The 15 Best Nassau City Tours

1.ATV Half Day City Tour in Nassau: Guided Tour With Free Samples

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 385 reviews Our pick

Ride an ATV through Nassau with a private guide, stopping at Queen’s Staircase, three forts, John Watling’s Distillery, Junkanoo Beach, and Arawak Cay. Guides such as AJ and Nico add local history and photo help. The route uses city streets and traffic, not off-road trails, and lasts about three to four hours.

“Freddy was a great tour guide and brought me to the best place to eat. The tour around city was amazing along with the views.”

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2.Nassau’s Half Day Bus City Tour: Guided Tour with Free Samples

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 300 reviews · from $74

Ride an air-conditioned bus, van, or SUV around Nassau with a local guide such as Isaac, Carrington, or Nikko. Visit three forts, Queen’s Staircase, a rum cake shop, John Watling’s Distillery, Junkanoo Beach, and Arawak Cay. Tastings are included, but food and extra purchases cost more. Pickup is offered.

“Issac was absolutely the best! He was informative, professional, and courteous. We stopped at historic sites, as well as Issac pointing out multiple things of interest and their history. I would highly recommend him for a tour!”

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3.City Sight Seeing with Wine, Rum Cake and Conch Fritter Samples

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 173 reviews · from $75

Explore Nassau with guides such as Shonel, Chanel, Peter, Andy, or Byron, stopping at the Queen’s Staircase, Fort Fincastle, Atlantis, local shops, and John Watling’s Distillery. You’ll sample conch, rum cake, chocolate, tea, wine, and rum, with pickup from selected hotels or the cruise terminal.

“I'll start this review by saying it wasn't terrible, but I believe the tour title is quite misleading. This was, primarily, a glorified shopping tour. Almost all stops were places that sold products that could easily be purchased at the port without the constant pressure of a sales pitch. Overall, I'd rate this as average for the price; $75 per person seems steep for the value provided. Issues with Logistics and Guide :: Arrival: When we arrived at the meeting place, there was no formal introduction. Someone simply approached us, stated they were our guide, and told us to follow them. We had to stop him and request that he…”

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4.Private City Tour in Bahamas

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 149 reviews · from $130Top rated

See Nassau with a private guide in about two hours, using a vehicle to link Parliament Square, Rawson Square, the forts, Queen's Staircase, tea shops, rum cake, and John Watling's Distillery. Guides such as AJ, Nicole, Kendra, and Ashley are known for friendly service and custom stops. Hotel pickup is available.

“Places you visit are interesting but small and crowded so if you are handicap it puts a damper on seeing things. Due to many places do not have handicap accessibility. Especially at gray cliff and the bahama rum cake place.”

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5.Nassau City Tour: 7 Attractions in the Bahamas

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 144 reviews · from $90

See Nassau and Paradise Island in about three hours with a licensed guide such as Isaac, known as Bahama Papa. Travel by air-conditioned vehicle to the Rum Cake Factory, Atlantis, Queen’s Staircase, Fort Fincastle, John Watling’s Distillery, and Arawak Cay. Tastings and water are included, but Atlantis and some stops are brief.

“Our tour guide was friendly, knowledgeable and accommodating. He made sure we were well cared for and that we learned a lot about the Island”

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6.Nassau Atv Island Half-Day City Tour with Free Pick-Up

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 114 reviews

Ride a comfortable ATV through Nassau for about three hours with guides such as AJ, Ben, Niko, and Sean. You’ll see Parliament Square, Fort Montagu, Cable Beach, Atlantis, and Arawak Cay, with rum cake samples, round-trip pickup, and a fish-fry stop included in the day’s plan.

“Riding the ATV around the city, and looking at the wonderful history sites of The Bahamas.We had a wonderful tour guide. He was patient and so friendly. His name was Ben. I would recommend him to any one you would have a good time.”

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7.Nassau City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 96 reviews · from $90

Join local guide Mario Kikivarakis for a private Nassau tour in an air-conditioned vehicle. Choose a two-hour route with four sights or a longer visit covering places such as Queen’s Staircase, Fort Charlotte, Clifton Heritage National Park, the Rum Cake Factory, John Watling’s Distillery, and the Pirates of Nassau Museum. Pickup is available.

“Great tour guide. Very flexible and accommodating! Went to local shops, Queen’s steps and chocolate shop.”

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8.Mouth Watering Food and Drink Tasting City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 69 reviews · from $150

Spend two to three hours touring Nassau with a private guide such as Delano, Pinky, or Paula. Visit Fort Montagu, Queen’s Staircase, Graycliff Chocolatier, John Watling’s Distillery, Bay Street, and Arawak Cay while sampling Bahamian food and drinks. Pickup, Wi-Fi, bottled water, snacks, and soda are included.

