{"id":1306290,"date":"2026-10-08T10:54:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T10:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1306290"},"modified":"2026-10-12T13:55:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T13:55:52","slug":"bahamas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/north-america\/bahamas\/","title":{"rendered":"Bahamas"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":1302043,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-country","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_hero_image":"","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_why_title":"","hw_hub_why_body":"","hw_hub_why_link_label":"","hw_hub_why_link_url":"","hw_hub_why_cards":"","hw_hub_stats":"","hw_hub_countries_title":"","hw_hub_countries_intro":"","hw_hub_featured":"","hw_hub_regions":"","hw_hub_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"","hw_hub_when_intro":"","hw_hub_seasons":"","hw_hub_costs_title":"","hw_hub_costs_body":"","hw_hub_cost_rows":"","hw_hub_cost_note":"","hw_hub_money_reads":"","hw_hub_rail_title":"","hw_hub_rail_body":"","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"","hw_hub_routes":"","hw_hub_events_title":"","hw_hub_events_intro":"","hw_hub_events_source":"","hw_hub_events_continent":"","hw_hub_events_count":"","hw_hub_events_cache":"","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_events":"","hw_hub_events_pills":"","hw_hub_reads_intro":"","hw_hub_article_rows":"","hw_hub_show_read_time":"","hw_hub_all_title":"","hw_hub_all_body":"","hw_hub_all_cta":"","hw_hub_trips_title":"","hw_hub_trips_note":"","hw_hub_trips":"","hw_hub_faq_title":"","hw_hub_faq_note":"","hw_hub_faqs":"","hw_hub_cta_title":"","hw_hub_cta_body":"","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_hub_term":"","hw_hub_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_country_hero_eyebrow":"Bahamas country guide","hw_hub_country_hero_h1":"Things to do in Bahamas","hw_hub_country_hero_intro":"700 islands strung across the Atlantic, water that genuinely is that colour, and swimming pigs. Expensive, and there is a way to do it without a resort.","hw_hub_country_hero_image":"1307767","hw_hub_country_hero_overlay":"medium","hw_hub_country_hero_cta":"Pick an island | #cities\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_country_stats":"US$45 | Dorm bed, from\r\n700 | Islands, 30 inhabited\r\n$ | US dollars, at par\r\nOut Islands | Where the good stuff is","hw_hub_country_intro_title":"Beyond Nassau and the cruise dock","hw_hub_country_intro_body":"The Bahamas are 700 islands and cays spread over 800km of Atlantic, and the version most visitors see is Nassau's cruise port and a resort on Paradise Island.\r\n\r\nNassau itself is worth a day or two \u2014 the straw market, Fort Charlotte, the fish fry at Arawak Cay where locals eat conch on a Friday night \u2014 but the country opens up on the Out Islands: Eleuthera with its pink sand beaches and a rock arch where two oceans meet, the Exumas with swimming pigs and sandbars, Andros with the world's third largest barrier reef and blue holes.\r\n\r\nThe practical challenge is that inter-island travel costs money and takes planning \u2014 flights, mail boats and ferries all connect them, at very different speeds and prices.\r\n\r\nA week for Nassau and one Out Island. Two weeks to do more.","hw_hub_country_facts":"Language | English\r\nCurrency | Bahamian dollar (BSD), at par with the US dollar. Both circulate\r\nEmergency | 911 or 919\r\nTap water | Generally safe in Nassau, bottled on the Out Islands\r\nTipping | 15\u201320%, and a service charge is often added\r\nVAT | 10%, added to almost everything\r\nHow long to stay | A week for Nassau and one island, two for more\r\nBest months | December to April, outside hurricane season","hw_hub_country_cities_title":"Where to go","hw_hub_country_cities_intro":"Flights and mail boats link the islands. Nothing about it is quick or cheap.","hw_hub_country_cities_live":"1","hw_hub_country_cities":"Nassau | The capital on New Providence: the fish fry at Arawak Cay, forts, and the cruise port. |  | 1306729 | Nassau was fantastic. Most people in town are helpful and the city is gorgeous with rich vibrant history. It was a bit more expensive than I had