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Nassau: Swimming Pigs & Turtle Snorkel with Lunch & Pickup

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Free cancellation

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Duration4h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

Five Island Boat Tour: Snorkel, Swim with Pigs and Turtles, Eat Fresh Conch

You get picked up from your hotel or port between 1:30 and 1:45 pm, then visit five islands in one afternoon: snorkel coral reefs at Pearl Island, swim with sea turtles at Green Cay, swim with pigs at Rose Island, and taste fresh conch at Montague Beach. Lunch, drinks, snorkeling gear, and boat transport are included; return happens in the late afternoon.

Step-by-step itinerary

Pickup between 1:30 and 1:45 pm
Snorkel at Pearl Island for 30 minutes
Visit Gilligan's Island
Swim with turtles at Green Cay for 15-20 minutes
Lunch and swim with pigs at Rose Island
Conch show and tasting at Montague Beach
Return to hotel or port

The Experience

A small boat cuts through turquoise water, and ahead of you the pigs are already waiting on the sand. This is the Nassau swimming pigs and turtle tour — five stops in one afternoon, starting with a 1:30 to 1:45 pm pickup from your hotel or cruise port. The boat heads first to Pearl Island, where you drop into untouched coral reefs for thirty minutes of snorkeling, life jacket and equipment included. The water is so clear you can see the bottom without trying.

After Pearl Island comes Gillagan's Island, then Green Cay, where the turtles come right up to you in the shallows — they'll eat from your hands if you're steady enough. Fifteen to twenty minutes there, and then the boat moves on to Rose Island for lunch. This is where the swimming with pigs happens, the part everyone books for. You get in the water, the pigs swim toward you, and it's exactly as strange and real as it sounds. Captain Mario has been running this route long enough that the animals know the boat.

The last stop is Montague Beach for the conch show and tasting — Captain Mario prepares it himself, right there on the sand. By then you've been out about five hours, and the boat turns back toward Nassau. Lunch, snacks, water, soft drinks, beer, and alcohol are all included throughout the day, so you're not hunting for money or a place to eat between stops. The whole thing is private group, meaning it's your people on the boat, not a cattle-car operation with fifty strangers.

What’s included

Hotel or cruise port pickup between 1:30 and 1:45 pm.
snorkeling at Pearl Island with provided life jacket and equipment.
boat transport to Gillagan's Island, Green Cay, Rose Island, and Montague Beach.
swimming with sea turtles.
swimming with pigs.
lunch and snacks.
water, soft drinks, beer, and alcoholic beverages.
conch tasting prepared by Captain Mario.
return transport to your hotel or port in the late afternoon.

Good to know

Moderate physical levelPublic transport nearbyNot for pregnant travelersNot for heart conditionsNot for back problemsInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Ultimate SeaXscape

Is this one for you?Book this if you want the main Nassau water attractions — reefs, turtles, pigs, and conch — in one afternoon without arranging five separate boats, timing your own stops, or figuring out where to eat. The fixed schedule and included lunch mean you show up at pickup and the rest is handled.