Freeport Shore Excursion: Kayak Turtle Park Adventure
4.4
31 Ratings
Pelican Point

If you think you’ve seen all there is to see on Grand Bahama Island, we’ve got an exciting new offering for you. We now provide day-long shore excursions to Sweeting’s Cay, located roughly 4 miles from the eastern tip of Grand Bahama Island. During these trips, visitors have the opportunity to kayak throughout the day at Turtle Park.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

Sweeting’s Cay is about 4 miles off the east side of Grand Bahama Island and the perfect spot to spend the day off the cruise ship. At the port, guests will be transported to Sweeting’s Cay by ferry boat, where they will be able to see the unspoiled beauty of the surrounding cays. Upon arriving to the cay, you will see starfish all around you laying in shallow waters, where you can jump out of the boat and pick them up where the water is shallow. You will be given a briefing on the do’s and don’ts of the area. During the 90 minutes of kayaking at Turtle Park, you will be able to see the turtles in their natural environment, darting their heads up and down to see who is visiting them. Some will come close enough for you to take pictures right next to your kayak while you feed them in a lake surrounded by mangroves.

What's Included
  • Complimentary bottled water
  • Delicious lunch included
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • boat fees payable on tour day $25.00 per person cash / Venmo or Zelle
Additional Information
  • A minimum of 3 people per booking is required
  • At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
Location
J2XX+M6 Pelican Point
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
4.4
(31 Ratings)
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Jennifergf3300kr
Mar 6, 2024
Highly recommended - Good fun! Brice & Rico were wonderful. Brice was very informative about island knowledge/history. It was a cultural immersion with individual attention to our group. Kayak trip was in a beautiful area-saw starfish, conch, fish, stingrays, sharks in the distance and one turtle popped his head up. Lunch was good-sandwich, chips & water. They then took us to a spot to feed and see the turtles. Overall-highly recommend. Make sure to have extra cash for parking and tips!
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Troy2rugby
Feb 28, 2024
Must do if in Grand Bahama wanting to experience the island and its nature - Best excursion experience we’ve ever had! I’ll start with we felt 100% safe the entire time, Brice picked us up at the port in a nice SUV and we drove for a bit learning a lot of history about the island and several of the other 700 islands. We then took a beautiful boat ride to an other island to feed the sea turtles (so many were there and came straight up to us). Then we went kayaking through the mangroves, we saw star fish, stingrays, reef sharks, barracudas, and a bunch of other fish. We then had a nice lunch with a billion dollar view. Brice and the cook (I’ll mess her name up badly if I try to spell it) were both fantastic and super friendly. If you’re heading to Grand Bahama looking for a unique experience that is both safe and away from the crowds then look no further. You won’t be disappointed!
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J9450wfpatricks
Oct 8, 2023
Don't Miss This Excursion - This excursion was the best thing I did on my trip to the Bahamas. Bryce was great. He had a lot of good trivia and facts about the island. This trip was not your run of the mill excursion. If you don't want the same thing that everyone else is doing and want something different and exciting - book this one. I can't recommend this excursion enough.
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Vincent_t
Jul 7, 2023
Fun! Informative! Great for nature lovers! - Brice and his partner were great! Added perk was their cute dogs! Very informative on the drive there. Right on time for pickup and drop off. Someone in our party was worried about getting back on time and Brice was very accommodating and brought us back early. Kayaking was fun and not rushed. Turtle park was nice. Definitely recommend.
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X5114sqallisonc
Jun 24, 2023
Excellent eco friendly adventure - The best Bahamas excursion we had! We were treated to a private slice of heaven on this very authentic Bahamas excursion. Brice, our guide, is extremely personable and shared his wealth of knowledge of the Bahamas on the 45 minute ride to a boat launch. (He has different-sized boats to accommodate different sized groups.). We enjoyed a quick ride to the kayak site which is a private slice of paradise on the edge of Sweetings Cay. The water is clear as gin, the sand like sugar, and you’ll see fish, conch shells, starfish and birds as you kayak up the creek through the mangroves. It was so peaceful and gorgeous. We took a refreshing swim and walked the private beach. We had a nice sandwich and water overlooking the water before we took a quick boat shuttle over to try to see some turtles. We did not see any on our day but it was okay; the kayaking and private beach was well worth the time and money. I get nervous on boats so Brice accommodated me by giving me a life jacket to wear. Pack your sunscreen and water/walking shoes and get ready for a great day.
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Marci_b
Jun 15, 2023
Loved the turtles! - The hosts were super friendly and informative. The views were phenomenal and the trip was exciting. The turtle park is a conservation project and loved the turtles! Lunch and new friends made. Would do it all over again.
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Sandy
Jun 9, 2023
Paradise off the Beaten Path - Very unique experience! It was so nice to get away from the crowds and "the usual" and have an adventure off the beaten path. The remote location was beautiful. Brice gave us so much information and also shared the little-known things about The Bahamas--and the country's heart wrenching recovery from Hurricane Dorian.
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Carolyn_k
Apr 7, 2023
So worth the time and money - If you want an extremely private experience in a beautiful spot, Bryce and his small crew will give you that. Water was spectacular and the kayak trip awesome.
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Carolm4478
Jun 4, 2023
Okay - The excursion was okay. Not GREAT!! I'm so glad a called ahead otherwise I would not have known where to meet. Bryce is a very nice man but drives way too fast with passengers. Scared us a couple of times. The description of this excursion is not accurate. We did NOT kayak with turtles. We kayaked in a waterway area that had nothing exciting in it. We did see a few fish and starfish. We were told be back from kayaking in one hour from departing on our boat. They only have double kayaks. The lunch was adequate. A nice sandwich with chips with a bottle water. I'm glad we brought a bottle of water with us otherwise we would have had nothing to drink while kayaking in the hot sun. We were driven to a place where there were supposed to be turtles. Saw none. This was a very expensive trip for what we got in return.
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K9678dyjimg
Feb 8, 2024
Safety horror show - What could have been a fun tour turned out to be dangerous and poorly thought out. Although it was very windy and extremely rough water, the tour wasn’t canceled. Bryce’s sense of judgement for knowing the conditions was lacking. The water was so rough we couldn’t kayak to turtle park, and we had to shorten our kayaking. The boat ride to and from the launch site was a trip from hell. Never should have happened. I had to decide to grab life jackets for my wife and me….awful ride…the boat almost went over three times. And last, can you believe once we got back into the car, he said we owed him $10 more for parking. Parking?! He had picked us up and he parked his car in a gravely, rubbish strewn area, not a parking lot. Bryce put us in extreme danger and we didn’t get what we paid for.
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