Nassau, Bahamas Self-Guided Walking Tour Covering all the Highlights!!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ค. 2024
- If you are asking yourself "What to do in Nassau, Bahamas?" this video is for you! There are a lot of options in Nassau but if it is your first time to Nassau, I am a HUGE fan of talking my self-guided walking tour. If you complete the this walking tour, you will have exposure to some of the best offerings of Downtown Nassau highlighting it's history, culture, and immersion into all things downtown Nassau.
Nassau, Bahamas is one of the key ports for Weekend Cruises. If you are going on a weekend cruise with Royal Caribbean, I can almost guarantee that you will stop in Nassau for the day. Follow these guided steps to ensure you are making the most out of your visits.
This is is a free walking tour and the only location that requires payment is the National Art Gallery of the Bahamas. Though, you will want extra cash to tip tour guides, purchase souvenirs, food, and beverages along the way.
Chapters:
00:00 Walking Tour Intro
01:24 The Queen's Staircase
02:33 Fort Fincastle
03:44 The Governor's House
04:45 Graycliff History
05:52 Graycliff Humidor Churrascaria or Cigar Factory
06:30 Graycliff Chocolate
06:55 Graycliff Wine Making, smoothies, and conch salad
07:17 National Art Gallery of the Bahamas (NAGB)
08:16 John Watling's Distillery
09:23 Junkanoo Beach
09:45 Option 1: Return to the Ship
09:55 Option 2: Da Fish Fry
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You hit the nail on the head with your walking tour. I have returned 13 times and love Nassau. Great job. I never cruised, only fly in from New England. Love, love love Funky Nassau!
Thank you Noreen!! Yes, Nassau is a great place but you definitly need a little direction on what to do!
I've been to the Bahamas 5 times, starting in 1988 on a family vacation. Although I was quite young then, I remember all the fun we had. Nassau has changed and grown sooo much over the years. How I miss being there. Thanks for this video helps to see things others point out.
Awwe that's great! It has changed a good bit but glad you have all the memories!
This is the most informative Nassau video I’ve seen! I’m going for the first time next weekend and after watching this, I’m canceling my excursion and doing your walking tour instead 😄
Glad you liked it! I have done this walking many tours times and highly recommend it! Let us know how it goes!
Thank you!!! I am heading there in 2 days!!! Excited
Have a blast Kazua! Let us know how it goes!
I got this video recommended (from the royal Caribbean blog) after seeing Nassau pop up on my Google timeline. I'm from Nassau so it's nice to see Nassau from the view of others.
Thank you! Love Royal Caribbean Blog and glad they featured this video! Nassau gets a bad wrap sometimes but if people just give it a chance, there are great ways to have fun, explore and learn!
Thanks for sharing your experience 😊 I appreciate the tips. 🤩
Thank you! Hope you have a blast!
Brandon many many thanks for this great video. I am going to try to follow this on my visit there next month. Thanks again!
Let us know how it goes David! It really is a great tour! And you are going at a great time of year!
Wow! What a great walking tour!
Thanks Todd!
Perfect. I have been looking for something like this especially during pandemic cruising. Vloggers weren't getting off the ship so I didn't know what was open or closed. Thank you.
My pleasure and let me know how it goes!! Definitely get off the ship and give Nassau a chance!
Great video! I was in Nassau for the 1st time in January & had no idea what to do. I’ll be there again in March & am definitely going to check out your walking tour. Thanks!
That is excellent Lori! You will have to let me know how it goes!
What fantastic advice, Brandon! There is so much more than I ever thought that there was. It does not have to be touristy at all.
Nope!! There are great options in Nassau!
@@TheWeekendCruiser You are the best option when it comes to advice, Brandon!
This is really helpful. Thank you!
Posting another video soon on my top restaurants and bars! Stay tuned!
I loved this video! It was very, very, very thorough. Thanks a billion 😊
My pleasure! I didn't want anyone getting lost in Nassau or missing some of the sites!
@@TheWeekendCruiser mission accomplished
Great info. I have a excursion in the morning and will probably do this after Im done.
Love it! Let me know how it goes!
