Exuma Island Hopping

With Staniel Cay Adventures

Little Farmers Cay: Little Farmer’s Cay is also home to abundant wildlife, including exotic birds, sea turtles, dolphins, sharks and tropical fish. Deep sea caves and coral reefs are nearby for world-class diving and snorkeling. Little Farmer’s is located on the banks side of the southern Exuma Cays just 20 nm south of  Staniel Cay. South Adventure

Compass Cay: Compass Cay is an island in The Bahamas, located in the Exuma district. The island, notable for its naturally-protected harbor, has been outfitted with a beach lodge and a marina.The island also has a famed population of docile nurse sharks. The nurse sharks in the marina have become a popular tourist attraction, bringing in visitors from as far as the island of Nassau. The marina has a small shop with trinkets and snacks. It is also developing a restaurant. There is a large maze of mangroves that lead out from the marina. Walking throughout the island, you can find a beach and a “landing strip,” a long patch of sand only visible at low tide. North Adventure

Bitter Guana Cay: Bitter Guana Cay is an island in the Exuma Cays, Bahamas. This is one of the few places in the Exumas, where  endangered iguanas and tropic birds nesting in the cliffs to the south.  South Adventure

Big Majors Cay: Pig Beach (also known as Pig Island,Major Cay, and officially Big Major Cay is an uninhabited island (or cay) located in Exuma, the Bahamas. The island takes its unofficial name from the fact that it is populated by a colony of feral pigs that live on the island and in the surrounding shallows. The pigs are regularly fed by those who go out to visit them, where boats are available and all the regulars direct visitors to the pigs because they never cease to amaze. North Adventure

Pipe Creek Area: A maze of shallow channels that run through a vast area of breathtakingly beautiful tidal flats (that hold quite a few bonefish) just south of Compass Cay. Get ready to fall in love with this area! North Adventure

Musha Cay: Musha Cay is a 150-acre, privately owned island in the Exuma Chain, in the southern Bahamas. It is located southeast of Stainel Cay and makes a great addition to a day trip south. It is owned by illusionist David Copperfield. Musha Cay is surrounded by three smaller islands that maintain its guests’ privacy. There is a sunken piano and an incredible sand bar to explore. South Adventure

Black Point: Great Guana Cay is centrally located in the Exuma island chain, just south of  Staniel Cay. But it’s a world apart from Staniel in character and represents a true slice of life in the Out Islands. The small town at Black Point Settlement sits on a wide bight facing west over the vast banks stretching to the Tongue of the Ocean. It’s an easy destination across the bank from Staniel Cay to the north or Farmer’s Cay to the south. South Adventure