Nassau Beverages & Bites Tour: Rum, Sky Juice & Eats

Taste Bahamian bites and sip local drinks in Nassau’s offbeat corners

A four-hour guided tour of Nassau that takes you to places most tourists skip, tasting rum cake, visiting a working distillery, and drinking sky juice at Arawak Cay. You'll sample four Bahamian beverages and eat lunch right on the water, learning how residents actually eat and drink on the island. The guide is a native who shows you what daily life here is really like.

Step-by-step itinerary

Stops and time spent at each

1. Queen's Staircase15m
2. Arawak Cay5m

Taste local foods and drinks in Nassau

• Try many flavors of rum cake
• Take photo at Queen's Staircase
• Tour historic rum distillery
• Try native sky juice beverage
• Have lunch on water’s edge

The experience

Four hours is enough time to move through the real Nassau without rushing. You start with rum cake tastings, then head to Queen's Staircase for the photo that matters: a historic landmark carved into limestone. The distillery stop is where the day opens up: you watch rum being bottled and get a free pina colada while you're there, which most visitors never see.

Arawak Cay is where the local eating happens. You'll find the sky juice king there (a person, not a place), and try sky juice itself, a native beverage made from locally sourced ingredients that tourists usually miss entirely. Lunch lands right on the water's edge, so you're eating where the island actually lives. Four Bahamian beverages come with the tour. If you want more, they're available to buy.

The vehicle is air-conditioned and WiFi is on board, which matters on a four-hour day in Nassau heat. Your guide speaks English or Spanish and knows the island as a resident, not as someone reading from a script. The tour suits any fitness level, and the 18-year minimum is there because of the rum tastings and distillery visit.

What’s included

• A sampling of various Bahamian bites and sweets along the route.
• four Bahamian beverages at different stops (non-alcoholic options available).
• a complimentary pina colada at the distillery.
• lunch served on the water.
• air-conditioned vehicle.
• WiFi on board.
• a native guide speaking English or Spanish.

Before you book

Days and timesTuesday to Saturday

AgesAdult (18 and older) · Under 18: can't be booked

GroupUp to 20 · max 4 per booking

Live guideEnglish and Spanish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.You can choose from 8 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled if the minimum number of travelers isn't reached. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

ConfirmationConfirmation within 48 h

Prices and times updated 9 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortPublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Day Drinkers

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you want to eat and drink exactly as locals do, not as a visitor following a standard route. The four-hour pace lets you move through real neighborhoods and sit down for meals without feeling rushed, and a native guide means you're getting the actual story of how Nassau works, not a rehearsed version.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English and Spanish.

What is sky juice and where do I try it on this tour?

Sky juice is a locally sourced native Bahamian beverage you'll taste at Arawak Cay, where the sky juice king prepares it. It's the kind of drink residents actually order, not something made for visitors.

Do I get to see rum actually being made at the distillery?

Yes. At the historic distillery, you watch rum being bottled and get a complimentary pina colada while you're there. That's included in the tour.

What does lunch include and where is it served?

Lunch is served right on the water's edge as part of the tour. A sampling of various Bahamian bites comes with the price. Additional food items are available for purchase if you want more.

Is Queen's Staircase just a photo stop or do I spend time there?

Queen's Staircase is a historic landmark carved into limestone and serves as a great photo opportunity during the tour. It's one of the stops where you get a sense of Nassau's history.

What if I don't drink alcohol? Are there non-alcoholic options?

Yes. Non-alcoholic beverage options are available upon request throughout the tour, including at the distillery and at other tasting stops along the way.