Thank you very much for the cruise information. I am so lucky to find your post. Really detail and easy to understand, Thanks again for sharing. We plan to take our first cruise this summer and it will save us money and direction.
My pleasure Mimi! Hope you have a blast and thank you for trusting me with this!
This is perfect, thank you! I’ve had a difficult time figuring out Nassau and I had a couple places in mind that you recommended but this ties it up nicely and shows me how to execute the plan.
Have a blast! Just did it this weekend again! Was a great time until it started raining haha
I was raised in Nassau, spent half my life there. Plan on moving back this year. Great videos you have here!!
Thank you!!
I’ve been looking at google maps and these are the things I wanted to see!! Glad you made this video because it’s going to be my path that I take now.
Thank you Trinity!! Let us know how it goes!
I watched this video before our last cruise, and we followed your footsteps to the Queen's Staircase and Fort Fincastle. 👍 It was hot, we were ready to go back to the ship. Lots of straw market vendors around, so we asked about a taxi just for 2 (most of the taxis waiting there were minivans for larger parties). The lady said, I can take you in my car. We agreed on $20; it was great! She zipped us back to Bay Street. Stopped at a traffic light, she saw a lady on the sidewalk; she rolled down the window and yelled "Bertha!" Bertha looked up, and our driver shot her the bird! and they both laughed. Miss Driver said, "We went to High School together"
She dropped us at the port entry, and we paid her $30. 😀
hahaha that is a great story!!! Glad you enjoyed the walking tour!
Love your video!😍
Thank you!
Excellent video, we were just there a few weeks ago and did a bus tour that hit most of these places however we did not get much time at each one so would definitely be up for the walking tour next time we go. We ate at Oh Andros at Fish Fry was good but so much food.
Very nice! Yeah now that you've seen a few, can can pick next time where you want to spend more time.
Thank you so much..!!
Hope you enjoy!
Thanks great tips
Thanks Julie!
So timely - I'm boarding tomorrow for my first weekend cruise on Freedom. Notes made as these were the stops I wanted to make and now don't have to do the excursion to walk me around and I can do it my own pace! Thank you, Brandon!!
That is perfect!!! Hope you have a blast and let us know how it goes!
@@TheWeekendCruiser Brandon!! Did the Nassau tour today and it was fabulous! Fincastle was closed so no good shot with Freedom, but the walk around was great. Clemot at the Staicase was a gem. Graycliff isn't letting anyone back to the koi pond, but the Porter took us back for a quick tour. Cigar and chocolate amazing. Watlings Pina Colada ON POINT and the flight knocked me OUT. I added Tasty Teas, half a block down and loved it. The family there are a real gem and their tea definitely fixed me up after Watlings. Fish fry, Junkanoo a couple shops and back on the boat, completely happy and sunned!! Thank you so much for this video. If your ears were ringing, it's because my friend and I kept saying, ok Brandon, where next when looking at directions!!
Love it and fantastic feedback! So glad you had a good tour!
@@TheWeekendCruiser and the art museum as well as the art walk outside were fabulous! Definitely a highlight. Took some amazing photos on the art walk.
Side note, my Perfect Day was zipling and doing nothing but chill on Chill Beach ⛱️
Thanks Brandon! We have first time cruiser friends coming on Indy with us later this month. They want to explore Nassau…so pointed out this video to them.
That's awesome!! Hope they have a blast! I feel like everyone is going on Indy but me! I might have to look into that! ;-)
@@TheWeekendCruiser We will be in Indy on Feb 25th…come celebrate my bday with us! Lol
Thanks and God bless you 🙏 🙌 🤗
Thank you! Hope you have a great tour!
Fantadvi e just what I was looking for.
Thank you! Let us know how it goes?
I'm planning to visit one day. 😍
You have to!
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Hello Barbados!!!! Welcome onboard!!
Thank you so much for your guided tour! My group followed it to a tee and it was wonderful.
We ended up at the John Waitling’s Distillery and are currently enjoying a flight of rum!
That fantastic Andrea!!! So glad you all enjoyed and that John Waitlings is a great place to relax!! How long did the tour take your group?
