Best of the Exumas, Bahamas

Bimini Big Game Club Resort & Marina

Bimini, North Bimini

HIGHLIGHTS

To get to the Bahamas, boaters often start from Miami Beach, FL to Bimini which is about 60NM. 

Chub Cay Club Marina

Chub Cay, Berry Island,

HIGHLIGHTS

A quiet island for a serene, relaxing, vacation filled with outdoor activities including bonefishing, deep sea fishing, lobster spearing, sunbathing, island hopping, and shell gathering. A quick stop before heading to Nassau. 

Hurricane Hole Marina

Nassau, Nassau/Paradise Isla

HIGHLIGHTS

The Hurricane Hole Marina boasts one of the strongest locations on Paradise Island, within walking distance to restaurants, shopping, championship golf, casinos, nightclubs, and the Atlantis resort. Or you can stay at the Atlantis Marina which is located next to Hurricane Hole Marina and has every resort amenity you can imagine including a casino.

Highbourne Cay Marina

Highbourne Cay, Exuma

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Highbourne Cay was a refuge for escaped slaves during the colonial era and home to a stunning, scarcely visited beach along the east side. The Island sits at a slightly higher sea level than is found on most Bahamian islands, so it shouldn't be hard to spot. Peer over the dock to see a swarm of nurse sharks flocking to one spot like birds seeking bread as the local dockhands throw unwanted conch—aka “slop”—into the water.

Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park (Warderick Wells)

Warderick Wells, Exuma

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Stretching 20 miles from Wax Cay Cut to Conch Cay Cut, Exuma Cays Land & Sea Park was a pioneering initiative established in 1958 to protect and preserve the marine environment, the park is pristine—no one is permitted to remove anything, living or dead, from the area. The Warderick Wells park office offers a gift shop, ice, wireless Internet service, and visitor information. The moorings are first-come first-serve, hail VHF Channel #9.

Compass Cay Marina

Compass Cay, Exuma

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The marina at Compass Cay, located in one of the rare totally protected harbors in the Exumas, is accessible from the Exuma Banks and the Exuma Sound through channels marked with buoys and range markers. Boats with up to six foot draft at low tide and eight foot at high tide can enter the harbor from the Bank by following the channel marked with buoys and a range. At low tide, vessels of up to six feet may also enter the marina from the Exuma Sound through Joe Cay Cut by following a series of channel markers.

Sampson Cay Club & Marina

Sampson Cay, Exuma

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Sampson Cay offers some of the finest facilities in the Exumas. By now, you are about 220 miles from Fort Lauderdale and 50 nautical miles southeast of Nassau. Be sure to book your slip in advance—the marina is one of only a handful in the Exumas that offers wind and wave protection.

Staniel Cay Yacht Club

Staniel Cay, Exuma

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Jimmy Buffett listed the Staniel Cay Yacht Club in his Top 10 Island Bars and most will agree it is the “Shangri-La” of the Exumas. One of the tourist attractions is diving into the cave where parts of the James Bond movie Thunderball were filmed. It’s also possible to visit a small local cay called Big Majors, where there are swimming pigs. Take your dinghy and motor to Big Majors, where the wild swimming pigs love leftover conch fritters or any food you want to give them.

Marina at Emerald Bay

Georgetown, Exuma

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Georgetown and approximately 900 people live in this seaport, a favorite spot for yachters. There are two major yachting events: the Annual Family Island Regatta in Elizabeth Town and the Annual Georgetown Sailing Regatta held every March.