What does a swimming-pigs trip from Nassau cost? Five fares and what each one includes
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The answer in brief
Expect €107 to €126 per person for a half or full day that includes lunch, and €58.60 for a trip that gets you to the pigs and nothing else. The best-value complete day is the powerboat trip with snorkelling, turtles, lunch and a private beach club: €107.96 per person, 4.5 stars from 1,544 reviews. The cheapest way to reach the animals is the Rose Island water taxi at €80.75, 4.4 stars from 669 reviews, with food not included.
Five fares side by side
| Tour | From, per person | Rating | The fare covers | Extra or not covered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water taxi to the pigs of Rose Island | €80.75 | 4.4 (669) | pig-beach entry fee, guide | food, hotel pickup |
| Powerboat: pigs, snorkel, turtles, lunch, private beach club | €107.96 | 4.5 (1,544) | snorkel gear, lunch, water and fruit punch, loungers, hammocks | alcohol, towels, getting to the departure point |
| 3 islands: snorkel, pig beach, turtles and lunch | €104.38 | 4.3 (3,646) | snorkel gear, kayaks, lunch, bottled water, one rum punch | hotel pickup, further food and drink |
| Pigs and snorkel with lunch and beach club | €127.02 | 4.5 (519) | lunch, snacks, unlimited rum punch and soft drinks, snorkel gear, kayaks, paddleboards, beach games, cruise-port pickup | jet skis, hotel pickup |
| Catamaran: snorkelling, pig beach, turtles and lunch | €126.96 | 4.8 (1,095) | snorkel gear, lunch, unlimited mixed drinks, washrooms | pig interaction at $30 per person, tips, towels, hotel pickup |
The last two columns follow the included and not-included lists on each booking page.
What the gap between the full days buys
Between the two cheapest full days there are barely two euros. What differs is the drinks. The powerboat trip lists alcoholic drinks as not included; the three-island trip gives you a single complimentary rum punch and says more food and drink can be bought on the island. Neither is an open bar.
The two dearer trips are. One lists unlimited rum punch with soft drinks, the other unlimited mixed drinks. They cost roughly €13 to €18 more per person than the cheaper pair, so the sums are simple: if you will drink, price that premium against what you would otherwise buy ashore; if you will not, it pays for the beach games and a different boat, not for anything you will miss.
The €58.60 trip is not a cheaper version of the same day
It is a different product. A ferry takes you from Señor Frog’s on Woodes Rogers Walk to Rose Island, you spend three hours there, and the fare names a pig-beach entry fee and a guide. Food sits in the not-included list, and the listing does not publish what a meal on the island costs.
One reviewer reports snorkel gear and a kayak or paddleboard being handed out; the listing’s own lists do not say so, so ask at check-in rather than count on it. For two people the fare comes to €117.20 against €215.08 on the cheapest full day, and the difference shrinks quickly once two lunches and a few drinks are added.
Check times and the price for the Rose Island water taxi
Where the final bill grows
The catamaran is the best-rated of the five and the one where the headline fare is least complete: the pig interaction is a $30 per person extra, and tips are listed as not covered. The comparison of the three trip types explains what that interaction contains.
Getting to the boat is the other line people forget. Hotel pickup is listed as not included on four of the five. The powerboat trip leaves from the Paradise Island ferry terminal, so a downtown hotel guest has a transfer to pay for before the day starts; the pricier beach-club trip is the only one that includes a pickup, and it covers the cruise port, not hotels.
Our recommendation
Book the powerboat trip with the private beach club if you want a complete day at the lowest price and do not need alcohol included. Step up to the catamaran only if the open bar and the 4.8 rating are worth about €18 more, plus the pig interaction. Take the water taxi when the pigs and a beach are all you want and you will eat before or after. For the most-reviewed three-island route, see what four hours really buys.
