Snorkeling Adventure: Turtles, Reefs, and Rose Island

Embark on a private charter to Rose Island for an unforgettable adventure. Snorkel with turtles, explore vibrant reefs, relax on white sandy beaches, and enjoy refreshing drinks. Optional add-on: swimming with pigs!

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Nassau Bahamas Cruise Terminal - Join us for an exciting four-hour adventure. This tour features snorkeling and relaxing on Rose Island’s beaches, as well as swimming with native sea turtles at Green Cay. You can also opt to include a visit to the Swimming Pigs. Pricing accommodates up to 6 people. Water, sodas, snacks, and rum punch are provided.
What's Included
  • Snacks
  • Use of snorkeling equipment
What's Not Included
  • $20 per person for private round trip transfer from your stay to our marina and back.
  • $35 per person fee for swimming pigs
Additional Information

Join us on this 4-hour adventure where you’ll have the opportunity to snorkel with turtles at Green Cay, observe aquatic life at the reefs, and relax on the pearly white shores of Rose Island. Included are waters, sodas, snacks, and our signature rum punch - ‘Sweet Emily’. You’re also free to visit the Beach Bar and Grill on Rose Island for lunch (at your own expense), and you can bring your own towels, food, and drinks if you prefer. If needed, we can arrange a private round trip transfer at an additional cost per person. The quoted price is applicable for a group of 6 persons maximum. For an extra fee, we offer the optional experience of swimming with pigs.

