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The Berry Islands are a beautiful and largely uninhabited chain of some thirty cays and islets in the northern Bahamas, a pristine paradise of empty beaches, dazzling sandbars and clear turquoise water. Quiet, unspoilt and richly scenic, they offer some of the most secluded and rewarding cruising in the region.

The islands are celebrated for their spectacular sandbars and shallow banks, where the water shifts through every shade of blue and green, and for their superb fishing, with the deep waters of the nearby Tongue of the Ocean teeming with game fish. Much of the chain is deserted, offering a profound sense of peace and space.

The Berry Islands offer an endless choice of secluded anchorages, from tiny palm-fringed cays to sheltered coves and dazzling sandbars that appear at low tide. The clear, warm water is superb for swimming, snorkelling and simply relaxing in paradise.

Ashore, a few small settlements and beach bars offer fresh seafood and a warm island welcome, while the natural beauty remains gloriously unspoilt. Their tranquillity is exceptional.

With their empty cays, dazzling sandbars and clear water, the Berry Islands are a pristine Bahamian paradise. Guests can anchor off deserted beaches, fish superb waters and enjoy the seclusion and natural beauty of this beautiful island chain.
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The 45-metre Feadship Bella pairs a De Voogt raked-bow exterior with a light-filled Sinot interior, a full-beam master with 180-degree views and every cabin on the main and upper decks,
Bella

45M

Feadship

2008

125000€

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A 36-metre Benetti Classic delivered in 2007 and refreshed in 2022, with a main-deck master, a sun-deck jacuzzi and unmistakably Italian lines, chartering the Caribbean from $95,000 per week.
MAMMA MIA

36M

Benetti

2007

95000€

Guests

A fast 24-metre Lazzara refitted in 2025, sleeping six across three ensuite staterooms and cruising the Bahamas at 22 knots with a full flybridge and a loaded toy locker.
AFFORDED LEISURE

24M

Lazzara

2001

31000€

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The sporty 49.9-metre Columbus Yachts K2 pairs a Luca Dini vertical-bow design and light-filled contemporary interior with a foredeck jacuzzi, full gym and shallow-draught range, cruising the western Mediterranean and
K2

49M

Columbus Yachts

2021

270000€

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The 60.3-metre Alia Yachts Samurai pairs a fast semi-displacement hull with an award-winning, glass-walled RWD interior, an 87-square-metre master suite, sundeck jacuzzi and beach club, cruising the Mediterranean and Caribbean
Samurai

60M

Alia Yachts

2016

425000€

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The 55-metre Amels Limited Editions 180 4You pairs award-winning Tim Heywood lines with a stylish Laura Sessa Romboli interior, a full-beam master with study, a sky lounge with grand piano
4You

55M

Amels

2012

280000€

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A 26-knot 50-metre Westport by Donald Starkey with a bridge-deck VIP balcony, sundeck Jacuzzi and a renowned crew hosting themed dinners, watersports and fishing across the Bahamas, Caribbean and Alaska.
Chasing Daylight

50M

Westport

2008

195000€

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A consistently celebrated 50-metre Trinity Yachts with Patrick Knowles interiors, a spiral staircase wine cellar, a 12-person waterfall Jacuzzi and an outdoor cinema on the sundeck.
Impromptu

50M

Trinity Yachts

2011

255000€

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A 39.62 metre Westport tri-deck, freshly refitted in 2024, chartering Florida and the Bahamas for up to ten guests in five staterooms from 120,000 dollars per week.
Blue Time

39M

Westport

2009

120000€

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A brand-new 87.7m Turquoise Yachts superyacht by H2 Yacht Design, with a full-beam beach club, dual jacuzzis and a panoramic gym.
Angelique

87.7M

Turquoise Yachts

2026

1200000€

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An 80-metre Abeking u0026 Rasmussen motor yacht with a distinctive reversed bow, triple-height glass atrium and full-height glazed owneru2019s deck.
Excellence

80M

Abeking & Rasmussen

2019

1150000€

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A 56-metre Perini Navi ketch with a rare seventh cabin, Christian Liaigre interiors in Hermes leather and pale oak, and a Perini Navi Cup-winning pedigree.
Rosehearty

56M

Perini Navi

2006

225000€

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A 2024 Baglietto T-Line 52 in steel, with a pool set into the aft deck, a dedicated gym and eleven crew for ten guests, running the Mediterranean in summer and
Daybreak

52M

Baglietto

2024

300000€

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A 66-metre Delta Marine with the volume of a 75m yacht, an owneru2019s deck breakfast terrace, and a Parisian nightclub-style skylounge.
Invictus

