Snorkeling with Pigs on Paradise Island: Swim & Feed

Splash with swimming pigs and swim alongside green turtles in crystal waters

Snorkel Paradise Island's reefs and swim with pigs in shallow turquoise water on a 4-hour boat excursion from New Providence. A guide leads you to snorkel spots thick with tropical fish and green turtles, then to the pigs you feed and splash with in the shallows. Snorkel equipment and snacks are included.

Step-by-step itinerary

Swim with pigs and snorkel tour

• Boat ride on Bahamian seas
• Splash, swim, and feed pigs
• Snorkel coral reefs with tropical fish
• Dive with green turtles

The experience

Paradise Island is the anchor of this excursion: a boat ride takes you out to snorkel the coral reefs where green turtles hunt and schools of tropical fish move through the water, then to the shallows where the pigs wade and wait to be fed. The 4-hour outing is built around both stops, so you're not choosing between them. You get the reef and the pigs in the same trip. A guide in English is with you the whole time, and snorkel equipment comes with the booking.

The pigs are the moment most people come for. You wade into shallow water, feed them by hand, and swim alongside them. It's the part that photographs and the part that sticks. Before that, though, the reef work is real snorkeling. You're in deeper water with a mask and fins, watching what lives there. Tropical fish and turtles are what the operator names, so that's what you should expect to see.

Pickup is included, and the boat departs from New Providence. Snacks come with the booking. If you're on a cruise ship layover or have a short window in the Bahamas, the 4-hour frame fits a morning or an afternoon without eating the whole day.

What’s included

• Use of snorkeling equipment.
• snacks during the excursion.
• English-speaking guide for the full 4 hours.
• hotel or cruise ship pickup.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery dayDeparts at 10:00

Book up to4h before

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup is optional; you can also go straight to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.You can choose from 18 pickup points.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Moderate physical effortPets welcomePublic transport nearbyNot recommended during pregnancyNot recommended with heart problemsNot recommended with back problemsInfants must sit on laps

Operated by 4 Winds and Tours

Is this one for you?The guide speaks English and is with you throughout, so you follow the commentary and the stops without a language barrier. This works for cruise ship visitors and anyone with a short layover who wants both the reef snorkeling and the pigs without splitting the day into two separate bookings.

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Top questions

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What's the water like when you swim with the pigs?

The pigs wade in shallow turquoise water where you can stand and move freely. It's not a deep dive. You're in the shallows feeding them by hand and swimming alongside them in water you can touch bottom in.

Do I need to know how to snorkel before I go?

The guide is with you the whole time and snorkel equipment is provided, so beginners are fine. You should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness to manage the 4-hour outing and the water time.

What fish and animals will I actually see on the reef?

Paradise Island's coral reefs are where the snorkeling happens, and tropical fish and green turtles are what the operator names as the marine life you'll encounter there.

How does pickup work if I'm staying on a cruise ship?

Pickup is included in the booking. Public transportation options are also available nearby if you prefer to make your own way to the departure point.