budgeted for but you can't put a price on serenity now. Don't be afraid to walk or take buses. | \nExuma | Sandbars, swimming pigs at Big Major Cay, and some of the clearest water anywhere. |  | 1306727 |  | \nEleuthera | Pink sand beaches, the Glass Window Bridge, and Harbour Island a short water taxi away. |  | 1306726 |  | \nAndros | The largest and least visited island: blue holes, bonefishing and a vast barrier reef. |  | 1307768 |  | \nGrand Bahama | Freeport and Lucaya, with beaches, caves and easy access from Florida. |  | 1306728 |  | \nAbaco | The sailing capital: Hope Town's striped lighthouse, ferries between the cays and Treasure Cay beach. |  | 1307769 |  | \nBimini | Eighty kilometres from Florida: hammerhead dives, wild dolphins and Hemingway's old haunt. |  | 1307770 |  | ","hw_hub_country_trips_title":"What kind of trip is this?","hw_hub_country_trips_intro":"The Bahamas is a water trip, and which island you pick decides everything else.","hw_hub_country_trip_types":"Beach | sunset | sunglasses | The water colour is not exaggerated. | Pink sand at Harbour Island; A sandbar in the Exumas; Gold Rock Beach at low tide | Harbour Island; Exuma Cays; Eleuthera | Exuma; Eleuthera | beach\nAdventure | green | backpack | Blue holes, reef and the third largest barrier reef on earth. | Dive a blue hole on Andros; Snorkel Thunderball Grotto; Swim with the pigs, briefly | Andros; Thunderball Grotto; Exuma Cays | Andros; Exuma | adventure\nFood | sunset | local-markets | Conch in every form, and a Friday fish fry. | Conch salad made in front of you; The fish fry at Arawak Cay; Fresh grouper | Arawak Cay; Harbour Island; Exuma | Nassau | food\nCulture | purple | culture | Junkanoo, forts and a Bahamian identity behind the resorts. | Junkanoo on Boxing Day; Fort Charlotte in Nassau; A settlement on Eleuthera | Nassau; Eleuthera; Junkanoo | Nassau | culture\nBudget | teal | coin | Hard, and the Out Islands are where the value is. | Fish fry over restaurants; Guesthouses on Eleuthera; Mail boats instead of flights | Nassau; Eleuthera | Nassau; Eleuthera | budget-travel\nNightlife | pink | nightclub | Nassau, and mostly on Fridays. | The fish fry on a Friday night; Rake and scrape music; A Nassau beach bar | Arawak Cay; Nassau | Nassau | nightlife","hw_hub_country_do_title":"Things to do in the Bahamas","hw_hub_country_do_body":"The Exuma Cays are the postcard: sandbars that appear at low tide, Thunderball Grotto for snorkelling, and the swimming pigs at Big Major Cay \u2014 feral pigs that swim out to boats, which is either delightful or absurd depending on your mood. Day trips from Great Exuma run US$150 to US$250.\r\n\r\nEleuthera is the Out Island for a longer stay: pink sand at French Leave and Lighthouse Beach, the Glass Window Bridge where the deep blue Atlantic meets the pale Caribbean side within a few metres, and a string of settlements with guesthouses instead of resorts.\r\n\r\nAndros has the highest concentration of blue holes anywhere and the third largest barrier reef in the world, and receives a fraction of the visitors.\r\n\r\nIn Nassau, the fish fry at Arawak Cay on a Friday night is the best value evening in the country: conch salad made in front of you, fried snapper, and rake and scrape music.","hw_hub_country_do_points":"Exuma day trips | US$150\u2013250 for sandbars, Thunderball Grotto and the pigs\r\nGlass Window Bridge | Atlantic and Caribbean water colours metres apart on Eleuthera\r\nAndros blue holes | The highest concentration anywhere, and almost no visitors\r\nArawak Cay fish fry | Friday nights in Nassau. The best value evening here","hw_hub_country_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_country_do_more":"All things to do in the Bahamas","hw_hub_country_food_title":"Eating in the Bahamas","hw_hub_country_food_body":"Conch is the national food and comes in every form: conch salad made raw in front of you with lime, citrus and pepper; cracked conch fried; conch fritters; and conch chowder.\r\n\r\nThe fish fry at Arawak Cay in Nassau is the institution \u2014 a strip of brightly painted shacks selling conch, snapper, peas and rice, and Kalik beer, busiest on Friday nights and far cheaper than restaurants elsewhere.