Exuma Islands Bahamas, George Town
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Emerald Waterways (3 Cruises)
Silversea Cruises (6 Cruises)
Frequently Asked Questions
At anchor. Ships stay offshore in Elizabeth Harbour and tenders land passengers in the middle of George Town, near little Lake Victoria.
The village takes half an hour to walk. After that there are three choices: the water taxi to Stocking Island, an excursion to the swimming pigs, or the road to Little Exuma and Tropic of Cancer Beach.
The natural barrier sheltering the anchorage from the ocean, about fifteen minutes away by water taxi. On its sandy point, Chat 'N Chill serves grilled fish with your feet in the water while stingrays cruise near the shore. Trails then climb to the island's ridge.
Yes, but it is a full half-day outing: fast boats run up the chain of cays toward Big Major's Cay. Book early, as places go quickly.
A crescent of sand that is almost always empty, on Little Exuma, about forty minutes south of George Town by road. A marker shows the imaginary line, and the view from the low cliff justifies the drive on its own.
St Andrew's Anglican church watching from its hill, the pink administration building facing the sea, and a few stalls of woven baskets and local fruit. Half an hour is enough, and that is exactly right.
The great sailing festival of the Bahamas, held every spring at George Town, where wooden sloops built in the islands race each other. The rest of the year that heritage shows in the brightly painted hulls drawn up along the shore.
Conch salad, made to order at the shacks near the landing, with fresh lime and hot pepper. The taste of the Exumas fits in that bowl.
The Bahamian dollar, at par with the US dollar which is accepted everywhere, and English.
Yes, with realistic expectations: this is a call run at Out Islands pace, with no organised attraction. Stocking Island and the sandbars that emerge at low tide, where starfish can be watched without touching, delight children.
