Can you swim with pigs in Nassau from cruise ship?

What It Is. The most well-known swimming pigs experience on a Bahamas cruise involves getting in the water with feral pigs on Pig Beach, located on an island in the Exuma district. But for cruisers, the activity almost always features trained domesticated pigs on small islands much closer to Nassau and Freeport.



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The most well-known swimming pigs experience on a Bahamas cruise involves getting in the water with feral pigs on Pig Beach, located on an island in the Exuma district. But for cruisers, the activity almost always features trained domesticated pigs on small islands much closer to Nassau and Freeport.

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There are only 2 options for getting from Nassau to Pig Beach: Plane or Boat. Bahamas Air Tours offers flights from Nassau to Exuma Staniel Cay. There are a number of local airlines that also offer scheduled flights for getting from Nassau to Exuma. The other option is by Boat.

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Traveling to Pig Island from Nassau Go on a one-day trip by plane to Big Major Cay from Nassau - (Nassau to Exuma Day Trip Swimming Pigs). You'll arrive either at Staniel Cay, Black Point, or Farmers Cay. The closest option to fly into is Staniel Cay. This can cost around $135-$250 USD a seat.

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There are only 2 options for getting from Nassau to Pig Beach: Plane or Boat. Bahamas Air Tours offers flights from Nassau to Exuma Staniel Cay. There are a number of local airlines that also offer scheduled flights for getting from Nassau to Exuma. The other option is by Boat.

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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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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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A note about the speed boat tours: The cheapest way to visit Pig Beach from Nassau is by speedboat. However, this is also the most uncomfortable way to visit the piggies, since the ride is quite bumpy, and you're spending hours on the boat.

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Yes! I had a great time. They do poop in the water, but the workers clean it up quickly and the pigs and workers are very friendly.

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Where are the swimming pigs? The Bahamas' beach pigs live on Big Major Cay, one of the over 365 islands in Exuma, a district of the Bahamas. Also known as Pig Beach (for obvious reasons), the island is about 82 miles southeast of Nassau, and about 50 miles northwest of George Town.

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A note about the speed boat tours: The cheapest way to visit Pig Beach from Nassau is by speedboat. However, this is also the most uncomfortable way to visit the piggies, since the ride is quite bumpy, and you're spending hours on the boat.

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