Nassau to Exuma Full-Day Trip Experience

The Nassau to Exuma full day trip experience was amazing. This was absolutely worth it. This is the best way to swim with the pigs, feed iguanas, and hold a nurse shark. If you want to walk away with a bunch of amazing photos of your experience Shore Things Escapes is providing the experience for you. Here’s a much more detailed review: We went on February 18, 2025. They messaged us the night before and told us what time the shuttle van would pick us up from our hotel. They had a complementary breakfast, which is really just some granola type bars you’d buy at the grocery store. They recommend that you don’t travel on their speedboat with a full stomach anyways. It felt like the first part of the boat ride was about 45 minutes. We sat directly behind the captain/driver. The wind was crazy loud and luckily I brought earplugs because I read other reviews about the loud music. The crew was really nice and recognized this and had us move to the seats in front of the captain. It was amazing the difference just changing seats made. It was much more quiet and we weren’t behind the big speakers so the music was not as loud as well. When we got off the boat on the first stop the crew asked how they could accommodate us with the music noise. Everyone on the crew was so nice. Depending what type of an experience you want to have I would talk to the crew before you get on the ship to see which seat would best accommodate what you’re looking for. I read reviews about people complaining that they were not at locations long enough. For each location where we got to take pictures with wildlife I felt like we were there with plenty of time to get amazing photos. The crew kept asking if everybody got their photo before we left. The first stop was a feeding iguanas, which was really fun. As mentioned above, I felt like we were there for the perfect amount of time to get lots of amazing photos. When we got back on the ship, they provided snacks. Any time we’re on the boat they offered drink refills. The second stop was the Pablo Escobar’s plane, wreck, snorkeling. It was very interesting to see. The third stop was snorkeling at the Exuma Land and Sea Park. There were fish everywhere. This was a really cool snorkeling stop. The fourth stop was Pig Beach. This was the whole reason I booked this trip. It was so fun. For anybody who wanted to swim with the pigs, they let us jump out of the boat and it was awesome. Then everyone came to the shore and we fed the pigs on the beach. They made sure everyone got a chance to feed the pigs and get a once in a lifetime photo. They even got a baby piglet from the person running the beach so everyone who wanted could get a photo holding it. The fifth stop was lunch. It was macaroni and cheese, rice and peas, vegetables, chicken and ribs. If you wanted more, you could go and get more. We had a great view of the ocean while we ate. The description of the trip said we would jump off the dock, but never did that. But that’s OK that seemed like the least interesting thing of the whole trip anyways. Food in the Bahamas is expensive so this is a great inclusion with the trip. The sixth stop was Compass cay, where we fed the nurse sharks. This was so much fun and we got the most incredible photos here. There were sharks and fish everywhere. Again, the crew made sure everybody got an incredible photo before we got back in the boat. The seventh stop was the private beach. Unfortunately, it felt like they got us off the beach early. And we didn’t get to enjoy it as long as we should have. We got back to their office earlier than planned so we definitely could have spent more time at the beach. The boat ride home felt like another 45 minutes. And then there was a shuttle ride back to your hotel. I would recommend packing a sweater or something to wear on the boat since it can get really windy and cold. Obviously lots of sunblock. You do spend a lot of time on the boat since you are traveling a far distance from each stop. I wish there was less time on the boat, but that’s the only way to experience all of these incredible stops that are far away from each other. We walked away with a ton of incredible photos. If you want the most amazing photo book or social media pics this is the trip for you.

Overall a great trip. If you are looking for a trip that sees a bit of everything around Nassau’s islands, you will see it in this trip. Be prepared to be on the boat along time, with many stops. Something we weren’t expecting. It’s more fast boat ride than being on land. The stops are cool- very touristy and very short. The lunch was good. We all had a great time.

This was probably the worst experience I’ve had. They never showed up and never communicated for any type for update. Spent $80 round trip on a taxi just to be cancelled with out notice. I recommend NEVER to book with this company again. Vitour has been helpful trying to get me a refund but the company that does the tour is absolute TRASH!!! Other costumers were there by 6:30am and were there two hours waiting.