Rock iguanasAllen’s Cay
The northernmost regular stop, home to a protected population of rock iguanas that waddle down the beach to meet boats.
Iguana tours →Islands & cays
Island by island, north to south.
The Exumas are three trips in one: the wild, protected north; the famous middle; and the lived-in south around George Town.
The northern caysRock iguanas 
Beaches
Plane wreck
Land & Sea Park
Park country
Rock iguanasBeachesHighbourne Cay
A private island with a well-known marina, a provisioning stop for yachts heading into the park.
Plane wreckNorman’s Cay
Infamous as a 1970s–80s drug-smuggling base. A plane wreck in the shallows is now a popular snorkel.
Snorkel tours →Land & Sea ParkWarderick Wells
Headquarters of the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park: hiking trails, a mooring field, and a sperm whale skeleton on the beach.
Park excursions →The central cays
Base camp
Pig Beach
Sharks & sandbars
Tidal flats
Great Guana Cay
Sunset in the cays
The postcard Exumas
Base campStaniel Cay
The hub of the central cays: an airstrip, a yacht club, a couple of small stores, and Thunderball Grotto a short ride from the dock. The best base if boat days are the point.
Grotto tours →Pig BeachBig Major Cay
Home of the swimming pigs, just across the water from Staniel Cay. Early is everything.
Pig tours →Sharks & sandbarsCompass Cay
Famous for its dock of nurse sharks, with sandbars and beaches nearby.
Shark-dock tours →Tidal flatsPipe Creek
A maze of shallow channels and sandbars between the cays that appear and disappear with the tide.
Sandbar trips →Great Guana CayBlack Point (Great Guana Cay)
One of the larger settlements in the cays, with a laundromat famous among sailors and a quieter, local feel.
Sunset in the caysLittle Farmer’s Cay
A tiny community known for its own small-boat regatta and a welcoming harbor.
The south
George Town
Elizabeth Harbour
Tropic of Cancer
Great & Little Exuma
George TownGreat Exuma
The main island: the airport (GGT), George Town, grocery stores, restaurants and most hotels. Easy to reach, with long beaches up the coast toward Emerald Bay.
Island tours →Elizabeth HarbourStocking Island
A short water taxi from George Town: beaches, beach bars, and the sheltered harbor where cruising yachts gather in winter.
Tropic of CancerLittle Exuma
Linked to Great Exuma by a bridge. Home of Tropic of Cancer Beach, one of the most beautiful in the Bahamas, and a slower pace.
Rent a buggy →Which island should I stay on?
First trip with flights to plan: Great Exuma. Here for the boat stops: Staniel Cay. Honeymoon: a private island resort.
Where to stay →Free · instant
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