My Top 17 Best Beaches and Snorkeling in the Exumas, Bahamas (By Land, By Boat, and By Excursion)
www.jordanoutside.com/exumas We just got back from an amazing trip to the Exumas in the Bahamas. We put this video together so if you're planning a trip to the Exumas, you know which beaches and snorkeling spots to go to and how to access them. We start out with the beaches on Great Exuma Island that you can drive to. Then we head to Little Exuma Island to the beaches you can drive to. From there, we rented a boat and we'll show you the islands to visit by boat. Lastly, we went on an excursion that was farther way to visit Pig Beach and other far away beaches in the Exumas. Beaches 1 through 11 you can drive to:
1. Exuma Point Beach, Great Exuma Island
• Exuma Point Beach, Gre...
2. Cocoplum Beach, Great Exuma Island
• Cocoplum Beach, Great ...
3. Farmer's Hill Beach, Great Exuma Island
• Farmer's Hill Beach, G...
4. Three Sisters Beach, Great Exuma Island
• Three Sisters Beach, G...
5. Moss Town Beach, Great Exuma Island
• Moss Town Beach, Great...
6. Tar Bay Beach, Great Exuma Island
• Tar Bay Beach, Great E...
7. Hoopers Bay Beach, Great Exuma Island
• Hooper's Bay Beach, Gr...
8. Jolly Hall Beach, Great Exuma Island
• Jolly Hall Beach, Grea...
9. Pretty Molly Beach, Little Exuma Island
• Pretty Molly Beach, Li...
10. Forbes Hill Beach, Little Exuma Island
• Forbes Hill Beach, Lit...
11. Tropic of Cancer Beach, Little Exuma Island
• Tropic of Cancer Beach...
Beaches 12 through 16 you can rent a boat to go to them:
12. Starfish Beach, Stocking Island
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13. Chat "N" Chill Beach Bar & Grill, Stocking Island
• Chat N Chill Beach Bar...
14. Sand Dollar Beach, Stocking Island
• The South End of Sand ...
15. Redshank Cays Beach, The Exumas
• Redshank Cays Beach, T...
16. Man-O-War Cay Sandbar and Beach, The Exumas
• Man-O-War Cay Sandbar ...
There are multiple beaches for #17 as we booked an excursion through Exuma Water Sports (exumawatersports.com/tours-ra...) to go explore up by Staniel Cay on the north end of the exumas. I lumped all of these together as you would need to go on the excursion to access them. They are too far away for a normal boat rental.
The full video for our Excursion: • Swimming With Pigs, Sh...
17a. Leaf Cay (Rock Iguanas
17b. Staniel Cay (Plane Wreck)
17c. Staniel Cay (Thunderball Grotto)
17d. Pig Beach on Big Major's Cay
17e. Compass Cay (Swimming with Sharks)
17f. Little Pipe Cay Sandbar
17g. Staniel Cay (Lunch at Staniel Cay Yacht Club)
17h. Rudder Cut Cay (Snorkeling the Musician Mermaid
We hope this video helps you plan your next trip to the Exumas. This is really a slice of paradise.
My wife and I, our 2 children and their husband/wife (in-laws), and our 6 grandchildren are going in July. This KZhead is fabulous and enormously helpful. Thanks for posting!!!
Thank you! What an amazing trip that is going to be with all of your family. 😃
We go in a few months and this was very helpful! Thank you!
Thanks for the feedback! Have a great trip 😃
Number 300! Best tips for Exuma.
Thanks, I appreciate it 😃
You showed most of my favorites...I've been going to Exuma at least once a year since 1984...it is my peaceful place! Don't tell too many people about it! Getting too crowded!!😍💙💙The first time I went in 1984, most of those beaches were empty and my brother and sister in law started going in the mid 1970's....pretty low level of visitors, but they had all those great beaches to themselves.
Thanks Christine, such an amazing place 😃
Would it be better to stay at stocking island or hideaways? I'm stuck and don't know if I wanna be on an stocking or just stay at hideaways and ferry in 1 day. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
😃😃😃😃😃THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU !!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏. Very grateful. Now i know EXUCLY WUT TO DO!!!! My dorky humor. Safe travels my friend
Thanks, I'm glad it helped 😃
OMG, this is my dream vacation!! I am going there this summer!
You're going to love it. Such an amazing place 😃
Awesome video. Can’t wait to plan our trip!