“Our guide, Pinky was great! She stayed in communication with us via text to let us know where to meet for our tour. My sisters and I thoroughly enjoyed our time with her. She was informative, fun and happy! We hit so many great spots and had some awesome sample drinks and food along the way. Super fun! If you’re wondering if you should do this tour, yes you should!”

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9.Historic City Tour with Drink and Food Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 28 reviews · 2h 30m · from $150

See Fort Montagu, the Queen’s Staircase, Fox Hill Village, and Nassau’s food stops with an English-speaking guide. Sample rum cake, Goombay punch, conch fritters, chocolate, and Bahamian specialties. Guides such as Delano, Pinky, Paula, and Lou have led this small-group experience, limited to seven people.

“Amazing foods and drinks we left so full! The guide was very knowledgeable and answered all our questions. Loved that he brought up to take pics of us the whole trip and they came out so good!”

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10.Nassau Family Friendly City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.5 · 21 reviews · from $72

See Nassau’s Queen’s Staircase, Fort Fincastle, Fort Montagu, Graycliff, the Rum Cake Factory, and Arawak Cay. Your guide drives between stops, shares local history, offers tastings, and returns you to the Nassau cruise terminal. Guides have included Phillip, Mr. Miller, and Mr. Wallace. Pickup, WiFi, water, and air conditioning are included.

“Mr. Miller was delightful and thoughtful. His historical knowledge and delivery were perfectly timed. The tour was not rushed and with the small group size, all of our inquiries were addressed. His willingness to engage made the 2.5 hours seem like meeting an old friend for a tour of his home land.”

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11.Discover Nassau Bahamas Guided City Tour and Historic Sites

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 14 reviews · from $120

Spend about 2.5 hours touring Nassau and New Providence Island in a private, air-conditioned vehicle with a local guide such as Ricky Luv or Reggie. Visit Fort Montagu, Queen’s Staircase, Graycliff, John Watling’s Distillery, and a rum cake factory, with time to ask questions and adjust the focus to your interests.

“The people are amazing in the Bahamas. Reggie the tour guide was great. Would love to come back some day.”

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12.Freeport Shore Excursion: Garden of the Groves and City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.0 · 11 reviews · from $126

See Grand Bahama’s industrial district, International Bazaar, Church Row, pine forest, Garden of the Groves, and Port Lucaya Marketplace in about four hours. Your guide leads the sightseeing, with entrance fees included and timing planned around your cruise. The tour is capped at 30 people, and guide Merilyn has earned praise for clear, informative commentary.

“Definitely wasn’t a private tour . The company steadily tried to get me to pay for more guest even though I showed proof of payment and they still didn’t want to acknowledge it . Our driver fell asleep while we were waiting on him , the van was Read more”

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13.3 Hour Guided Beach buggy sightseeing city tour. (Free samples).

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 11 reviews

Ride through Nassau in a guided beach buggy tour with stops at Parliament, Queen’s Staircase, Fort Montagu, Junkanoo Beach, Arawak Cay, the Bahamas Rum Cake Factory, and John Watling’s Distillery. You’ll receive rum cake and pina colada samples, with guide Freddy among the named guides.

“This tour was a lot of fun that was able to accommodate a lot of people. Our tour guide Freddy was very knowledgeable, friendly and accommodating. We had a blast!”

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14.Nassau City Tour: Discover the Charms of Old Charles Town

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 9 reviews · 2h 30m · from $80

See Nassau by air-conditioned bus with an English-speaking guide, from Old Charles Town and British forts to Queen’s Staircase, Fort Montague, rum cake, chocolate, wine, cigars, and peanut coladas. Guides such as Lennox and Phillip have earned praise for their humor, patience, and care. Samples and bottled water are included, though the route can vary.

“we were canceled but was there for.pur appointment. we were then told to wait, and was put in a tour that was last minute. the tour guide was okay, super nice, but we didn't get the tour we paid for.”

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15.Private City Highlights Tour

★★★★★★★★★★3.8 · 4 reviews · 2 hours · from $125

Ride in a private vehicle from your hotel or residence to Nassau’s main sights, including Parliament Square, Fort Fincastle, Queen’s Staircase, Fort Montagu, Tasty Teas, John Watling’s Distillery, and the Rum Cake Factory. Guides speak English or Yoruba. AJ and Chippy are noted by name, and the tour ends with drop-off at your pickup point.

“Our guide, AJ, was excellent!! We booked the same day and he was very accommodating. He showed us all the best spots and answered all our questions. He was professional, fun, and knowledgeable! I would definitely recommend!”

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