Exuma travel guides

These guides are designed to answer the questions that come up between choosing Exuma and arriving on the islands. They combine locally focused research, community knowledge, the Exuma Secrets team's travel experience and the directory information maintained on this site.

Use them as planning frameworks rather than fixed schedules. Weather, sea conditions, access, services and operating details can change, so verify time-sensitive details before setting out.

Start with the shape of your trip

First-time and itinerary guides help you decide how much to fit into one day, when a car is useful, and when a boat day changes what is possible. Area and activity guides can then add detail without forcing every visitor into the same plan.

Published guides

  • Exuma Without a Boat — Build a rewarding Exuma trip around beaches, settlements, food, and land-based scenery—without renting or chartering a boat.
  • Exploring Exuma by Rental Car — A practical framework for driving Great Exuma and Little Exuma safely, with realistic day plans and useful rental questions.
  • Moriah Harbour Cay National Park Guide — Plan a careful, low-impact visit to the beaches, sandbars, mangroves, and shallow water of Moriah Harbour Cay National Park.
  • Renting a Boat in Exuma: What First-Timers Should Know — A first-timer’s framework for comparing Exuma boat rentals, planning conservatively, and making responsible decisions on the water.
  • Best Beaches in Exuma: A Practical Guide — A practical way to choose among Exuma’s beaches, with planning notes for Great Exuma, Little Exuma, and quieter coastal stops.
  • A 7-Day Exuma Itinerary — A flexible one-week Exuma plan balancing arrival logistics, beaches, a cays boat day, Georgetown, Little Exuma, local food, and recovery time.
  • First-Timer's Guide to Exuma — A practical introduction to Exuma's geography, transport, beaches, boat days, dining, and the decisions worth making before a first visit.
  • Exuma eSIM and Mobile Data Guide — How travel eSIMs work, what to verify on your phone before you leave, and how a data plan fits alongside offline preparation for the Exuma islands.
  • Exuma Weather Backup Plans — How to build an Exuma itinerary that absorbs wind, rain, or a cancelled boat day without writing off the rest of the trip.
  • How to Read an Exuma Marine Forecast — How wind, waves, swell, period, tide, and radar fit together when you are deciding whether an Exuma boat day is worth committing to.
  • Exuma Packing List by Type of Day — Pack for Exuma by activity instead of carrying everything everywhere, with separate base, beach, boat, road-day, and offline-tech checklists.
  • Exuma Offline Map Guide — What to download and save before Exuma cell service gets patchy, from lodging details and bookings to maps, contacts, and the next days of your itinerary.
  • Little Exuma Road-Trip Itinerary — A flexible southbound itinerary linking coastal scenery and beach stops on Little Exuma without turning the day into a race.
  • Stocking Island Beyond Chat 'N' Chill — See Stocking Island as a varied landscape of beaches, ridges, coves, and trails—not only a single famous beach stop.
  • Shore Snorkeling in Exuma — A conservative guide to choosing and assessing shore-snorkeling locations in Exuma, with gear, wildlife, and access advice.
  • Best Sandbars Around Exuma — A practical guide to enjoying Exuma’s tide-shaped sandbar landscapes without relying on fixed appearances or uncertain routes.
  • Hoopers Bay Turtles: What Visitors Need to Know — How to look for Hoopers Bay’s turtles responsibly while respecting wildlife, residents, access, and changing water conditions.
  • What Exuma Is Like Month by Month — A month-by-month planning guide focused on seasonal tradeoffs, daylight, heat, rainfall, marine conditions, demand, and flexible trip design.
  • Exuma With Kids — A calm, practical framework for an Exuma family trip, from choosing lodging and transport to beaches, boat days, meals, and backup plans.
  • Great Exuma vs Little Exuma: Where Should You Stay? — A decision-focused comparison of Great Exuma and Little Exuma, covering atmosphere, driving, dining, beaches, supplies, and trip style.