@@TheWeekendCruiser Including stopping at the museum and meandering slowly through the city, I would say less than three hours. Round-trip it was just at 3.5 miles.
@@andrealartigue4480 Awesome! I know several people have asked that question but it is def depending on how much Rum you drink!
Great video. Just subscribed.
Thanks Rene!!! Welcome to the channel!!
Thanks for the tour. I had been to some of the places on a tour! I’d also wandered and wondered what some of the buildings were.
As for the sidewalks, most seem to be the result after an earthquake! I did manage to make a couple of loops on a rented mobility scooter, but you definitely need to be agile enough to drive with one foot out to the side to keep from turning over even a four wheel scooter😇 I only remember a couple of places where I thought it better to walk the scooter, mostly because of curbs with holes all around.
Again, thanks for the tour.
My pleasure! You would think they had an earthquake but I think it is just time. Glad you faired as well as you could on the scooter! Know that was challenging!
@@TheWeekendCruiser I’m pretty sure there was no earthquake either! My scooter was on the smallish side so it wasn’t too bad. I mentioned it because I can never get people to tell me what cobblestone looks like in various ports. Some is easier than others, I resorted to asking whether on could safely ride a bicycle down the streets and for Nassau that would be a definite NO for the sidewalks! Nevertheless, with a few glitches we managed with the scooter.
Loving your info. We are headed out at the end of the week to a new port Puerto Playa. Hopefully some of the tours will not involve steep hills!
@@redhatbear1135 Thank you!!! Hope you have a blast and the sidewalks are kind!
Greycliff has/had a wonderful “Make Your Own Chocolate” tour a few years back - not sure if COVID has suspended that. One of my favorite things to do in Nassau is to visit the houses of worship - the Cathedral on the corner of King and George is almost always open and is a nice place to sit quietly and meditate.
I have done the chocolate tour before and had a blast! It is actually offered through the ship too and is still going on. The churches are very historic and if there on Sundays you can always hear amazing music coming out of them. I was there for Palm Sunday one time and the sounds were amazing!
This is so helpful! Myself, husband and teen son are going to Nassau in April on the Mardi Gras. We just tonight talked about what to do in port and my son said he wanted to photograph the Queens Staircase and see the fort, then walk to Junkanoo to swim. I was curious if it was doable on foot and alone (without a tour or taxi) and this tells me it’s absolutely doable. Will probably skip the wine and Art tho. Thanks so much for this great video and by the way you are absolutely gorgeous! Just subbed!
Awww thank you!!! Very glad you found the video then! Nassau has some really cool things to do if you know where to look. Let us know how it goes!
We went to Nassau in November and I ended up on a shopping tour with a Carnival Insider, it was nice but I missed so much with my family. So we're going back this November and I definitely want to see some of these places.
That is still a unique and cool experience! Nassau does have some good history and things to do id you know where to look! Let us know how it goes!
Who knew? Great information. It would be nice if they had markers to lead you through this walking tour.
Hey Betty! That would be a great idea as signage around Nassau is very lacking!
I wish I had seen this last month...but, in two weeks we leave again. I have posted the link to this, and to the Coco Cay videos you produced on the private Facebook page specifically for this cruise. I'm sure you'll be getting a number of views.
That is awesome!! Thank you and def let me know if anyone does the tour and how it goes!
thank you for the video! not sure if i missed this in the video, but how long did this take you from start to finish?
I actually forgot to mention that! It's going to depend on your speed and how quickly you move through each location. I would say it is an easy 4 hours without Da Fish Fry.
we will be in Nassau in April . Could you tell me how to get from the ship to Graycliffs chocolate , the John Watlings distiller also to baystreet grocery. We will be walking. Justin case is there a jittery that goes that way.
Hey Dwight, the video you commented on actually has maps directing you to all those places. Baystreet Grocery is the only one not mentioned. If you walk out of the ship, make a left onto Bay Street and then walk 10 minutes, you will see it on the left.
Oh man, wish I could escape the cold in the Bahamas
Hopefully, soon enough!
