Bahamas: Exuma Cays Charter Itinerary

Bahamas: Exuma Cays Itinerary

Bahamas: Exuma Cays Yacht Charter
A week through the Exuma Cays, a 120-mile chain of islands set in water so clear and bright it seems lit from below. From the buzz of Nassau to the sanctuary of the Land and Sea Park, this is the Bahamas at its most iconic, swimming pigs, sandbars and glowing turquoise flats. Expect friendly wildlife and empty beaches, protected reefs and sandbanks that rise from the sea at low tide.

Every route we shape is a starting point, not a fixed schedule. Stay a second day where the light is right, move with the weather, or follow a captain to a quieter cove. What follows is one considered way to read it; the rest we tailor to you.
Day 1

Nassau

Step aboard in Nassau, the vibrant Bahamian capital, and sail east across the banks toward the Exuma chain. Anchor off a quiet cay, swim in the luminous shallows, and settle into island time on the first evening.
Day 2

Allen's Cay

Cruise to Allen’s Cay at the head of the Exumas, home to a colony of rare Bahamian rock iguanas that come down to greet visitors on the beach. Meet the iguanas, snorkel the clear water, and anchor in a glassy bay.
Day 3

Staniel Cay & Pig Beach

Sail to Staniel Cay, gateway to the most famous sights in the Exumas. Swim with the celebrated pigs of Big Major Cay as they paddle out to greet you, then anchor off a dazzling beach for the afternoon.
Day 4

Thunderball Grotto & Sandbars

Spend a day among the sandbars and reefs around Staniel Cay, where ribbons of white sand rise from glowing shallows at low tide. Snorkel the Thunderball Grotto, a James Bond film location, then laze on a sandbar.
Day 5

Compass Cay

Cruise to Compass Cay, famed for the friendly nurse sharks that glide through its marina shallows, harmless and curious. Wade among them, hike the cay for the view, and swim from an empty beach nearby.
Day 6

Warderick Wells

Sail into the heart of the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park at Warderick Wells, a protected sanctuary of astonishing beauty where a sweeping sandbar curves through glowing water. Snorkel the reefs and hike the trails.
Day 7

Exuma Cays

For a final day, drift through the southern cays, snorkelling vibrant reefs and swimming from empty beaches wherever the water calls. Toast a week in the most beautiful water in the Bahamas.

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