66M

Delta Marine

2013

560000€

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Berry Islands Yacht Charter
Berry Islands yacht charters offer the freedom to experience the destination on your own terms. Each itinerary can be shaped around the way you want to travel, with the flexibility to move between time on the water, moments ashore and the simple pleasure of life on board.
Dazzling Sandbars
The banks between the cays run shallow enough that entire sandbars surface at low tide, some stretching for hundreds of metres and disappearing again within a few hours as the water returns. Great Harbour Cay’s own beach runs for seven miles along the ocean side, one of the longest continuous stretches of sand in the northern Bahamas, while the shallow flats around Frazer’s Hog Cay and Bond’s Cay shift colour by the hour as cloud and sun cross the banks.
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Deserted Cays
Roughly thirty cays and islets run in a loose arc between Great Harbour Cay in the north and Chub Cay in the south, most too small to have ever been settled and a handful, such as Great Stirrup Cay, now leased out as a private cruise-ship stop rather than developed further. Little Whale Cay and several of the smaller islets remain privately owned retreats, glimpsed only from the water, which keeps much of the chain looking largely as it must have a century ago.
Superb Fishing
Chub Cay, at the southern tip of the chain, sits directly on the edge of the Tongue of the Ocean, where the seabed drops away within sight of the marina and blue-water trolling for marlin and tuna starts almost as soon as a boat clears the channel. Shark Creek, on Great Harbour Cay’s southern shore, has long drawn anglers after bull and lemon sharks working the tidal current. Bonefishing on the flats around the smaller cays rewards guests willing to wade or pole a skiff quietly.
Turquoise Water
Hoffman’s Cay holds the chain’s best-known swimming spot, a blue hole some 180 metres across reached by a short walk from a horseshoe beach, where a twenty-foot limestone cliff gives confident swimmers a place to jump straight into clear, startling water. Around the cays themselves, the shallows shift from pale green over sand to a deep, saturated turquoise wherever a patch reef or grass bed lies beneath the surface, calm enough on most days for swimming directly from a yacht’s swim platform.
Secluded Anchorages
Great Harbour Cay’s marina offers the chain’s most complete facilities, developed in the 1960s alongside a private airstrip and a nine-hole golf course when the cay briefly drew a wave of Hollywood and society visitors, including Cary Grant and members of the Rat Pack. Chub Cay, at the opposite end of the chain, has served sport fishermen since the 1950s and remains the more serious base for offshore fishing. Between the two, dozens of unnamed coves offer a boat all the privacy it could want for a night at anchor.

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The Week Unfolds
Across Berry Islands, each itinerary reveals a different rhythm, from lively ports and waterfront towns to secluded anchorages, island escapes and stretches of coastline best discovered from the sea. Together, they create a more layered way to explore, with every route shaped by the places, experiences and moments found along the way.

Berry Islands Must See & Do

The anchorages, experiences and places that define a yacht charter in Berry Islands, and the ones worth building your itinerary around.
Top Anchorages

Great Harbour Cay Marina
Chub Cay Marina
Frazer’s Hog Cay
Bond’s Cay
Hoffman’s Cay

Top Things to Do

Cliff-jump into Hoffman’s Cay Blue Hole
Shark-fish the tidal current at Shark Creek
Troll the Tongue of the Ocean drop-off from Chub Cay
Play a round at the Great Harbour Cay golf course
Beachcomb the seven-mile stretch of Great Harbour Cay’s ocean beach

Top Places to Visit

Great Harbour Cay
Chub Cay
Hoffman’s Cay
Great Stirrup Cay
Little Whale Cay

Berry Islands Charter Guide

Everything you need to know before chartering a yacht in Berry Islands, from the best time to visit to where to drop anchor.
When is the best time to charter around the Berry Islands?

November through May brings the driest, calmest weather and the most reliable sight-fishing on the flats, before summer’s heat and humidity set in. Winter also draws the bulk of the marlin and tuna fishing traffic to Chub Cay, so slips there can book up around the holidays. Hurricane season runs June through November, with risk concentrated from August through October, when many captains prefer to be based further from these relatively exposed, low-lying cays.

How do you get to the Berry Islands by air?

Great Harbour Cay Airport (GHC) and Chub Cay International Airport (CCZ) are the chain’s two gateways, both reachable from Nassau or Fort Lauderdale in under an hour and mainly served by charter and private flights rather than scheduled airlines. There’s no public ferry service linking the Berry Islands to Nassau, so almost every visitor arrives either by private plane or already aboard a boat, making the islands better suited to charter guests than independent travellers.

Which bay or marina is best for an overnight stop?

Great Harbour Cay Marina, on the north end of the chain, offers the most complete shore facilities, close to the beach and the golf course. Chub Cay Marina, at the southern tip, suits anglers heading straight out to the Tongue of the Ocean and has long been the chain’s serious fishing base. Between the two, Frazer’s Hog Cay and Bond’s Cay offer quieter, undeveloped anchorages for a night away from any settlement at all.

How many days should we spend in the Berry Islands?

Two to three nights let guests combine a day at Great Harbour Cay’s beach and golf course with a cliff-jump at Hoffman’s Cay Blue Hole and a day of fishing out of Chub Cay. Because the chain has so little in the way of towns or provisioning beyond its two small marinas, most itineraries treat the Berry Islands as a scenic, fish-rich link between Nassau and the Abacos or Grand Bahama rather than a standalone week-long base.

Why does Great Harbour Cay feel like a half-finished 1960s resort?

It essentially is one. Developers laid out a marina, an airstrip, a nine-hole golf course and rows of villas in the 1960s, briefly drawing Hollywood names such as Cary Grant, Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Brigitte Bardot along with members of the Rat Pack. The Sugar Beach Hotel, once the social centre of the development, closed and now sits abandoned, though the marina, golf course and a scatter of private homes still operate. The result is a quiet, faded glamour rather than a working resort town.

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