\r\n\r\nRock lobster in season and fresh grouper are the other staples, and Bahamian macaroni and cheese is a baked, sliceable dish that bears no resemblance to the export version.\r\n\r\nEating out is expensive \u2014 restaurant mains run US$25 to US$45 plus 10 per cent VAT and 15 to 20 per cent tipping \u2014 so fish fries, takeaway shacks and self-catering are how most independent travellers manage.","hw_hub_country_food_points":"Conch salad | Made raw in front of you. The national dish\r\nFish fry | Arawak Cay in Nassau, best on Fridays. Far cheaper than restaurants\r\nRestaurant mains | US$25\u201345, plus 10% VAT and 15\u201320% tip\r\nSelf-catering | How most independent travellers cope with the prices","hw_hub_country_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_country_food_more":"All food guides for the Bahamas","hw_hub_country_nightlife_title":"Going out in the Bahamas","hw_hub_country_nightlife_body":"Nightlife is limited and concentrated in Nassau, where the fish fry at Arawak Cay is also the best night out \u2014 food, Kalik beer, rake and scrape music, and a mixed crowd of Bahamians and visitors, busiest on Fridays.\r\n\r\nParadise Island has casinos and resort bars at resort prices.\r\n\r\nOn the Out Islands there is very little: a bar or two per settlement, closing early, and evenings that are mostly your guesthouse and the stars.\r\n\r\nJunkanoo is the exception and the highlight of the Bahamian year \u2014 street parades with elaborate crepe paper costumes, cowbells and brass, starting around 2am on Boxing Day and again on New Year's Day, and it is genuinely extraordinary.\r\n\r\nKalik and Sands are the beers at US$5 to US$8.","hw_hub_country_nightlife_points":"Arawak Cay | The fish fry doubles as the best night out in Nassau\r\nJunkanoo | Boxing Day and New Year, starting around 2am. Extraordinary\r\nOut Islands | A bar or two per settlement, closing early\r\nKalik | The national beer, US$5\u20138","hw_hub_country_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_country_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for the Bahamas","hw_hub_country_transport_title":"Getting around the Bahamas","hw_hub_country_transport_body":"Inter-island travel is the expense and the planning problem. Bahamasair and small carriers fly between Nassau and the Out Islands for US$120 to US$300 return, and schedules are limited \u2014 often one flight a day.\r\n\r\nMail boats leave Nassau for the Out Islands carrying freight and passengers, take eight to sixteen hours depending on the island, and cost US$50 to US$80. They are slow, basic and by far the cheapest option.\r\n\r\nFast ferries run to Harbour Island, Eleuthera, Exuma and Abaco, taking two to five hours.\r\n\r\nOn the islands, jitney buses cover Nassau cheaply. Elsewhere you need a hire car, a scooter or a golf cart, and taxis are unmetered so agree fares in advance.","hw_hub_country_transport_points":"Flights | US$120\u2013300 return to the Out Islands, often one a day\r\nMail boats | US$50\u201380, eight to sixteen hours. The cheapest way out of Nassau\r\nFast ferries | Two to five hours to Eleuthera, Exuma and Abaco\r\nTaxis | Unmetered. Agree the fare before getting in","hw_hub_country_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_country_transport_more":"All transport guides for the Bahamas","hw_hub_country_money_title":"What the Bahamas costs","hw_hub_country_money_body":"This is one of the most expensive destinations in this guide, and almost everything is imported.\r\n\r\nDorms in Nassau start around US$45 and Out Island guesthouses are US$100 to US$180. Restaurant mains are US$25 to US$45 before 10 per cent VAT and 15 to 20 per cent tipping. Inter-island flights are US$120 to US$300 return.\r\n\r\nA day comes to US$120 to US$220.