Exumas
Swimming pigs, nurse sharks, and the sea in fifty shades of blue.
Courtesy of Rosewood Exuma
A 365-island archipelago where the water turns colours that look photo-edited and aren't. Sandbars rise and disappear with the tide, swimming pigs paddle out to greet boats at Big Major Cay, and nurse sharks circle the dock at Compass Cay close enough to touch. The Exumas are the Bahamas at their most cinematic — and Rosewood's private-island residences sit at the heart of it, with butler service and a mile of empty beach that is, for the duration of your stay, only yours.
We also reach the swimming pigs of Pig Beach and the Staniel Cay Yacht Club, arriving via Exuma International (GGT).
November-April (peak winter); May-July (warm and quiet)
4-6 nights recommended
Beach Lovers, Honeymooners, Seclusion Seekers, Yacht Charter Travelers
Private-island residences and overwater retreats with the Atlantic underfoot.
Rosewood Exuma
Beachfront residences with private pools and a marina-side restaurant.
- 1-4 bedroom residences
- Sense Spa
- Private boat charters
Grand Isle Resort
Mediterranean-style villa resort on Emerald Bay.
- Greg Norman golf course
- Beachfront villas
- Marina
Kamalame Cay
Private-island all-inclusive on Andros (a short hop north).
- Overwater spa
- Bonefishing flats
- Private island
Caribbean-Bahamian flavors with serious seafood pedigree.
- Conch salad prepared dockside at a fisherman's shack on Sampson Cay
- Beach picnic with chilled champagne on a private sandbar
- Junkanoo Friday night at Chat 'N' Chill on Stocking Island
- Lobster grilled over coals on the deck at sunset
Empty beaches, glassy water, and the kind of silence the city forgets.
- Swimming with pigs at Big Major Cay before the day-trippers arrive
- Sunrise at Tropic of Cancer Beach — three miles, no footprints
- Drifting over the Thunderball Grotto at slack tide
- A private sandbar at golden hour, water on three sides
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