Thanks John, I appreciate the feedback. It's such an amazing place to explore 😃
Just found your video of my favorite island!! We vacation there every February 🇧🇸🌴😎 Well put together video, I’m emailing to all my friends ☺
Thanks Rena! Such an amazing place to explore 😃
great video 🙏🏾
Thank you! I appreciate the kind words 😃
Omg! This is PERFECT!!! Exactly what I was looking for !!!! Thank you !❤
Thanks, I'm glad it helped 😃
Awesome video! Looks like a dreamy vacation spot. My family absolutely loves snorkeling in the Bahamas. Time to plan a vacation in the Exumas!
Thanks Dirk! You won't regret it. We had such an amazing time there 😃
Thank you so much. We’ve rent a large house, boat, and car the entire month of June. This is such a help to making our daily plans. What bakery and bread is the best
Wow, sounds like you're going to have a fun trip! We got our regular bread for sandwiches from Exuma Markets in George Town.
Amazing video Ty!
Thanks for the feedback. I appreciate it 😃
Such a great and helpful video! Thank you!
Thanks Kathy! I appreciate the feedback 😃
Fantastic video. Love how you showed everything clearly on the map too. Thank you!! We were fortunate enough to join friends at stocking island on their sailboat. Chat n chill is legendary!! We want to do a trip just like this one someday soon.
Thanks so much! I appreciate the feedback. How cool to go on a sailboat at Stocking Island 😃
Amazing! Many thanks! This will help me to plan my itinerary next month.
Thanks for the feedback. I'm excited for you. You're going to have a great time!
Amazing and helpful Video, Thanks for Sharing this cool Spots 😎😎😎😎
Thank you! Such an incredible place to visit 😃
That was awesome! I want to do the Exuma just like that! The water is beautiful there and the sandbars too! Great video!
Thanks! You'll absolutely love it 😃
Great video. You hit most of the beaches. Others to check out are the northern side of Stocking Island (the whole thing), and the beaches around Man-O-War, which are only accessible by kayak because of the shallowness.
Thanks for the feedback. What a great reason to go back to paradise 😃
After watching your video, I changed plans and instead of going to Curacao, we are going to Exuma! I'd like to know where you rented the car! Thank you for this video, I will follow your itinerary!!!
I'm so excited for you! You're going to love the Exumas. Curacao is amazing too so make sure you do that on your next trip. We rented our Jeep from Airport Car Rental. www.exumacarrental.com/ It's located right across from the airport. Hope that helps 😃
This video is great! Saving this for when I go to Exuma in a few months!!
Thanks Mia, you're going to love it!
I was actually looking at google earth and identifying some of the beaches you have explored to see if they are worth visiting and your video is so helpful that it makes it easy to see which ones we should visit. I read that renting a car maybe challenging when its peak season. Who did you rent your car from? Thanks again for a very informative video.
Thanks for the kind feedback! We rented a jeep from Airport Car Rental. This is their Website: www.exumacarrental.com/
Ask your rental as well. We always rent a cottage that comes with a 4wheel drive and a boat, right on the beach down in Rolleville in front of the sandbar around Man-O-War Cay.
Great video! Can you rank your favorite 3-4 snorkeling spots?
Thanks Jay, We loved snorkeling at Hoopers Bay Beach because of the turtles. We also loved snorkeling at Exuma Point Beach because of the nurse sharks and star fish. The third snorkeling spot would be Thunderball Grotto. Hope that helps 😃
@@JordanOutside, thanks! We won't be able to make it to Thunderball. Is there a spot on Great Exuma (or Little/Stocking) that had good fish?
@@cjay0022 Jolly Hall Beach on the north side had great snorkeling too.
@@JordanOutside , thanks again - so helpful! What were your 5 favorite beaches?
@@cjay0022 Tropic of Cancer Beach, Pretty Molly Beach, Forbes Hill Beach, Cocoplum Beach, and Tar Bay Beach.
We are going in May - this is a great resource. Are roads marked for turn offs to beaches? I'm assuming the rental we are in will provide a map. So excited for exploring all these amazing areas of the island
Hi Cathy, I'm so excited for you. You're going to love it. Some of the roads have signs for the beach and others don't. We used Google Maps on our phones and it took us to each beach with no problems. We have AT&T in the US and we activated the international plan while we where there. Our rental car did not provide a map. Hope that helps 😃
@@JordanOutside perfect I wasn’t sure if any map apps would work - good to know Plan on getting an international plan while we are there also
@@cathymigliaccio3139 Awesome, have a great trip!
What company did you book your excursion with? Very helpful video! Planning our trip for November now 😁
Hey Mackenzie, I'm so excited for you. It's such an amazing place. We booked through Exuma Water Sports. Here's the link: exumawatersports.com/tours-rates/full-day-007-staniel-cay-swimming-pigs-tour/ You can also watch our video that is specific to that excursion: kzhead.info/sun/f52qlJpsZ2R8d2w/bejne.htmlsi=TYWRqgb8cLafjnY8 Hope that helps 😃
What time of the year did you do this trip? Here now and have been to many of these beaches but the water is definitely not this calm as in your video. Definitely looking to visit again but wanting nice calm water to do more snorkeling
Hey Joyce, we were there in June. We had some crazy rain and flooding, but when it wasn't raining it was clear out and the water was calm.
