Rum Tours · NASSAU
The Nassau tasting walk is a genuinely good use of a cruise morning. These 15 compare the food-and-rum routes, the distillery stops and the evening crawls on price and duration.
Spend about three hours walking downtown Nassau with guides such as Cody, Shad, Fox, or Jason. Taste five rums, three cocktails, conch fritters, rum cake, and local bites, then make a drink at a private speakeasy-style stop.
“Our tour guide Coody was excellent he explained the culture and made its interesting and entertaining while learning history.”
Spend four hours touring Nassau with reggae music, unlimited signature rum punch, tastings at Graycliff, Bahama Barrels, and John Watling’s, plus Cable Beach time. Guides such as Comfort, Clever, Trina, and John are known for keeping the mood lively, but the stop order and timing can change.
“There is some walking...you will get educated on different rums and how putting ice in your drinks changes how it tastes.”
Spend three hours walking central Nassau with a local guide such as Shad, Jason, Fox, or Cody. Taste five rums, three cocktails, rum-infused food, and make your own drink at a private speakeasy. Expect strong pours, pirate tales, Prohibition lore, and a small group capped at 12.
“Our tour guide Jason was amazing! Hilarious and great story teller! Some tasty rum too! Would definitely recommend.”
Explore Nassau by vehicle with guides such as Shonel, Chanel, Peter, and Andy. See the Queen’s Staircase, Fort Fincastle, Atlantis, and the Water Tower, then sample conch fritters, rum cake, chocolate, tea, wine, and rum. Expect a fast-moving tour with several shopping stops.
“Channel was a great guide. Very patient and informative. We were able to see all that was listed other than not being able to go into the fort due to repair work.”
Explore Nassau by air-conditioned van with Tyrone Wilson’s family-run team, including Niki, KaRon, and Tyrone. You’ll see Queen Victoria’s Staircase and Atlantis, sample rum cake, chocolate, and spirits, and hear clear stories about Bahamian history and daily life.
“It was a great tour and Nicky was a very knowledgeable and friendly host.”
Join Tropical Breeze Tours at Paradise Island for a six-hour catamaran outing with a 45-minute pig encounter, reef snorkeling, lunch, rum, Rose Island beach time, fresh conch salad, sea turtle spotting, and a Junkanoo performance led by guides such as Jason.
“This was the highlight of our trip! First snorkel spot was okay but the last one was amazing! Lunch was delicious & some of the best we had on our trip. The pig island was a very cool experience. We met very nice people on the tour as well. So happy we did this tour. The guides were so awesome!”
Start at Parliament Square at 11 a.m. for a four-hour Nassau outing with reggae, rum punch, cigar rolling, chocolate, rum, wine, rum cake, Bob Marley memorabilia, and Cable Beach time. Guides such as Clever and Anthony keep the group moving in a bus for up to 33 people.
“The Rum distillery and winery were the most memorable. The staff at each was top-notch. I did not like the waiting for others to join well after the 10:00 start time because being on a cruise, we were pressed to get back to the boat by 3:30. Read more”
Spend four hours touring Nassau with reggae music, rum punch, cigar rolling, chocolate, wine, rum, rum cake, and Cable Beach time. Private groups of at least six can request pickup. Guides may include Clever, John, Ty, or Naughty Johnny, depending on assignment.
“This was a great tour. The tour guide, Clever, was awesome. He was very personable, fun, engaging, and knew so much about the history of the Bahamas. The slow punch was delicious and certainly lived up to its name. We enjoyed the wine Read more”
You’ll tour Nassau with a local guide such as Octavius, stopping at historic sites, conch stands, Grey Cliff, and John Watling’s Rum Distillery. Expect food samples, Kalik beer or coconut water, rum cake, and transport from the cruise port, hotel, Airbnb, or airport.
“Esperienza orrenda, la distilleria era un "minimarket", quindi non corrisponde affatto a ciò che abbiamo pagato per il tour. Mi aspettavo una vera distilleria dove poter assaggiare il rum come si deve. Il giro della città così come la degustazione del cibo locale è stata una truffa. Non mi resta che chiedere rimborso.”
Spend four hours touring Nassau by bus with bottomless rum punch, reggae music, wine and rum tastings, and stops at a cigar factory, chocolate factory, winery, rum distillery, and Bob Marley’s former home. Guides may include Nice, Naughty, and Johnny Walker. An optional beach stop is available.
“The tour guides were great, John and the young lady were both outstanding just!! learned a lot about rum. Stopped for food and bought delicious rum cake. I highly recommend recommend.”
Spend about 3.5 hours touring Nassau in a small, air-conditioned vehicle with a local guide. Visit a rum distillery, fish market, fort, hotel district, and island communities, with samples of rum cake, conch fritters, a rum daiquiri, or local beer. Guides may include Keith or Indianna.
“Indianna was engaging and so informative. She gave a history of Nassau and its rum running days and of the local areas as well with so many interesting items. The drinks were so varied so you got a great cross section of drinks in Nassau. HiRead more”
Meet Trey or another Bahtours guide near the Queen Victoria Statue for two hours of cocktails, conch fritters, and eight Caribbean rums. You will make and taste two drinks, learn local cooking tips, and leave with recipes. This private English-language activity is for adults 18 and older.
“We loved our host, Trey. She was fantastic and very knowledgeable about rum. We learned so much from her and she made it fun. She really knows her stuff. I would highly recommend this activity. It was so different than a boring city walk.”
At Graycliff Cigar Company in central Nassau, a guide introduces tobacco selection, cigar rolling, storage, and smoking, followed by a flight of rums including Mount Gay, Barbancourt, and John Watling’s. The group is capped at 10, and the 1.5-hour visit ends where it begins.
“The cigar company is a short walk from the cruise port. You have indoor and outdoor seating where you can enjoy a hand rolled cigar and a glass of whatever you'd like. Excellent friendly staff with a welcoming atmosphere. Very enjoyable.”
Meet your English-speaking guide at the Junkanoo Museum, one block from Nassau’s cruise port. In 45 minutes, taste three Bahamian rums, hear Prohibition stories, and make your own cocktail inside a private downtown speakeasy. The experience is for adults only.
“Activity was perfect. We learned about rum history and tasted really good flavours. I recomend this to everybody.”
Spend four private hours in Nassau with English-speaking guides, visiting Graycliff Cigar Company, Graycliff Chocolatier, Bahama Barrels, and John Watling’s Distillery. You’ll sample island chocolate and wine, see cigars rolled by hand, learn about rum, and finish with Cable Beach time.
“it was fun. There could have been more history and the change of meeting location was not convenient.”
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