The Bahamas & the Exumas
The definitive shallow-water cruising ground: a chain of cays over impossibly bright sandbanks, the swimming pigs of Big Major, the snorkel grotto at Staniel Cay and the protected
The definitive shallow-water cruising ground: a chain of cays over impossibly bright sandbanks, the swimming pigs of Big Major, the snorkel grotto at Staniel Cay and the protected Exuma park. Shallow-draft yachts and cats thrive here.
A week, sketched
Nassau to Highbourne Cay
Depart Nassau across the banks to Highbourne Cay at the top of the Exuma chain.
Warderick Wells
Anchor in the protected Exuma Cays Land & Sea Park at Warderick Wells for pristine reef.
Staniel Cay
Snorkel Thunderball Grotto and visit the swimming pigs of Big Major Cay.
Southern Exumas
Cruise south past sandbars and secluded cays for empty anchorages over white sand.
The destination. Nearby lies Musha Cay — profiled in full on our sister site, privateisland.pro.