The queen's staircase was built by 600 slaves for a direct route from Ft. Fincastle protecting the entrance to Nassau Harbor.
Hi Shamiella, thanks for adding this! Have a new video coming out where I recommend people to take a proper tour because they will miss out on the history and cultural stories from the Bahamas if just doing it alone. Different styles and ways of being a tourist but I love learning this stuff! Thank you!
Hello! At what time the cruise allow you to get out of the ship when you arrive to Nassau?
Hi there, with ships, time always depends a little bit. Good rule of thumb is around 8am but based on sailing and weather conditions can change.
How many miles would you say this walking tour is? Approximately? Is there plenty of time to do it while in port?
Def enough time to do it but would get an early start to avoid the heat .it's about 3 miles total
About how many miles of walking is this? Just want to get an idea to prepare.
Hey Dolores, you are looking at about 3 total miles. Luckily, there are a lot of places you can take a break, grab a drink, or just sit and relax for a bit.
@@TheWeekendCruiser thank you.
Can you able to use google mao while in nassau?? Can you able to use a data internet from your cellphone provider too??
Hey Apryl, you will be able to connect to cellular towers while in Nassau. However, depending on who your cell provider is, will depend on how much that will cost you (if anything). For Google maps, download the Nassau Bahamas map in advance for offline use and you will not need internet to access.
@@TheWeekendCruiser Thank you so much for the ideas!! 😇
Is there any way to print out a "map" of this tour? I am not "tech" enough to "copy" this post onto my phone or surface pro. it would be helpful to be able to print out a map with instructions.
hmmm, I am not sure that there is. You can always try plugging the locations into google maps and taking a screen shot with your phone or taking a picture of your computer screen.
I must have missed it but how long is the total tour?
Hey Aisha! It really depends on how quick you walk, stop for drinks, food, pictures etc. I did it just this past weekend and we finished in under 2 hours but skipped the art museum as it didn't open till noon on Sundays. In the summer, plan on it taking longer as it is just HOT!
Maybe inappropriate and completely off topic but you are gorgeous.
It is always appropriate to give a compliment! Thank you!
What's the public restroom situation like?
Hey John, great question! John Watling's, the art gallery, and Graycliff all have restrooms available.
3:36 Is the man in the purple shirt one of your cruising friends on board your ship?
I didn't know you could link to specific times in the comments! That neat! And that is me silly!! Just a younger version ;-)
@@TheWeekendCruiser Amazing the I was able to teach you something, Brandon! I wonder if it will accept 1/10 of seconds?
I do recognize you now! Your hairstyle is different and maybe that was before your elixirs and potions! (Your words, I think?) Your arms 💪🏽💪🏽 are much more muscular now!
What is length of walking tour? 1? 2? Miles?
At a minimum it is 2.5 miles and if you do Da Fish fry it is closer to 4. Most of the locations you will go to will also have you on your feet, so rest as you can. Luckily, the staircase is at the beginning :-) It is a full day tour.
Do they have rental bikes?
I have not seen any rental bikes... they do have ATVs you can rent (do not rent these) but don't believe I have seen bikes. Not sure bikes in Nassau would be advisable given the traffic and poor sidewalks.
I LOVE Nassau and when I hear some hates it, I say, “you don’t know Nassau “. With this clip I have learned other things to see yet you didn’t mention the historical society museum (open 10am on).. the greycliff museum goes back to the year 1700 not 1948 (year I was born ie not old) … cigar makers are Cuban born indentured servants … btw the National Art gallery can have VERY sexual nudity/art (such as a graphic painting, up close to someone kneeling “onto private parts”. Etc
That is excellent to hear! Yes, it is by no means an all-encompassing list as there is much more to do but couldn't fit it all in one day! Hopefully, this will at least peak people's interest and get them off the ship! As for the art gallery, I chose the term "progressive" but they can have some very provocative pieces for such a conservative nation.
What about beaches?
Great idea for a video that I have never done. Junkanoo is most people's favorite but it is busy and loud. It's an easy walk from the ship but if you walk past it, the crowd thins out and gets more calm. The others, including Cable Beach, require a taxi and money to get there.