Absolutely beautiful. What month were you there? It appears the water was very warm. Exuma is on my bucket list.
Thanks, we were there in June of this year.
@@JordanOutside. Thanks. Do you have any recommendation on where to stay for two people?
@@GailAiken I went with my wife and two kids and stayed in a two bedroom Airbnb. This is where we stayed: kzhead.info/sun/ip2OirN9m4avdXA/bejne.htmlsi=gKMEO0eWtYelDfnb
Curious, was anyone staying in the Sun House next door since the pool and backyard are shared space? Could be a good or potentially bad situation. Thanks @@JordanOutside
@@GailAiken We had a few days with no one in the other unit, and then the rest of the time with people renting it. They were really friendly and there were no issues for us.
Would it be better to stay at francis marina resort in stocking island or hideaways? I'm stuck and don't know if I wanna be on an stocking or just stay at hideaways and ferry in 1 day. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Great question. I've never stayed at Francis Marina Resort on Stocking Island. I bet it is amazing. We stayed on Great Exuma so we could have a rental car to hit lots of beaches on Great Exuma and Little Exuma. We rented a boat for 2 days and were able to explore Stocking Island and the surrounding islands and sandbars. It all depends on how much exploring you want to do.
Hi, Jordan! When did you record this video, because all the beach is quiet don’t see wave! What time of the year were you there, there's no wind!?
We were there in June.
How many days did you spend there in exuma ? How many days would u say is the perfect amount??? Also, every place u went was beautifully and seemed like the weather was perfect with no rain.. what month did u go?
We spent 9 days in the Exumas. That was perfect for us. It allowed us to explore all these beaches and go back to our favorites. We went in June and they had a lot of rain. The nice part is that after it would rain, it would clear up like the footage you're seeing. Hope that helps 😃
@@JordanOutside awesome. Thanks for the info. Can't wait to visit there one day. Looks beautiful
How much was the boat tour to stocking island beaches and the sandbars?
We rented a boat from Minn's Watersports. We rented a 17 foot boston whaler. It cost us $237 plus a $200 dollar deposit, which is used for extra gas. We ended up getting $150 back, so it cost us $287. I just checked the website and it looks like the pricing has gone up a little to $273 per day. sites.google.com/site/minnswatersports/prices-reservations?authuser=0
Can we continue on the rental boat to stiniel cay or it’s to far away? Thank you
No, the rental boat is only for the Stocking Island area. Staniel Cay is too far.
Thank you so much for answering my question.
@@biistatra9 No problem 👍
Hey! What do I need to provide (documentations) to the boat rental company in order to rent a boat like yours ?
Great question. I provided my ID and a valid credit card. That was it. I did make the reservation in advance.
Thank you!
what drone did you use to get the footage?
I have a DJI Mavic 3.
What is that excursion called that’s exactly what I want to do!! Looks so fun!!
Hey Jessica, you'll love it. Here's the link to the exact excursion we booked: exumawatersports.com/tours-rates/full-day-007-staniel-cay-swimming-pigs-tour/
@@JordanOutside do you think it’s worth it even if I am going to stay in exuma? It looks really fun.
@@jessicakilburn Hey Jessica, we really second guessed if the cost was worth it. After going, it was definitely a highlight of our trip. For us it was worth it and we highly recommend it. I don't get anything for recommending this excursion, we just really liked it. If you can afford it, it is worth it.
@@JordanOutside awesome! Just wondering if I should rent a boat or just do this excursion. But I think I’ll just do the excursion and rent a car instead. Thanks for the advice!
Did you fly into George Town ? And did you stay on Exuma?
Yes, we flew into George Town. We rented an Airbnb. Here's the link of where we stayed: kzhead.info/sun/ip2OirN9m4avdXA/bejne.htmlsi=C8Lwt5HX_jAyRtxb
Which time of year were you there, and how much rain did you experience?
We were there in June and we had crazy rain with flooded streets, but we rented a Jeep and were still able to get around. It would rain for 4 or 5 hours and then it would be clear again. The locals said that was the most rain they had in a long time. The said it's normal to have rain in June, but not that much.
@@JordanOutside Thanks!
How much did the boat rental cost?
We rented the boat for 2 days and it came out to $287. We rented through Minn's Watersports in George Town on Great Exuma. Hope that helps 😃
@@JordanOutside$287 per day?