and the park cays, dive and charter days, harbour life and the regatta. Each entry lists what independent operators publicly charge, with the source.
$160–199half-day pig & iguana tour
$290–435full-day cays tour, per person
$1,800–3,300private boat for the day
$15national park day fee from July 2026
How this fits your stay. Our proposed Island & Cays package includes two excursion days. Routes and stops are agreed in your written proposal and depend on weather, tides, access and suitable boats. The prices below are other operators’ published prices, not ours. Little Farmer’s Cay sits in the central cays, between Great Exuma and Staniel Cay.
Wildlife encounters
The reason most day-trippers book a boat. The pigs, sharks and iguanas are sold as one package.
Staniel Cay area: pigs, Compass Cay, Thunderball Grotto, lunch at Staniel Cay Yacht Club
What visitors pay
From Great Exuma: $435 (EWS) or from $290 (Exuma Water Tours). Fly-in group tour: $350 per person (Staniel Cay Adventures). Private charter flight: $1,600 for up to 5 or $2,200 for up to 9.
Good to know
8–9 hours. The classic Exuma day out. Thunderball Grotto, the James Bond cave, is free to enter and best snorkelled at low tide.
Warderick Wells, Shroud Cay and Rachel’s Bubble Bath, northern and central cays
What visitors pay
The Bahamas National Trust’s new daily fee from 1 Jul 2026: $15 adult, $8 child, $10 senior. Dive fee about $14. Moorings BSD 27–173.
Good to know
A no-take marine reserve. At Shroud Cay, visitors dinghy through mangrove creeks to an ocean beach. Fees are set by the Bahamas National Trust; check its site for the current schedule.
Sandbars off Great Exuma, Pipe Creek, Tropic of Cancer Beach (Little Exuma)
What visitors pay
The EWS “Seven Beaches & Moriah Marine Park” tour is $175 per adult and includes a sandbar stop and a lazy-river float. Tropic of Cancer Beach is free.
Good to know
The most photographed scenery in the Exumas. Moriah Harbour Cay National Park broke ground on a welcome centre in June 2026.
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Day trips from Nassau
Nassau to the Exumas by powerboat or plane
What visitors pay
Powerboat Adventures: $299 adult, $190 child, plus 10% tax, with open bar, pigs, sharks, stingrays and iguanas. Fly-and-boat combos run about $650–750.
Good to know
Most pig-beach visitors are Nassau day-trippers. An overnight stay in the cays lets guests beat those crowds.
Grand Isle concierge offers the Seastar Spa, 3-hour ATV tours, birding and stargazing. No prices are published.
Good to know
Sandals Emerald Bay closed in Aug 2024 and is being rebuilt as Beaches Exuma, targeted for late 2027. Visitor access to the Greg Norman golf course in 2026 has not been confirmed. Rosewood Exuma (33 suites) is planned for 2028.
Prices come from operators’ public websites as shown on 22 September 2026. Most pages carry no date, so confirm directly with the operator before you book.
Entries marked “Not yet confirmed for 2026” could not be checked against a current source.
The turtle photo was taken on San Salvador and is shown as a representative image. The Stocking Island, Rolle Town and Williams Town photos are archival, from 1989.
