Bus for Half a Day (Shore excursion $299 USD per vehicle)

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Stop At: Queen's Staircase, Top of Elizabeth Avenue, off Shirley Street, Nassau New Providence Island

A major landmark in Nassau, the Queen's Staircase has been named in honor of Queen Victoria. It has 66 steps that were made from solid limestone rock by slaves whose original aim is to provide direct access from Fort Fincastle to Nassau City.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Graycliff Cigar Company, W Hill St, Nassau, The Bahamas

Learn how to create your own cigar.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Junkanoo Beach, West Bay St and Nassau St, Nassau New Providence Island

Experience Bahamian culture featuring music, crafts, cultural games and competitions, a diverse kiddie corner, mixology, culinary demonstrations, scrumptious Bahamian food and drinks, and exhilarating Junkanoo performances with Junkanoo Festival Experience

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas, West & West Hill Streets (Same street as Gray Cliff and across the street from St. Francis Xavier Cathedral), Nassau New Providence Island

If you are interested in Bahamian art, this should be your first stop. The art captures the history of Bahamas and Bahamian life through the artwork of Bahamian artists. You'll see contemporary movements and experimental contemporary art practices through exhibitions. There are several sculptures outside in the garden as well as wonderful murals that you can see from outside.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Fort Fincastle, Bennet_s Hill, Nassau New Providence Island

You can also explore this as well as other historic sites in Nassau. Fort Fincastle was built in 1793 to help protect the city from pirates. Located atop Bennet’s Hill, the highest point on New Providence Island, it provided the best views of Nassau and Paradise Island as well as the eastern approaches to the islands.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Genuinely Bahamian, Frederick Street, Nassau New Providence Island

The Genuinely Bahamian Boutique offers a variety of Bahamian fruit teas and bush teas that both tantalize and heal. Their most popular teas include the sans-rum Queen’s Cove Secret Garden Tea, made from a medley of Bahamian flowers, and the Nassau Tropical Delight Rum Tea, but the Boutique also showcases Fever-Grass Tea, a fragrant, herbal tea akin to Lemongrass that relieves all forms of aches and pain related to flus, colds, and fevers (as the name implies).

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Ardastra Gardens, Zoo and Conservation Center, Chippingham Road, Nassau New Providence Island

Watch dancing flamingos up close in the Bahamas’ first and only zoo in Nassau Paradise Island and home to the Carribean flamingo

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: The Daiquiri Shack, West Bay Street, Nassau New Providence Island

Have fresh fruit daiquiri to beat the heat.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Arawak Cay, Nassau New Providence Island

This popular place is home to a variety of authentic Bahamian restaurants, featuring traditional dishes from the Islands and ice-cold beverages with a local twist—all of which are sure to please the palate. Make sure to try Conch which is a local staple and the national dish of The Bahamas.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: John Watling's Distillery, Buena Vista Estate 17 Delancy Street, Nassau 00000 New Providence Island

Explore a live local distillery making hand-crafted rum and other spirits in small batches and bottling since 1789.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Pirates of Nassau Museum, King and George St, Nassau New Providence Island

This wax museum is dedicated to the life and times of Pirates in The Bahamas and those who fought against them. There are dramatic recreations of battles with sound and light; a number of displays depicting the lives of pirates, their living quarters, tools and weaponry; how they were punished for indiscretions, including being marooned on a deserted island; in addition to plaques on the wall providing historical details of the era. There is also a gift shop on the premises.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Nassau Botanical Gardens, Chippingham Road, Nassau New Providence Island

The Nassau Botanical Gardens provide a tranquil retreat for nature-loving residents and visitors. It features 18 acres of tropical flora covering over 600 species, including the Bahamas national flower, the Yellow Elder.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Bonefish Pond National Park, Cowpen Road, Nassau New Providence Island

This 1,280-acre park located on the south central coast of New Providence is an important marine nursery area. You can learn about mangroves while kayaking in this place.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: The Cloisters Nassau, Paradise Island Dr, Nassau New Providence Island

With wonderfully manicured gardens (Versailles garden) and a lovely view of the Nassau harbor, Cloisters is one place which is all about serenity and romanticism where you can spend your time in introspection and soaking in the views.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Christ Church Cathedral, George and King Sts., Nassau New Providence Island

The Lord Proprietors built the original building on this site in 1670, making it the first church built in The Islands Of The Bahamas. The present structure, built in 1841, is the fifth church that has occupied this spot. The year 1861 marked an historic beginning for the islands; Nassau became a city and Christ Church was made a Cathedral.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Bahamas, 2 Marina Drive Paradise Island N.P, The Bahamas

From a suspended airplane and pool bar to the outdoor deck with a fun and entertaining staff, Margaritaville is more than a restaurant - it's a state of mind. Margaritaville has everything you need to have a good time: great music, their signature menu, three unique bars, indoor and outdoor seating, a fin-shaped pool and a stage for live performances.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Fort Charlotte, West Bay Street, Nassau New Providence Island

If you have time to visit only one fort, see Fort Charlotte, the largest one on New Providence at 100 acres. Located one mile west of downtown Nassau, just off West Bay Street, it sits on a hill overlooking the far west end of the harbor, commanding an impressive view of Paradise Island, Nassau, and the harbor.

Every Wednesday and Friday, starting at 11:30 a.m., a living historical scene lets you step back in time and experience daily life in 18th-century Nassau. It features characters dressed in period costume, who exhibit basketweaving techniques, kitchen utensils used over 250 years ago, and fruits sold at the market. It culminates with the firing of the cannon at 12:00 noon.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Clifton Heritage National Park, Southwest Road The Email Button Does Not Work, Nassau SP-63846 New Providence Island

A walk along the winding trails throughout the park will reveal a variety of ecosystems, such as native coppice, cliffs, coastal wetlands, dunes, rocky shorelines, sandy beaches, and offshore coral reefs. Local fauna include songbirds, wading birds, seabirds, and other wildlife. You can enjoy swimming, fishing, hiking, camping, snorkeling using our snorkels, birdwatching, and picnicking in the Park, and the panoramic views from the cliffs.

Duration: 30 minutes