Letitia's Pick
Culture · 3 hrs
Old Nassau History & Rum Walk
Pirate-era forts, Parliament Square and a tasting at John Watling's Distillery.
Letitia says · Rum, pirates and politics, what could possibly go wrong?
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Experiences worth living
From quiet coves and cultural landmarks to boat days, golf and island nights.
Letitia's Pick
Culture · 2–3 hrs
Clifton Heritage National Park
Nassau's protected western tip: Lucayan and Loyalist-era sites, coastal trails, a quiet swimming beach and the Ocean Atlas sculpture just offshore.
A snack bar on site, so you can eat here.
Letitia says · Quiet, sacred ground on the west end. Bring water and give yourself an hour longer than you planned.
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Letitia's Pick
Culture · 3–4 hrs
Forts & Queen's Staircase Heritage Tour
Fort Charlotte's dry moat and dungeons, Fort Fincastle on Bennet's Hill and the 66 limestone steps of the Queen's Staircase — the three sites that explain how Nassau defended itself, guided by the national antiquities corporation that looks after them.
Letitia says · I climbed those steps on school trips. Go early, before the heat and the crowds.
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Letitia's Pick
Culture · 1.5 hrs
Educulture Junkanoo Heritage Experience
A working Junkanoo museum in a Delancy Town heritage house: the history of the parade from emancipation to today, crepe-paper costume craft you try yourself, and goombay drumming.
Letitia says · Junkanoo is our heartbeat. Go here first and everything else on the island makes more sense.
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Tour · Full day (10–11 hrs)
Exuma Cays: Swimming Pigs & Iguanas
Fly or speedboat to the Exumas for swimming pigs, nurse sharks and Thunderball Grotto.
A grill on site, and lunch is part of the ticket — no need to go out to eat.
Round-trip boat transfer is included from Nassau Harbour. A long day on the water — the powerboat leaves early and returns late afternoon.
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Island Hopping · Half day (5 hrs) incl. ferry
Blue Lagoon Island Beach Day
A private island twenty minutes out by catamaran, with a sheltered lagoon that stays calm when the north shore is choppy. Beach day includes transfers, loungers and lunch; the resident dolphin and sea-lion programmes run from the same island if you want to add one.
A grill and a bar on site, and lunch is part of the ticket — no need to go out to eat.
Round-trip ferry transfer is included from the Paradise Island ferry terminal. The ferry runs to a set timetable — confirm your return sailing as you board.
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Beach · Flexible
Cabbage Beach
Two miles of powder sand, busy at the west end, near-empty past the Ocean Club.
A bar on site, so you can eat here.
Free
Water Sports · 3 hrs
Clifton Heritage Underwater Sculpture Snorkel
Snorkel the Ocean Atlas sculpture and reef inside Clifton Heritage National Park.
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Water Sports · 4–8 hrs
Private Deep-Sea Fishing Charter
Mahi, wahoo and tuna grounds a half hour off the Tongue of the Ocean.
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Golf · 4–5 hrs
Ocean Club Golf Course
Tom Weiskopf's par-72 championship layout on the eastern tip of Paradise Island, managed by Troon — six holes play along the ocean. Windier than it looks on the card; take one more club than you think.
A clubhouse on site, so you can eat here.
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Wellness · 3–4 hrs
Oceanfront Spa Half Day
Hydrotherapy circuit, Bahamian sea-salt scrub and a treatment overlooking the water.
A café on site, so you can eat here.
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Shopping · 2 hrs
Straw Market & Bay Street Shopping
Hand-plaited straw work, duty-free jewellery and Androsia batik along Bay Street.
Free
Beach · 4–8 hrs, flexible
Resort Day Pass: Pools, Beach & Water Park
Buy into a resort for the day without staying the night. The best-value cruise-day or villa-stay upgrade.
Two restaurants and a bar on site, so you can eat here.
