What to do in the Bahamas with kids? The Bahamas is known for its beautiful beaches. That is why it is also a cool vacation destination for parents with kids. The beaches are super white and the facilities are generally good. However, the price level is a bit higher than other tropical islands such as the islands of Tonga, Fiji and Samoa. From Miami, you fly to this beautiful island in just under an hour. Here we will list the activities you can do in the Bahamas with kids.
What to do in the Bahamas with kids
#1 Visit the beautiful Cabbage Beach
Most families travel to the Bahamas with kids because of its beautiful beaches. Cabbage Beach is one of the most popular beaches in the Bahamas. This beach is highly recommended! It regularly appears in top 10 lists of most beautiful beaches in the world. From downtown, this beach can be reached by cab in about 15 minutes.
At the port (where the cruise ships dock), there are plenty of cabs that you can share with other tourists to visit this beach. There are also boats leaving from the harbor, where you have to walk the last part yourself.
The beach is known as one of the most beautiful beaches in the Bahamas, and we certainly agree. You can rent a beach bed and umbrella for an entire day from locals for very little money, and food can also be ordered directly from your beach bed.
They walk around the beach with the menu and come and bring the food to your beach bed like some kind of home delivered.com. You can also do various beachfront activities here such as parasailing in the Bahamas. The further you walk down the beach, the quieter it gets. At the end of the beach near some rocks, you can snorkel well and see very many fish.
Keep in mind that during the day it gets busier, when tourists from the cruise ships disembark. Before and after that time you have the beach almost to yourself.
#2 Go in search of turtles and stingrays at Cable Beach
You can also spot turtles and stingrays in the Bahamas with kids at Cabla Beach. Cable Beach is the beach, where many resorts are located. As a result, there are fewer facilities on the beach for outside tourists.
Still, it’s fine to lay down your towel on the beach with your kids. Because around the various small piers near the beach you can snorkel well and see turtles and stingrays.
By the way, you don’t even have to snorkel for this, as you can see the animals swimming in the clear water from the pier. This way, your kids can enjoy these beautiful animals without actually having to go into the water.
Because there are not many restaurants on these beaches, it is fine to spend a morning or afternoon here by bus from the capital. In twenty minutes you can get to this beach by bus from the capital.
#3 Visit the Aquaventure park on Paradise Island
You can also spend a day at a water park in the Bahamas with kids. The Atlantis hotel on Paradise Island has a fantastic water park for families with kids. However, like most activities in the Bahamas, you do have to bring some pennies to spend a day there with your kids. To go down the slides in the water park, kids must be at least 120 cm tall.
At the Atlantis hotel complex, there is plenty for kids to do. In addition to the water park, you can go snorkeling, kayaking and swimming with dolphins here. Check online for more information on what to do at hotel Atlantis. It is also possible for kids 12 and older to ride horses on the beach in Nassau.
#4 Go on a day trip to one of the tropical islands.
Most families stay in the Bahamas with kids in the capital city of Nassau. This is because here you have the most accommodations you can book. There are several tours you can book from the capital Nassau to different tropical islands. We will discuss some of these tours that you can book in the Bahamas with kids below:
Tour to Exuma. This tour is very well known in the Bahamas because here you go to see the swimming pigs. These tours are well known from social media. You can choose from half-day and full-day options here. You go to different beaches and can feed large stingrays and iguanas. In addition, you can snorkel in several places.
Tour to Blue Lagoon Island. Kids here can snorkel, kayak and play on the playground equipment available in the lagoon. Starting at 75 euros per person, you can book a day trip to this island including food and drinks.
Tour to Rose Island. This is also an island, where the swimming pigs are present and the price is somewhat lower than on the first tour. This tour is half a day and, of course, especially with young kids, that’s fine.
#5 Visit Pink Sand Beach
One of the highlights of the Bahamas with kids is the Rose beach on Harbour Island. Unfortunately, this beach is not on the main island and you have to take the ferry to Harbour Island. The ferry takes just under three hours to reach the island from Nassau. The reason Pink Sand Beach turns pink has to do with the coral and algae that live there. It is possible to take a day trip to Pink Sand Beach.
Family-friendly hotel Bahamas
It was quite difficult to find affordable accommodation for our family. In the end, this accommodation was the most expensive of our entire world trip. We slept at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Nassau. This accommodation is within walking distance of the center and there is a small cozy beach right outside the door. Basically, this hotel is a great base for your activities in the Bahamas.
So you can see that while there is plenty to do in the Bahamas, many activities are quite pricey to do. We definitely liked Cabbage Beach, because the beach is really beautiful and here the prices of all the facilities were still good to pay.
For us, the Bahamas was a great stop between our trip to Miami and Cuba, only in our opinion there are plenty of other islands that are just as beautiful and much more affordable. So check out our travel blogs on the Maldives, Tonga, Fiji and Samoa.
Of course, there are plenty of other family-friendly accommodations you can book in the Bahamas with your family. We list some of these family-friendly accommodations below that all score an 8 or higher as an overall score from many reviews.
Budget accommodation: Eastwood Escape
Mid-range accommodation: Pelican Bay Hotel
Luxury accommodation: Grand Hyatt Baha Mar
Also check out the entire list of family-friendly accommodations in the Bahamas.
Best travel time Bahamas with kids
The best travel time to visit the Bahamas with the family is from December through April. This period is known as the dry season and then you have the least chance of rain. However, it is also the high season and accommodation prices are a lot higher than in the other months. In this period there are also many cruise ships and the island is visited almost daily by several ships.
Basically, the temperature is pretty constant throughout the year. The temperature is always between 25 and 30 degrees, so you can swim with the kids in the Bahamas just fine all year round. Try to avoid the months of July through October, as that is hurricane season and thus there is a chance of a storm passing over the island. Obviously, this can mess up your vacation plans considerably.
