Nassau/Cable Beach/Paradise Island

What to do in Nassau/Cable Beach/Paradise Island

Robinson Crusoe Snorkeling Cruise

Sail through the clearest waters in the world to remote islands where you will spend the day relaxing on the sun-drenched beach, snorkeling over coral reefs, or exploring the island's winding paths and tidal pools just like a castaway. Lunch is provided for you to eat, drink, and make merry with unlimited wine, after which you may want to stretch out in a hammock under a palm. It's a day you won't want to end!.

Discovery Tours

Drive through romantic Old Nassau and its surroundings to see ancient Forts Fincastle and Charlotte, complete with moat and dungeon. The Queen's Staircase - the #1 sightseeing spot in Nassau - is a lush grotto of 66 steps carved by slaves in 1793 into the side of a solid limestone cliff leading up to Fort Fincastle. Visit Government House - still the official seat of the British Governor-General to the Islands; picturesque Gregory's Arch; the 19th-century flamingo pink Legislative Buildings and Law Courts; the native market; and scores of other historic sites in the centuries-old capital of the Bahamas.

Crystal Cay

Starfish, sea urchins, and sharks are your playmates on this interactive voyage of discovery. Pluck a genuine pearl from an oyster. When you walk into the world's largest man-made reef, you'll be mesmerized by a kaleidoscope of brilliant living corals, an astounding diversity of fish, mighty predators, and strange life forms you've likely never before seen.

Dinner Cruises

A lovely and romantic way to spend an evening, cruising along Nassau's picturesque historic waterfront. Crews prepare an all-you-can-eat Bahamian buffet and there is often music or a show aboard. Join one of the livelier cruises, and you may find yourself cajoled into a limbo contest! How low can you go?.

Submarine Ride

Featuring the latest in passenger submersible technology, pressurized safety, and air-conditioned comfort, certified pilots take you deeper than most scuba divers go. You'll pass breathtaking coral reefs, skirt the Bahamian Wall (or "Tongue of the Ocean"), where the drop-off is 6,000 feet, and observe two shipwrecks, all surrounded by thriving sea life.

The Changing of the Guard

A fortnightly tradition of pomp and pageantry mark the Changing of the Guard at Government House, residence of the Governor General, personal representative of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The internationally renowned Royal Bahamas Police Force Band proudly performs.

Blackbeard's Tower

This ruin stands 5 miles east of Fort Montagu and can be reached by jitney bus. Legend has it that this watchtower was used by the infamous pirate, Edward Teach (Blackbeard), in the 17th century.

The Pirates of Nassau Museum

Great fun for kids or kids-at-heart, this museum celebrates the "golden age of piracy," which lasted from 1690 to 1720, when Nassau was a robust town where pirates grew rich from treasure robbed at sea. This renovated museum re-creates those bawdy days in a series of exhibits illustrating pirate lore.

The Cloister

Located in the Versailles Gardens of the Ocean Club, this is a 12th-century cloister originally built by Augustinian monks in France. It was reassembled here, stone by stone, after AP heir Huntington Hartford purchased it from Hearst at San Simeon in California. The gardens, overlooking Nassau Harbour, are filled with tropical flowers and classic statues.

Ardastra Gardens

The main attraction on these 5 acres is the parading flock of pink flamingos, the national bird of The Bahamas, which marches in formation to a drillmaster's commands. Other exotic wildlife at the gardens include boa constrictors, kinkajous (honey bears) from Central and South America, green-winged macaws, peacocks, and peahens. Paths provide an easy, soothing walk through beautiful tropical foliage.