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Tour · 3–3.5 hrs
Bites of Nassau Food & Culture Walk
Six tastings across downtown including conch fritters, guava duff, rum cake and Bahamian coffee. Wander through Parliament Square and the old harbour front with a local guide.
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Tour · Half day (4 hrs)
Private Guided Island Tour
An Introduction to Nassau with Ministry of Tourism-certified guides. Private vehicle, unhurried pace: Fort Charlotte, the Queen's Staircase, downtown's colonial streets, the western shore and a conch stop at Arawak Cay. Priced per private group.
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Culture · 1 hr
Cuddle a Potcake Puppy
An hour with rescue potcake puppies at a pop-up cuddle session in Nassau. Donations go straight to local animal welfare: medical care, food and free spay-and-neuter clinics. Sessions are small and fill quickly, so book before you fly.
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Museum · 1 hr
Pompey Museum of Slavery & Emancipation
Vendue House on Bay Street was a slave market; it is now the museum of Bahamian slavery and emancipation, named for the enslaved man who led the 1830 Exuma revolt. The most important hour of history on the island.
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Museum · 1–2 hrs
National Art Gallery of The Bahamas
Villa Doyle, a restored 1860s colonial house on West Hill Street, holds the national collection — Amos Ferguson, Antonius Roberts, Junkanoo-rooted contemporary work. Cool, quiet and the best hour of Bahamian art anywhere.
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Museum · 1 hr
Pirates of Nassau Museum
A full-scale pirate ship recreation set in the golden-age Nassau of Blackbeard and Woodes Rogers. Frankly theatrical, and the one museum children ask to stay longer in.
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Museum · 1 hr
Heritage Museum of The Bahamas
In the old Mountbatten House beside Graycliff: Lucayan artefacts, shipwreck salvage and colonial documents in a small, carefully lit collection. Pair it with lunch on the Graycliff terrace.
A restaurant on site, so you can eat here.
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Island Hopping · Full day (11 hrs)
Harbour Island & Eleuthera Day Trip
The pink sand at Dunmore Town is the reason people fall for The Bahamas. Fast ferry across, golf cart for the day, lunch on a clapboard porch, home by evening.
Two restaurants on site, so you can eat here.
Round-trip ferry transfer is included from the downtown ferry terminal. Fast-ferry seats are part of the day; the crossing is roughly two hours each way.
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Island Hopping · Full day (10 hrs)
Exuma Cays: Staniel Cay & Compass Cay
Fly down to Staniel Cay, take a boat through the cays including Thunderball Grotto, the nurse sharks at Compass Cay, an empty sandbar for lunch. The most extravagant good day you can have from Nassau.
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Island Hopping · Full day (9 hrs)
Andros: Blue Holes & Bonefish Flats
Twenty minutes by air to the largest, least developed island in The Bahamas: inland blue holes, the third-longest barrier reef in the world and the flats that made Bahamian bonefishing famous.
Round-trip flight transfer is included from Lynden Pindling International Airport. The short island flight is part of the trip — arrive at the terminal an hour before.
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Charter · Half or full day
Bonefishing Charter on the Flats
Skiff, guide, and the shallow flats off the west and south shores. Fly fishing for bonefish is a stalking game. Go with a guide who reads the tide, and go early.
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Water Park · Full day
Aquaventure Water Park at Atlantis
The biggest water park in the Bahamas — 141 acres, 20 million gallons, the Mayan Temple drops, a mile-long river ride and the shallow Splashers area for small children. Day passes for non-guests are limited and priced by season, so book the date before you fly.
Three restaurants, two snack bars and two bars on site, so you can eat here.
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Water Park · Full day
Baha Bay at Baha Mar
Fifteen oceanfront acres on the Cable Beach side: surf simulator, cliff-style slides, a lazy river and grown-up cabana service with proper food. Calmer and more design-led than Aquaventure, and the closest big water park to the airport.
Two restaurants and two bars on site, so you can eat here.
