AT#879 - Travel to the Exumas, Bahamas

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Chris Christensen

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🗓️ 6 January 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Hear about travel to the Exumas in the Bahamas as the Amateur Traveler talks to Tessie from TravelingTessie.com about these sundrenched islands she has fallen in love with. https://amateurtraveler.com/travel-to-the-exumas-bahamas/ Why should someone go to the Exumas? Tessie says, "It's a perfect destination if obviously, you enjoy the beach. But the beaches, they're very unique because they're really unspoiled. And there's not a lot of crowds. So if someone's interested in that, it's a really great destination for that, but it's also great for people with kids, for bachelorette couples, and friend groups that are looking for a place to get away from it all. I feel like, Exumas is truly a hidden gem." Day 1: Arrival in Georgetown Fly into Georgetown, Exumas. Check into Paradise Bay Hotel Relax on the beach, explore the hotel's surroundings, and get familiar with the area. Day 2: Full-Day Boat Tour Book a full-day boat tour departing from Georgetown. Visit Thunderball Grotto for snorkeling (film location of a James Bond movie). Optional: Swim with nurse sharks at Compass Cay Marina. Visit Pig Island for a unique experience of swimming with pigs. Lunch is included in the tour. Explore beautiful sandbars, some of which were featured in Pirates of the Caribbean. Day 3: Explore Georgetown and Stocking Island Explore Georgetown, visit the straw market, and shop for local souvenirs. Take a ferry to Stocking Island. Spend the day at Chat 'n' Chill beach bar, known for its fresh conch salad and stingrays. Day 4: Little Exuma Beach Day Rent a car and drive to Little Exuma. Explore Pretty Molly Beach, Forbes Hill Beach, and Tropic of Cancer Beach. Visit Exuma Point Beach at low tide. Take an eco-tour at Mariah Harbor K National Park to learn about and witness marine life. Day 5: ATV Tour and Sea Turtle Encounter Morning ATV tour exploring the northwestern part of Great Exuma. Stops at Cocoa Plum Beach, Exuma Point, and the historical site of Pompeii. Lunch. Afternoon visit to Hooper's Bay Beach for swimming and snorkeling with wild sea turtles. Day 6: Boat Rental and Exploration in Elizabeth Harbor Rent a boat from Georgetown and explore Elizabeth Harbor. Discover an underwater cave, visit Starfish Beach, and snorkel at a coral reef. Explore Sand Dollar Beach. Return to Georgetown. Day 7: Return to Exuma Point Beach Visit Exuma Point Beach again, especially if you missed it at low tide. Relax and unwind before departing. Depart for home. If you are looking for remote beaches and a unique experience with swimming pigs then the Exumas are worth your consideration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Amateur Traveler, episode 879.
0:04.0	Today the Amateur Traveler talks about beaches and sea turtles,
0:08.0	sandbars and beach bars, swimming with pigs and with nurse sharks
0:12.8	sharks as we go to the exumas in the Bahamas.
0:16.0	This is Chris Christensen from Amateur Traveler.
0:19.0	Let's talk about the exumas.
0:27.9	I'd like to welcome to the show Tess from traveling tessie.com who's come to talk to us about a destination in the Bahamas and I'll let Tess explain it Tess welcome to the show.
0:34.6	Yeah, thank you so much for having me.
0:36.4	Where are we talking about?
0:38.4	Today we're talking about the Exumas.
0:40.6	And what are the Exumas and if I get that do I need a cream for it or?
0:45.4	So the exhumas are part of the different islands that make up the Bahamas.
0:51.7	The exhumas himself consist of, I believe it's over 300 different
0:55.9	islands with the biggest island being great Exumma and little Exumas attached to it. So those are the main points, main islands that you'll go into.
1:04.7	And what is your connection with the Bahamas or with the Exumas?
1:08.4	I actually went right towards the end of COVID when travel started opening back up. It was my first solo trip.
1:15.6	I really just wanted to get away and the Bahamas were on my list for a while and I had always seen people swimming with the pigs so I needed to know
1:26.4	where that was and I did a lot of research and realized that there wasn't a ton of
1:31.3	information about it.
1:32.9	So it made it even more enticing
1:34.4	and made me want to go experience it.
1:36.3	So I've been twice now and I love it
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