To your hotelAirport transfer
There’s no bus. It’s a taxi or a pre-booked transfer, and pre-booking means arriving instead of negotiating.
See transfer options →Getting there & around
Two ends of the chain. Two ways in.
Fly into George Town for Great Exuma. For the central cays, connect onward to Staniel Cay. The two ends aren’t a casual day trip from each other.
Flying in
Exuma International (GGT), George Town
The main gateway. Nonstop routes include:
- Miami and Charlotte on American Airlines
- Fort Lauderdale on Bahamasair and Aztec Airways
- Nassau on Bahamasair and Western Air
- Toronto, seasonally, on Air Canada
- Atlanta on Delta, with service scheduled to begin in November 2026
Routes change by season. Check with the airline before you plan around one.
Staniel Cay airstripGetting to Staniel Cay
Staniel Cay has its own airstrip, served by charter and small regional flights, often via Nassau or Florida. You can also go by boat from Great Exuma.
Staying on Great Exuma? You don’t need to: full-day boat tours run north to the pigs and grotto.
See boat tours to the cays →Once you landTo your hotel 
Drive on the left
Elizabeth Harbour
Getting around Great Exuma
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To your hotelDrive on the leftRental car or buggy
Great and Little Exuma are long and thin, with one main road. Driving is on the left. A car or buggy gets you to the beaches without signs.
Buggy rentals →Elizabeth HarbourWater taxis
Ferries shuttle from George Town across Elizabeth Harbour to Stocking Island through the day. Ask at the dock for the schedule.
Practical stuff
Before you go
- Passports: US and Canadian visitors need a valid passport to fly to the Bahamas.
- Money: the Bahamian dollar is pegged 1:1 to the US dollar and US cash is accepted almost everywhere.
- Power: same plugs and voltage as the US.
- Connectivity: fine on Great Exuma; patchy to nonexistent in the far cays and inside the park.
- Provisions: the smaller cays rely on weekly supply boats. Bring what you can’t live without.
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The Exuma Trip Planner
Everything on this site, boiled down to a plan you can actually follow:
- A 4-day itinerary that beats the Nassau day boats to Pig Beach
- Which island to base yourself on, by budget
- How to book the boat day (and what it should cost)
- Month-by-month weather & hurricane-season odds
- The packing list locals wish visitors brought