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Island Hopping · 5 hours (check-in 10:45am)
Pearl Island Beach Escape
Two small beaches, a guided reef snorkel and lunch on a quiet private island. Check in at 10:45 AM at the Paradise Island Ferry Terminal, East Dock; the boat leaves at 11:00 AM and the 3:30 PM return lands about 4:00 PM. $99 adults (13+), $79 children (8–12); snorkellers must be 8 or older.
A grill and a bar on site, and lunch is part of the ticket — no need to go out to eat.
Round-trip boat transfer is included from Paradise Island Ferry Terminal, East Dock (behind Margaritaville, across from Atlantis). Check in by 10:45 AM for the 11:00 AM boat; the 3:30 PM return lands about 4:00 PM.
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Island Hopping · Full day (check-in 9:15am)
Rose Island Day at Sandy Toes
A beach club on Rose Island with swimming pigs, turtles in the shallows and a long unbroken stretch of sand. It's a committed full day — boat out mid-morning, back mid-afternoon — so it doesn't suit a short ship window. Rates are seasonal; confirm when booking.
A grill and a bar on site, so you can eat here.
Round-trip boat transfer is included from Prince George Wharf, downtown. Boats leave on fixed departures, so build your day around the sailing you book.
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Beach · 1–3 hours
Junkanoo Beach
The closest beach to the cruise port and walkable from the Straw Market along the Western Esplanade. Small, busy and lined with bars and chair vendors — perfect for a couple of hours off the ship, not for a quiet day.
Two bars on site, so you can eat here.
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Beach · Half day
Love Beach & the Sea Gardens
A quiet north-shore beach fronting roughly forty acres of protected reef, so you can snorkel straight off the sand. Bring your own gear; there are no facilities to speak of, which is exactly why it stays calm.
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Beach · Half day
Jaws Beach at Clifton Heritage
Named for the scenes filmed here for Jaws: The Revenge, and part of the protected Clifton Heritage National Park. Shaded picnic spots, shallow water and almost no crowds — about 35 minutes from downtown, so pair it with the park's heritage trail.
Beach · 1–3 hours
Goodman's Bay Beach Park
A ten-acre public beach park on West Bay Street where Nassau actually swims — early-morning walkers, weekend cookouts, calm shallow water and free parking. Between downtown and Cable Beach, so easy to reach either way.
A snack bar on site, so you can eat here.
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Culture · 1–2 hours
Montagu Beach & the Fish Market
A working dock beside historic Fort Montagu where the boats land conch, lobster and snapper each morning. Go before noon, eat conch salad made in front of you, and see the part of Nassau that has nothing to do with resorts.
Two grills on site, so you can eat here.
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Water Sports · 30 min – 1 hour
Jet Ski Rental & Guided Ride
Licensed operators run rentals and guided rides from Arawak Cay and the Paradise Island beaches. Use a licensed outfit, agree the price and the time before you get on, and never hand over your passport as a deposit.
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Water Sports · 10–15 min flight (about 1 hour total)
Parasailing over Nassau Harbour
Beachfront pickup from most of the major hotels on New Providence and Paradise Island, then a short flight with the whole reef line laid out beneath you. Weight limits apply and flights cancel in wind — book the morning slot.
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Water Sports · 2–3 hours
Kayaking the Bonefish Pond Mangroves
Bonefish Pond National Park protects 1,235 acres of New Providence's last tidal mangrove creek — the nursery for most of the island's reef fish. Paddle the channels with a guide, or walk the boardwalk if you'd rather stay dry. Quiet, shaded, and nothing like the beach circuit.
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Water Sports · Half day
Reef & Shipwreck Snorkel with Stuart Cove's
Morning and afternoon trips out of South Ocean to the reefs, wrecks and film sets scattered along the south shore. The most professionally run snorkel operation on the island and the one to choose if anyone in the group is nervous in open water.
Round-trip hotel pickup transfer is included from Prince George Wharf, Cable Beach hotels and Paradise Island hotels. The dive-shop shuttle collects you and brings you back — no taxi needed either way.
