Things to Do in the Bahamas
Beaches are only the start: swim with pigs, snorkel blue holes, sail between cays and dance at Junkanoo.
Browse Bahamas tours »For tours, tickets and excursions, visit our activities site 101 Things to Do in The Bahamas; planning a wider trip? See 101 Things to Do in The Caribbean. Here are the experiences each island is known for.
Top Bahamas Experiences
Swim with the pigs
Big Major Cay in the Exumas — by boat from Staniel Cay or Great Exuma, or on a day tour from Nassau.
Walk a pink-sand beach
Harbour Island’s Pink Sand Beach runs for roughly three miles.
Snorkel a blue hole
Dean’s Blue Hole on Long Island and the many blue holes of Andros.
Dive a barrier reef
The Andros Barrier Reef, plus wrecks and walls off Bimini, Grand Bahama and Nassau.
Sail the Sea of Abaco
Island-hop between loyalist villages in the Abacos.
Go bonefishing
The flats of Andros, the Abacos and the Exumas are world-famous.
Catch Junkanoo
Nassau’s street parades of costumes, goatskin drums and cowbells on Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
Explore colonial Nassau
The Queen’s Staircase, Fort Fincastle and Fort Charlotte, and Parliament Square in Nassau.
Eat conch
Fresh conch salad and cracked conch at the Arawak Cay Fish Fry and island shacks everywhere.
Nature & National Parks
The Bahamas National Trust manages a network of protected areas, including the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park and Lucayan National Park on Grand Bahama. Respect no-take zones, never stand on coral, and choose operators that follow wildlife guidelines — especially for pig, dolphin and shark encounters.
By type of traveller
- Families: Atlantis, beach days on Paradise Island, glass-bottom boats.
- Couples: Harbour Island, Exuma sandbars, sunset sails.
- Adventurers: blue holes, reef dives, kayaking the mangroves.
- Anglers: bonefish on Andros, big-game fishing off Bimini.
- Culture: Junkanoo, Nassau’s museums, local regattas.
- Cruise passengers: Nassau shore excursions — see cruises.
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