Location
Nassau Bahamas Cruise Terminal
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Lisa_z
Sep 9, 2024
Amazing experience - This tour was amazing! My friends and I enjoyed having a private tour, snorkeling, and exploring Rose Island. It was a wonderful day and we would love to do this again!
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Gareth_s
Aug 21, 2024
Great private half day boat tour! - We were early for our pick up with Latorn but he was already at our hotel waiting and took us down to the boat and waited with us in the air conditioned car until Captain Kennedy arrived shortly after. Latorn was very friendly and explained all about Nassau and the culture whilst we waited. Captain Kennedy then took us on the boat and we stopped for Snorkelling, then on to swim with Turtles, we then stopped at a totally secluded beach where we swam in complete privacy which was amazing, then on to the swimming with Pigs experience which was great. Captain Kennedy played music (you could have anything you wanted) whilst going from place to place, we had plenty of Rum punch and soft drinks and Crisps for the kids. You could have as much as you wanted and we all had had an amazing time. Would definitely recommend the private tour to anyone!
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M3rkat
Aug 18, 2024
Highly highly recommend for families - We had an absolutely incredible time with Captain Ramsey and BLAST. We booked a private tour for our family of six [4 adults, 2 children (2 and 4YO)]. First stop was near Rose Island and we snorkeled. Second stop was to see the island where to sea turtles are, and we were allowed to swim with them! Third stop was a private beach on a small island that we got to get out and have fun for about 30 min. Finally, we had the option of going to an island with pigs that you can pay extra to swim with, etc. Throughout the entire boat ride, Captain Ramsey told us some island history and told us about different points of interest. He provided us drinks/snacks multiple times during the trip. We used the transfer service they provided and the van was cool and the driver, Tiarra, was extremely professional and kind. Captain Ramsey was fabulous. We all said we would do this excursion again and try to request him, if possible.
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Shannon_w
Aug 14, 2024
Great friendly and customized tour - This was a great excursion. Our captain Lauren was great. He asked us what kind of stops we wanted and took us there. Stopped right next to a reef to see tropical fish, to crystal clear water to see turtles - and helped by pointing them out to us and finished by taking us to a shallow water beach so that we could feel the soft sand in the perfectly clear water. He had a little bit of trouble with the engine, but he remained calm the entire time. Yes, the boat was slow - but he spent a lot of time showing pointing out the local sites and history. Highly recommend.
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Jennifer_h
Aug 12, 2024
Great experience! - This was a great experience! It was nice to have our own private boat instead of being with other groups like we've done with other excursions. Our captain, Dylan, was great. He was friendly and took us to swim with the pigs, snorkeling off the shore of Rose Island where we saw a lot of fish, and the third spot was an area where we snorkeled with turtles. The communication with this company is excellent! Unfortunately, the original date we booked was canceled due to weather. We received an email that morning around 6am notifying us that our 9am excursion was canceled. I was able to rebook for 2 days later. The evening before, I received a text message from Captain Kennedy asking if we can move our morning 9am tour to the afternoon 1:30pm-5:30pm due to weather again. He suggested the winds and waves would be calmer in the afternoon. After agreeing to switching the time, he gave us information of our hotel transfer including a picture of the car and name of the driver that would be picking us up. The day of, I received a text message saying our driver was at the lobby. Talk about great communication! The driver (I forgot his name) was also very courteous, friendly, and even arrived early. He was also there on time waiting for us when we arrived back on the dock. I highly recommend this excursion and company. I would book with them again!
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Charity_h
Aug 2, 2024
Amazing family bonding experience - This was a memorable experience full of the most picturesque views, laughs and history. Would do this experience again and again. Highly recommend
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Alli_a
Jul 7, 2024
Great adventure! - Everything was perfect! Would definitely do it again! Captain Ramsey and Co-Captain Lauren were the BEST!!!
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Jeff_b
Jul 6, 2024
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Incredible! Entire experience was well coordinated and especially memorable. Would do it again without hesitation.
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Dan_m
Jun 25, 2024
Best vacay day ever!! - This was the highlight of our entire vacation!!! Our captain- Ramsey was very friendly. We saw sea turtles, peacocks and colorful fish while snorkeling and then he took us to the most beautiful beach area I've ever seen. We will book this again and have already told a lot of friends how much of a great time we had.
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Therond2017
Jun 19, 2024
DON’T BOOK - The experience was okay. Our captain was awesome. I can't remember his name, I think it was Captain Lenova. My apologies. He was knowledgeable, friendly, professional, and apologetic of the boat condition. The boat was dilapidated and had engine issues. Apparently it was leaking oil and we could not go very fast. He worked on this engine while we swam with the turtles. Yes, we did swim with the turtles at Green Cay and it was amazing. We skipped the other snorkeling because I feared the boat would not make it back. DO NOT DO THE PIG SWIM. I had lost my wallet before we left our ship and had issues with cash, but I had my phone and Apple Pay. The pig beach at Athol was run by a bunch of weed smoking thugs. The transfer to the island was on an inflatable tube raft pulled by a seadoo driven bv a dude who wanted to jerk the inflatable and spray people more than being professional and courteous. You could smell the weed well before you got there and there were families with children all around. Only three pigs around to feed and no one giving instructions. The card reader they had did not work but they boss allowed us to participate anyways with the notion they would get it from Bahamas Land and Sea tours, our Captain called Captain Kennedy and he spoke to me about payment, he was rude and aggressive to being with telling me that's not how it works and they don't pay the pig people. He eventually allowed me to pay via a link that didn't work, then we ended up paying via PayPal. The pigs and the taxi should be pre-paid before we get there to make it easier on the travelers. I would not do this tour again and will not recommend it until they get better boats and change partners for the pig swim. I saw the same complaint on other post about the boats, but figured it would be better by the time we arrived. They also charged much more for the taxi than they say. It was $60 instead of $40 round trip. The taxi service text the night before to confirm pickup, which I told and verified with Bahamas Land and Sean Tours that morning we would not be off the cruise ship until about 930, the taxi said they would be at the pier to pick us up at 915 am and any minute after that they had to wait would cost $1 a minute. I would not allow this, so they said to text them when we go to the pickup spot. We did and Issac arrived about 5 minutes later. The taxi service did send a name and picture of the plate the morning of our pickup, which was good. Issac our driver was great. No issues with the taxi except for the additional charges. Which I get, but I won’t stand for that kind of gouging. In summary, I would not recommend this tour company simply because of the equipment and their partnerships.
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