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Water Sports · Half day (2 tanks)
Two-Tank Shark Dive with Stuart Cove's
A two-tank programme with wild Caribbean reef sharks on the south wall — certification card required, and it is genuinely the reason many divers come to Nassau. Rates move with season and gear rental; confirm at booking.
Round-trip hotel pickup transfer is included from Prince George Wharf, Cable Beach hotels and Paradise Island hotels. The dive-shop shuttle collects you and brings you back — no taxi needed either way.
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Charter · About 2.5 hours
Sunset Catamaran Cruise
Flying Cloud sails a 57-foot catamaran out of the Paradise Island ferry terminal on set evenings with a buffet and open bar. Sunset over the harbour with the forts on one side and the reef line on the other — the easiest romantic evening in Nassau.
A bar on site, and lunch is part of the ticket — no need to go out to eat.
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Golf · 4–5 hours
Royal Blue Golf Course at Baha Mar
A Jack Nicklaus Signature course ranked number one in the Bahamas on Golfweek's 2025 list, routed through limestone outcrops and inland lakes. Green fees are seasonal and resort-guest rates differ — book tee times ahead through Troon.
A clubhouse and a bar on site, so you can eat here.
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Wellness · 50–90 min treatment
ESPA at Baha Mar
The most complete spa on the island — thermal suite, hammam, salt room and a serious treatment list, open to non-guests by appointment. The one to book on a windy day when the water is out of play.
A café on site, so you can eat here.
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Wellness · 90 min class
Yoga at the Sivananda Ashram
A working ashram on its own beach at the western end of Paradise Island, running twice-daily classes and full yoga-vacation stays. Reachable only by the little ferry from Elizabeth on Bay — which is half the charm.
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Nightlife · Evening
Baha Mar Casino & Skybar
The Caribbean's largest casino floor with floor-to-ceiling ocean views, plus Skybar upstairs and Bond nightclub later on. No cover for the gaming floor; dress smart-casual and expect the room to fill after ten.
Two restaurants and two bars on site, so you can eat here.
Nightlife · Evening
Aura Nightclub at Atlantis
Nine thousand square feet above the Atlantis casino, casually elegant dress code, table service and a late crowd. Cover varies by night and guest DJ — check the entertainment calendar before you commit the evening.
Two bars on site, so you can eat here.
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Shopping · 1–3 hours
Marina Village Shopping
Sixty-five thousand square feet of designer and duty-free shops along the Atlantis marina, open to the public rather than resort guests only. Good for jewellery and watches, and pleasant to walk in the evening when the yachts light up.
Three restaurants and a café on site, so you can eat here.
Culture · About 20 minutes
Graycliff Cigar Company Tour
A family-run cigar factory founded in 1997 beside the Graycliff Hotel, where Cuban-trained rollers work at long benches you can stand right next to. Short, cheap and genuinely interesting — easy to slot into a downtown morning.
A restaurant on site, so you can eat here.
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Culture · 30–45 minutes
John Watling's Distillery Tour
Bahamian-owned rum distillery on the 1789 Buena Vista Estate, five minutes uphill from Bay Street. The walk-through tour is free, the courtyard bar is shaded, and you can bottle your own for a small fee.
A bar on site, so you can eat here.
Tour · 3 hours
Bites of Nassau Food Tour
Tru Bahamian Food Tours walks you through historic downtown with tastings at six local restaurants and specialty shops — conch, guava duff, rum cake, and the history between them. Small groups, and it doubles as the best orientation walk in Nassau.
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Culture · 1–2 hours
Ardastra Gardens & Wildlife Conservation Centre
The only wildlife conservation centre in the Bahamas, best known for its marching flamingos and its work with rescued native species. Shaded, compact and the most reliable rainy-morning option with young children.
A café on site, so you can eat here.
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Culture · About 1 hour
The Retreat Garden National Park
Eleven acres of rare palms on a former private estate, and the first national park established on New Providence — now the Bahamas National Trust headquarters. Deep shade, birdsong, and almost no one there.
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