Choosing A Swimming Pigs Tour From Nassau

Side-by-side guides to every way of reaching the pigs from Nassau, from quick Rose Island runs to full-day Exuma speedboat trips.

Picking Your Pig Tour

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Where To Go And Book

Exuma pigs versus Rose Island pigs: where each lives, what each costs, and how to book.

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Big Major Cay

The original Pig Beach, about 20 pigs, reached by boat or plane from Nassau.

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Exuma Day Trip

Speedboat versus plane to the famous pigs: prices, stops and timing compared.

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Rose Island Tours

Every Rose Island pig tour compared: price, duration, meal and pickup.

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Comparison

Exuma Vs Rose Island

Distance, price, time and colony differences between the Exuma pigs and Rose Island pigs.

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Tours Compared

Every pig trip format side by side: price, duration, meal, pickup and what you actually get.

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Exuma Day Trip Timeline

The full day, hour by hour: departure, the run south, pig beach, lunch, and the ride home.

Prices, Safety And Getting There

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Pig Tour Costs

Real price bands for every pig swim from Nassau, from $75 beach days to $4,000 plane charters.

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Best Time To Visit

Month by month advice on seas, temperatures and hurricane season for swimming pigs trips from Nassau.

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Plane Or Speedboat

Plane or speedboat to the Exuma pigs: times, costs, comfort, and which fits your day.

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Is It Ethical?

What the official guidance says about pig welfare, and how to spot a responsible tour.

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Is It Safe?

Pig nips, nurse sharks, choppy crossings and sun: the honest safety picture for pig swims from Nassau.

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What To Bring

A packing list for swimming pigs trips from Nassau: what to wear and what to pack.

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Planning

Pigs With Kids

Ages, boat time, seasickness and the kid-friendliest pig trips from Nassau.

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Cruise Day Pig Tours

Match a pig swim to your ship's schedule: durations, start points and prices that fit a Nassau port day.

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What Killed The Pigs

What official sources actually say about swimming pig deaths, and what is simply not documented.

Combo Pig Trips

Turquoise shallows around a small Exuma cay with a speedboat anchored offshore

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Exuma Tour Stops

What each named Exuma stop is, and which listings actually include it.

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Nassau Beaches

Public Nassau beaches versus a beach club day with pigs on Rose Island, and how to pair the two.

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Nassau Snorkeling

Reef and turtle stops that ride along on Nassau pig beach trips, compared by price, duration and gear.

Planning Your Trip

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First-Timer Excursions

Which Nassau excursions are worth a first-timer's money, and which pig trip to book.

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Free In Nassau

Beaches, stairs and fish fry for free, plus where a paid pig trip fits.

Woodes Rodgers Walk waterfront in Nassau with boats moored along the harbor

Planning

Is Nassau Safe?

Safety and logistics for Nassau visitors, from pickup points to jet skis, before a pig beach boat day.

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Cruise Port Guide

Where ships dock, what is walkable, and which pig tours fit a Nassau port day.

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Nassau Weather

Month-by-month Nassau weather for planning a swimming pigs boat day.

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Other Pig Beaches

Which pig beaches in the Bahamas are confirmed, which are rumors, and which you can actually book from Nassau.

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Origin Of The Pigs

The sailor story, the shipwreck story, and why nobody knows for sure how pigs ended up in the Exumas.

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