Sightseeing Tours in Freeport (Grand Bahama)

OVERVIEW

INCLUDES

MEETING AND PICKUP

Options and Start time

Around Town/Bahamian Cooking Experience: 06/16/2020 - 09/01/2026

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM

Pickup points

The supplier will pick up customers from select hotels

Pickup details

Will meet you at the previously arranged and agreed upon point of pick up, with a handheld sign
depicting your names, wearing my company uniform.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Firstly, we will tour all of the sites of Freeport, including the Open Air Farmer's Market and the Bahamian Brewery where we make seven different types of beer and two types of Radlers. We visit the local settlements to sample our local baked goodies and where you can find other unique arts and crafts.

Our lunch will be the Bahamian cooking experience where you will learn all about how we make this favorite national dish and try your hand at dropping a few fritters yourselves. Conch fritters are the most popular native dish in the entire Bahamas!!!

After our Bahamian Conch Fritter Experience we will tour the Port Lucaya Marketplace where you have the opportunity to visit the Bahamas Maritime Museum(optional) and do more shopping and sampling of other Bahamian made goodies especially our local flavors of chocolates.

Before returning to the ship or your hotel, we do have beach time where you can try any of our tropical drinks such as a Bahama Mama while enjoying our crystal clear turquoise waters on a magnificent beach.

Duration: 6 hours

ADDITIONAL INFO

CANCELLATION POLICY

(For information purpose only - definite start times will show on voucher, once confirmed)

OVERVIEW

INCLUDES

EXCLUDES

MEETING AND PICKUP

Meeting point

Freeport Harbor

Pickup point is in front of the old Harley-Davidson shop curb side at the concrete circle.

Carnival's Celebration Key

Pickup point is at the taxi stand, tour leaves 45 minutes after ship arrives

Pickup points

The supplier will pick up customers from select hotels, or customers can make their own way to the starting point

Options and Start time

Blue hole, drift snorkeling, turtles Celebration Key is welcome : 09/01/2023 - 08/31/2025

Blue hole, drift snorkeling, turtles Celebration Key is welcome : 09/01/2025 - 08/31/2026

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Pickup details

Departure Point: Hotel guest will be picked up at your hotel, Transportation from the cruise port leaves 45 minutes after ship arrives. You will be returned back to your pickup point after tour is done.
Directions: Cruise port meeting point is the old Harley-Davidson shop curb side at the concrete circle. At Celebration Key pickup point is at the taxi stand.
Dates: See Availability
Return point: all guests will be returned back to where they were picked up from.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Begin your 4-in-1 Grand Bahamas tour with pickup from your hotel or the cruise terminal.

Your first stop involves snorkeling over the mesmerizing blue holes, where the interconnected caverns create a thriving marine ecosystem. Witness the spectacle of boiling holes and explore the vibrant underwater world for up to 45 minutes.

Continue the aquatic exploration as your guide leads you on a wildlife tour, offering encounters with blacktip sharks, spotted eagle rays, stingrays, starfish, sea urchins, conch, and possibly wild spotted dolphins.

Then, head to a turtle park to see hawksbill, loggerhead, and green turtles. Conclude the day with a visit to Sweetings Cay, where a local restaurant awaits to provide light refreshments and fruit salad.

Return to the mainland, where the van awaits to transport you back to your hotel or cruise ship.

1: Fran's Travel Tour & Limo Service

On this Blue hole snorkeling adventure, you will be picked up from your cruise port, or hotel and travel to the very east of Grand Bahama Island, where you will then board a boat, and get all the does and donts. The first part of your tour will take you snorkeling over the blue holes, these blue holes which we will snorkel for 5 to 10 minutes. The second part of your tour is 45 minutes where you drift and will see wildlife, like sharks, spotted eagle rays, sting rays, star fish, sea urchins, sea cucumber, conch, lobster, and an array of reef fish. You might see even a wild school of dolphins, or turtles. turtle, you will then stop at a beach on Sweetings Cay for beach time, before we head back to the mainland and back to your hotel or cruise ship.

