Nassau 3 Islands Tour
What a Nassau 3 islands tour visits, boat by boat: Pearl Island's reef, the turtles at Green Cay, the pigs on Rose or Athol Island, and how long each stop lasts.
A Nassau 3 islands tour is a boat morning or afternoon that strings together a reef snorkel, a turtle stop and a beach with the swimming pigs, on the small islands east of Paradise Island. The names differ, but the stops are most often a reef at Pearl Island or Athol Island for snorkelling, Green Cay for the turtles, and Rose Island for the pigs and lunch. BahaWaterTours’ 3 Islands Tour follows that pattern exactly: 30 minutes on the reef at Pearl Island, an hour at Green Turtle Cay and 2 hours on Rose Island, about four hours in all, from $175 per adult on Viator (checked November 2026) with lunch. Shore To Shore Bahamas sells a 3 Islands Tour under the same name, compared below.
The stops, boat by boat
| Trip and operator | Snorkel | Turtles | Pigs and lunch | Also | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Islands Tour, BahaWaterTours | Pearl Island reef, 30 minutes | Green Turtle Cay, 1 hour | Rose Island, 2 hours, the last stop | A pass by Atlantis on Paradise Island, 30 minutes | $175 |
| 3 Islands Tour, Shore To Shore Bahamas | Pearl Island, 1 hour | Green Cay, 20 minutes | Rose Island, 2 hours | Athol Island, 10 minutes of views on the way | $195 |
| Beach club day, Oasis Ocean 7 Charters | A reef between Pearl Island and Rose Island, 45 minutes | Green Turtle Cay, 20 minutes | Its beach club on Rose Island, 2 hours | Views of Athol Island on the way | $238 |
| Rose 3-Island Tour, Bahamas Water Toys and Tours | Green Cay, 30 minutes, with the turtles | Green Cay | Athol Island, 1 hour | A pass by Atlantis, 30 minutes; the trip ends on Rose Island; lunch included | $199 |
| Catamaran, Phoenix777 | Athol Island, 30 minutes, then a second snorkel stop | A turtle bay | Pearl, Rose or Athol Island; lunch on board | The pig interaction is $30 extra | $203 |
Stops and times from each trip’s itinerary; prices per person in US dollars (Viator checked November 2026; GetYourGuide checked November 2026). Itineraries change with the weather and the sea.
Three islands, or four?
The name is looser than it sounds. The BahaWaterTours trip is titled 3 Islands Tour, and its description offers “four stunning islands in one seamless, fun-filled day”. Its itinerary has four stops: Atlantis on Paradise Island, seen from the boat, then Pearl Island, Green Turtle Cay and Rose Island. The Shore To Shore Bahamas tour has a different wrinkle: its description sails to Athol Island for “a truly interactive encounter with the swimming pigs”, while its itinerary passes Athol Island in 10 minutes and gives Rose Island the 2-hour stop with lunch, and its highlights put the pigs and lunch on Rose Island. Reviewers of that tour describe feeding the pigs at its beach club on Rose Island.
The turtle stop goes by Green Cay on some trips and Green Turtle Cay on others; the Oasis Ocean 7 Charters beach club day uses both names for its one turtle stop.
What each stop is like
The reef. Snorkel gear is included on all five trips above. Reviewers of BahaWaterTours’ trip describe colourful fish on the reef; one, on 8 August 2026, found the snorkelling “very crowded (4 ships in port/not normal)”.
The turtles. None of these trips can promise a turtle. On Phoenix777's catamaran, “Turtle sightings are not guaranteed as they are wild animals in their natural habitat.” On BahaWaterTours’ trip one reviewer saw three turtles (2 October 2026) and another none at all (15 July 2026). On Shore To Shore Bahamas’ tour you watch the turtles from the boat at Green Cay, in reviewers’ accounts.
The pigs and lunch. The last stop is the long one. On BahaWaterTours’ trip it is 2 hours on Rose Island with the pigs, kayaks, paddle boards and beach chairs, and lunch at “a beach club or floating restaurant”. Reviewers describe a burger or wings, and a floating bar. How the pig feeding is run at these beaches, and how long the pigs are out, is on are the Nassau swimming pigs wild.
Which 3 islands tour to pick
3 Islands Tour, Swim with Pigs, Turtles, Snorkelling & lunch
BahaWaterTours: Pearl Island reef, an hour at Green Turtle Cay, 2 hours on Rose Island with lunch and a soft drink. Departures at 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM from Senor Frog's in Nassau or the docks by Margaritaville.
Check dates →Nassau: 3 Islands Tour, Snorkel, Pig Beach, Turtles & Lunch
Shore To Shore Bahamas, Group Tour from Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Bahamas at 9:00 AM: an hour at Pearl Island, 20 minutes at Green Cay, 2 hours on Rose Island with lunch and one rum punch. No transport in this option.
See the tour →Nassau: Rose 3-Island Tour with Snorkeling and Lunch
Bahamas Water Toys and Tours: a pass by Atlantis, an hour at Athol Island with the pigs, Green Cay for the turtles, then Rose Island, with lunch and unlimited drinks and snacks. Boarding at Senor Frog's or the Margaritaville ferry dock; not for non-swimmers.
See the tour →Prices, ratings and review counts from the listings (Viator checked November 2026; GetYourGuide checked November 2026). Operators change prices by date and season, so treat the figures as the shape of the market, not a quote.
For what each one costs once the extras are added, see what the swimming pigs cost.
Pearl Island, Green Turtle Cay, Rose Island
BahaWaterTours' 3 Islands Tour: a reef snorkel, an hour with the turtles and 2 hours on Rose Island with the pigs and lunch, about four hours from Nassau or Paradise Island.
Check dates on Viator