Can you swim with pigs at Cococay?

We dropped our stuff in chairs and headed straight to our port adventure – Swimming with the Pigs on Treasure Island! After a short boat ride to the island, we met the pigs on the spacious dock area, featuring 180 degree views of the water. They were absolutely DARLING! I swear we might never get over how fun this was!



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Our last day in port was spent at Royal Caribbean's private island, Coco Cay. Our day started by being among the first off the ship. We dropped our stuff in chairs and headed straight to our port adventure – Swimming with the Pigs on Treasure Island!

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The Staniel Cay Adventures offers the swimming with the pigs excursion from Nassau for $510.00. It includes a quick flight. Like other tours, the tour includes swimming with the pigs, swimming with the sharks, visiting the iguanas, snorkeling, and more.

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It's a Unique Experience If you're traveling to Rose Island or don't live far off, you should really make the trip to go see its pigs. The swimming pigs at Rose Island are nice, fun, and will offer you a unique experience. It's rare that people get to go swimming with pigs.

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Expect to share your experience with other tourists – most days, several boats stop at Pig Beach at the same time. If you want the pigs all to yourself, you'll have to pay for a private tour. Expect to be in or on the water pretty much all day.

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They're far from snobbish, though: These pigs are friendly, extroverted creatures who happily swim and pose for photos with their human admirers.

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Pig Beach or Big Major Cay is located approximately 77 miles away from Nassau. Making it a long journey for travelers, but worth every minute and perfect for a day trip. The journey to Pig Beach will be either a 3-hour boat ride (don't recommend) or a 30-minute flight (highly recommend).

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All about the 'Beach Babes' of Big Major Cay The pigs on Big Major Cay (Pig Island) are considered the 'original swimming pigs' of The Bahamas.

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The boat ride will take approximately 5-10 minutes before finally reaching the island with pigs. However, we strongly encourage you to linger just a bit longer to see what the small island of Staniel Cay has to offer.

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The island takes its unofficial name from the fact that it is populated by a colony of feral pigs which live on the island. It has become a tourist attraction in modern times. The pigs are known in popular culture as the swimming pigs although other islands with swimming pigs exist in the Bahamas.

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The owners of the popular Gowanus barbecue joint Pig Beach announced they will be closing the doors to their flagship Brooklyn location on Dec. 30. According a post shared on social media, the 480 Union St. restaurant was sold to local developer Tankhouse and MacArthur Holdings as part of the Gowanus Rezoning project.

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