\r\n\r\nThe levers are real but limited: eat at fish fries and takeaway shacks, take mail boats instead of flights, stay in guesthouses on Eleuthera rather than resorts, and self-cater where you can. The Bahamian dollar is at par with the US dollar and both circulate interchangeably.","hw_hub_country_money_points":"Dorm bed | From US$45 in Nassau, with Out Island guesthouses US$100\u2013180\r\nA day, all in | US$120\u2013220\r\nVAT and tip | 10% VAT plus 15\u201320% tipping on top of menu prices\r\nMail boats | US$50\u201380 instead of US$120\u2013300 flights, if you have the time","hw_hub_country_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_country_money_more":"All budget guides for the Bahamas","hw_hub_country_safety_title":"Staying safe in the Bahamas","hw_hub_country_safety_body":"The Out Islands are very safe and crime against visitors is rare. Nassau is different: there are areas with high crime rates, particularly \"Over the Hill\" south of the centre, and several governments issue specific warnings about them. Stay in the tourist and waterfront districts, avoid walking at night, and use taxis after dark.\r\n\r\nOn the water, the risks are the ones people underestimate. Currents between cays are strong, jet ski rentals in Nassau have a long-standing reputation for disputes and injuries, and boat operators vary in standards \u2014 book through reputable operators rather than beach approaches.\r\n\r\nThe swimming pigs bite when they think food is coming, and people are injured every year \u2014 feed from the water's edge rather than in it, and follow the operator's instructions.\r\n\r\nHurricane season runs June to November and these islands are directly exposed; Dorian in 2019 devastated Abaco and Grand Bahama.","hw_hub_country_safety_points":"Nassau | Specific areas carry warnings. Stay in the tourist districts at night\r\nJet ski rentals | A long-standing source of disputes and injuries in Nassau\r\nThe pigs bite | People are injured yearly. Follow the operator's instructions\r\nHurricane season | June to November, and these islands are directly exposed","hw_hub_country_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_country_safety_more":"All safety guides for the Bahamas","hw_hub_country_entry_title":"Entry and documents","hw_hub_country_entry_body":"Most European, UK, US and Canadian citizens enter visa-free for up to three months, with the exact period at the officer's discretion.\r\n\r\nPassports need to be valid for the stay, and proof of onward travel is commonly requested.\r\n\r\nAn electronic immigration card is completed online before arrival. There is also a departure tax, usually included in airfares, and a separate departure fee applies when leaving by boat.\r\n\r\nNote that US-bound travellers clear US immigration in Nassau before departure, which means arriving at the airport considerably earlier than a normal international flight.","hw_hub_country_entry_points":"Visa-free | Up to three months for most Western nationalities\r\nOnline immigration card | Completed before arrival\r\nUS preclearance | US-bound flights clear US immigration in Nassau. Arrive early\r\nOnward travel | Commonly requested","hw_hub_country_entry_tag":"travel-tips","hw_hub_country_entry_more":"All travel tips for the Bahamas","hw_hub_country_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_country_season_intro":"December to April is the dry season and peak. Hurricane season runs June to November and these islands are directly in the path.","hw_hub_country_season_note":"Average highs for Nassau. The northern islands are cooler in winter than the southern ones, and hurricane exposure is genuine here \u2014 Dorian devastated Abaco and Grand Bahama in 2019.","hw_hub_country_season_rows":"January | 25 | 5 | Peak season. Cooler, dry and busy. Junkanoo hangover\r\nFebruary | 25 | 5 | Excellent. Dry and comfortable\r\nMarch | 27 | 5 | Warm and dry. Spring break fills Nassau\r\nApril | 28 | 5 | The best month. Warm water and dry weather\r\nMay | 29 | 4 | Warming. Rains starting, still good\r\nJune | 31 | 3 | Hurricane season opens. Hot and humid\r\nJuly | 32 | 3 | Hot. Regatta season on the Out Islands\r\nAugust | 32 | 2 | Peak heat and rising hurricane risk\r\nSeptember | 31 | 1 | Highest hurricane risk. Many places close\r\nOctober | 30 | 2 | Still risky, easing at the end\r\nNovember | 28 | 3 | Rains ending. Good value before the season\r\nDecember | 26 | 5 | Dry season, holiday prices, and Junkanoo on Boxing Day","hw_hub_country_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_country_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel and how long for. Per night, for one person, in US dollars, which circulate at par here.","hw_hub_country_budget_note":"Add 10% VAT and 15\u201320% tipping to food and drink. Inter-island flights at US$120\u2013300 