🇧🇸 Bahamas travel: cost, safety & when to go

Swimming pigs, blue holes and 700 islands of postcard Caribbean.

💰 Local prices ≈ 92% of the US (Nov 2026)

🛡️ Level 2 · Increased caution — Safety · per US State Dept (Nov 2026)

🌤️ Best time to visit the Bahamas

The best weather in the Bahamas is in December, January and February.

Things to do in the Bahamas

🎒 Top things to do

• Swimming pigs (Exuma) — The Exuma cays are home to the famous swimming pigs and impossibly clear water.
• Beaches & resorts (Nassau) — Nassau and Paradise Island hold the Bahamas' big resorts and beaches, a short hop from Florida.
• Blue holes & diving — The Bahamas' deep blue holes and reefs make for world-class diving and snorkeling.
• Out-island beaches — The quiet Out Islands offer pink-sand beaches and barely-there crowds.

🗓️ What's in season

• Dry season (peak) (Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr) — Dec-Apr is the dry, peak season — sunny, calm and ideal for the water.
• Hurricane season — watch forecasts (Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct) — Jun-Nov is hurricane season, with the highest risk Aug-Oct, so watch forecasts.

Visa (US passport): Visa-free entry · up to 8 months. Checked June 2026; verify before booking — rules change.

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