Nassau Historical Tour: Queen's Staircase & Pirates Museum

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Duration3h 30m

GroupUp to 14

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

Limestone stairs, rum cake, chocolate samples and a fort built in 1793

This half-day historical sightseeing tour of Nassau includes hotel pickup, transport by air-conditioned van, and a local guide who takes you through the city's colonial past and pirate-era attractions. You'll climb the 102-foot Queen's Staircase to Fort Fincastle, taste rum cake and 17 chocolate flavors at the Graycliff Chocolate Factory, sample a rum distillery's Pina Colada, and pass the Pirates Museum in downtown Nassau. The tour runs 3.5 hours and includes bottled water and live commentary; the Pirates Museum admission is separate.

3h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Half-day Nassau historical sightseeing

Drive through historic Nassau
Visit Bahamas Rum Cake Factory
Climb Queen's Staircase and visit Fort Fincastle
Shop at mini market atop Bennet's Hill
Tour Graycliff Chocolate Factory and sample chocolate
Sample rum at John Watlings Distillery
Explore Pirates Museum (admission not included)

The Experience

The tour starts with a 15-minute stop at the Bahamas Rum Cake Factory, where you'll get free samples of flavors like pina colada, banana and chocolate. From there, the guide drives you to the Queen's Staircase—a 102-foot limestone passage carved in the late 18th century. You can climb the 65 steps to the top of Bennet's Hill, the highest point in Nassau, where Fort Fincastle stands (built in 1793 by Lord Dunmore). If climbing isn't an option, the driver takes you to the top by van instead. A small market with handmade goods sits at the summit.

Next is a 30-minute stop at the Graycliff Chocolate Factory, where you'll watch how the chocolate is made and taste 17 different flavors. After that, you visit the John Watlings Distillery, a local rum producer where you can sample what the operator calls one of the best Pina Coladas on the island. The tour passes the Pirates Museum in downtown Nassau—an interactive attraction set in 1716 when pirates ruled the Caribbean—though entry there costs extra. Throughout the day you're traveling in an air-conditioned van with a local guide providing live commentary on Nassau's history and culture.

Hotel pickup and drop-off are included for all major hotels and the Prince George Wharf. You choose between a morning or afternoon departure, and the whole experience runs 3.5 hours. Bottled water is provided. Children from age 4 can join; the tour is not recommended for travelers with cardiovascular or spinal issues, and a moderate fitness level helps because of the staircase climb.

What’s included

Hotel pickup and drop-off at major hotels and the Prince George Wharf.
transport in an air-conditioned van.
a local guide providing live commentary.
rum cake samples at the factory.
chocolate tastings (17 flavors) at the Graycliff Chocolate Factory.
a Pina Colada sample at the John Watlings Distillery.
bottled water throughout the tour.
local taxes.

Good to know

Moderate physical levelNot for heart conditionsNot for back problems

Operated by Tyrone Wilson

Is this one for you?Choose the morning tour if you want to start early and have the afternoon free, or the afternoon tour if your ship or hotel schedule runs late. Either way, the fixed itinerary and included transport mean you're not arranging stops, timing or how to get between them—the guide handles the route and the history.