return sit outside these figures; mail boats at US$50\u201380 are the cheap alternative.","hw_hub_country_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 45 | 30 | 15 | 15\r\nMiddle of the road | 100 | 65 | 35 | 60\r\nComfortable | 190 | 120 | 60 | 130","hw_hub_country_budget_currency":"US$","hw_hub_country_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_country_events_intro":"Junkanoo at Christmas and New Year is the event the Bahamian year is built around.","hw_hub_country_events_source":"api","hw_hub_country_events_country":"bahamas","hw_hub_country_events_count":"8","hw_hub_country_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_country_events_cta_label":"All events in the Bahamas","hw_hub_country_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/north-america\/bahamas\/","hw_hub_country_events":"Junkanoo | 26 December and 1 January | Nassau | Street parades from around 2am with crepe paper costumes, cowbells and brass. The cultural event of the year. |  | \nFamily Island Regattas | April to July | Out Islands | Traditional sloop racing, with the Exuma regatta in April the biggest. |  | \nFish fry Fridays | Weekly | Arawak Cay, Nassau | The best value night out in the country, and where Bahamians eat. |  | \nSpring break | March | Nassau \u00b7 Paradise Island | American students arrive in numbers and prices rise. |  | \nDry season | December to April | Nationwide | The best weather, clearest water and highest prices. |  | \nHurricane season | June to November | Nationwide | Peaking September. These islands are directly exposed. |  | ","hw_hub_country_hostels_title":"Where to stay in the Bahamas","hw_hub_country_hostels_intro":"What is bookable here, live from Hostelworld. Nassau has what little hostel supply exists \u2014 Out Island stays are guesthouses booked directly.","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_label":"All places to stay in the Bahamas","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/north-america\/bahamas\/","hw_hub_country_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_type":"country","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_id":"16","hw_hub_country_hostels_currency":"BSD","hw_hub_country_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels":"","hw_hub_country_team_title":"","hw_hub_country_team_intro":"","hw_hub_country_team":"","hw_hub_country_faq_title":"Bahamas travel questions","hw_hub_country_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_country_faqs":"Can you visit the Bahamas without a resort? | Yes, though it takes planning. Nassau has some hostel supply, the Out Islands have guesthouses at US$100 to US$180, and mail boats at US$50 to US$80 replace US$120 to US$300 flights if you have the time. Eating at fish fries rather than restaurants is the other big saving.\r\nWhere are the swimming pigs? | Big Major Cay in the Exumas, on day trips from Great Exuma costing US$150 to US$250 that also take in sandbars and Thunderball Grotto. The pigs do bite when they expect food, and people are injured every year \u2014 follow the operator's instructions.\r\nWhich Out Island should I pick? | Eleuthera for a longer stay, with pink sand beaches, the Glass Window Bridge and guesthouses instead of resorts. Exuma for the sandbars and clearest water. Andros for blue holes and diving with almost nobody else there.\r\nIs the Bahamas expensive? | One of the most expensive destinations in this guide. Dorms from US$45, restaurant mains US$25 to US$45 before 10 per cent VAT and 15 to 20 per cent tip, and a day around US$120 to US$220.\r\nWhen should I visit? | December to April for dry weather and calm seas, with April the sweet spot for warm water without peak crowds. Hurricane season runs June to November and these islands are directly exposed.\r\nWhat is Junkanoo? | Street parades on Boxing Day and New Year's Day, starting around 2am, with elaborate crepe paper costumes, cowbells and brass bands competing. It is the cultural event of the Bahamian year and worth building a trip around.\r\nDo I need to arrive early for US-bound flights? | Yes. US preclearance happens in Nassau, so you clear US immigration before departure rather than on arrival, and the queues can be long. 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