3 hours -Admission Ticket Not Included

ADDITIONAL INFO

CANCELLATION POLICY

(For information purpose only - definite start times will show on voucher, once confirmed)

OVERVIEW

INCLUDES

EXCLUDES

MEETING AND PICKUP

Pickup points

The supplier will pick up customers from select hotels

Options and Start time

East End Island Sightseeing Tour from Freeport:

08:00 AM

Pickup details

For Day Tours, kindly refrain from relying solely on the start time indicated in your booking. I will confirm the exact time and send you a message with the details. Thank you for your understanding.

I meet my guests at the previously arranged and agreed upon point of pick up wearing my company uniform and with a hand held sign showing their names

WHAT TO EXPECT

1: Taino Beach

We visit Taino Beach for photos and a walk on the beach.

20 minutes -Admission Ticket Free

2: Garden of the Groves

A 40 acre botanical garden filled with local trees, flowers, and birds. There is a chapel, a labyrinth, 6 small specialty shops selling local arts and crafts, and a restaurant overlooking the pond and the waterfalls, the Garden Cafe. An optional stop on the way to the East End.

45 minutes -Admission Ticket Not Included

3: Grand Bahama Island

We will visit the home of a lovely Bahamian lady and have a cup of Bahamian Bush Tea sitting in her garden. You can pick the leaves yourself of the tea you would like to try and brew it on the spot before drinking. You will learn all about the healing properties of our various varieties of local trees and shrubs known as Bush Medicine. In the Bahamas we believe in healing ourselves with our local home remedies of Bush Tea.

1 hour -Admission Ticket Free

4: Gold Rock Beach

Gold Rock Beach is a pristine beach located at the Lucayan National Park. We spend as much time as you want at the beach. Admission to the beach is included in the $5 adult admission fee to the National Park. Picnic lunch at the beach is provided as part of this tour.

1 hour -Admission Ticket Not Included

5: Lucayan National Park

At the Lucayan National Park there are two caves: Ben's Cave and Burial Mound. We tour both caves learning about our natural vegetation before going to the Gold Rock Beach. $5 admission fee for adults.

2 hours -Admission Ticket Not Included

6: Experience Grand Bahama Island with Hida

After visiting the Lucayan National Park we tour all of the east coastline visiting local settlements. High Rock, which is a settlement at the East End of the island, has the unique Lighthouse Chapel which is a great photo stop. You can time permitting take a quick walk on their beautiful beach before we return to your departure point.

2 hours -Admission Ticket Included

ADDITIONAL INFO

CANCELLATION POLICY

(For information purpose only - definite start times will show on voucher, once confirmed)

OVERVIEW

INCLUDES

EXCLUDES

MEETING AND PICKUP

Options and Start time

Snorkel/Swim with the Turtles Experience:

08:00 AM

Pickup points

The supplier will pick up customers from select hotels

Pickup details

For Day Tours, kindly refrain from relying solely on the start time indicated in your booking. I will confirm the exact time and send you a message with the details. Thank you for your understanding.

Will meet you at the previously arranged and agreed upon point of pick up, with a handheld sign depicting your names, wearing my company uniform.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Experience local aquatic wildlife firsthand, namely the Green Sea Turtle and Hawksbill Turtle, whilst snorkeling our vibrant coral reefs, teeming with marine life.

We will first Snorkel/Swim with the Turtles for as long as you are wanting to enjoy this exciting activity. After snorkeling we will then visit our Bahamian Brewery where they make seven different types of beers including a pink grapefruit and a passion fruit radler. We can also visit the Bahamas Distilling Co. where they make several varieties of rums and other spirits here on island.

We will next visit the Open-Air Farmer's where you can try the best conch fritters and shop for your souvenirs to take back with you. Also, we visit the Port Lucaya Marketplace where we have the Bahamas Maritime Museum which is very informative and well worth the tour. There is more shopping here for the shoppers.

We will spend the rest of the afternoon on a beautiful beach where you can enjoy a refreshing tropical drink while sitting on a lovely deck overlooking this amazing beach. You can swim, sunbathe, collect shells, beach walk or simply sit and enjoy the view before we return to your ship or resort. Perfect way to end the day!

Duration: 6 hours

ADDITIONAL INFO

CANCELLATION POLICY

(For information purpose only - definite start times will show on voucher, once confirmed)