Exuma eSIM
In Exuma you connect to BTC or Aliv, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The typical speed across the country is 41 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- BTC and Aliv
- Typical speed in Bahamas
- 41 Mbps typical, 9 Mbps at busy times
- 5G
- yes, non standalone
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Exuma
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $25.89 | $25.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $19.63 | $58.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $17.98 | $89.89 |
How Bahamas compares across Caribbean
- Regional typical speed
- 37.6 Mbps
- Upstream networks
- 2, BTC, Aliv
- 5G
- Yes, non standalone
- Next fastest nearby
- Dominican Republic, 43 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- Barbados, 38 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 2: Nassau, Exuma
Landing at Exuma International Airport (GGT)
- Airport
- GGT / MYEF
- Distance
- 11 km from the centre of Exuma
Getting into Exuma
- Taxi from the arrivals area to George Town (GGT)
- Boat from Nassau to the northern Exuma Cays, about 60 minutes
Worth knowing about Exuma
- Exuma is a Bahamian district of more than 365 islands and cays rather than a single city; George Town on Great Exuma is its capital and largest town, with a population in the low thousands.
- Great Exuma and Little Exuma are joined by a small bridge; the rest of the chain is reached only by boat or small charter aircraft.
- Exuma International Airport takes direct flights from Miami, Charlotte, Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale and Toronto as well as Nassau, so arrival does not have to be routed through Nassau.
- Staniel Cay and Black Point in the northern cays have their own small airstrips served by charter and scheduled operators, separate from the main Exuma airport.
- The airport terminal is small enough that passengers board from the tarmac by stairs, with a replacement terminal under construction.
- Taxis wait outside arrivals at Exuma International and charge fixed fares by zone, so confirm the price with the driver before setting off. Many resorts also offer transfers if you book ahead.
- Allow at least two hours before an international departure. The terminal has basic free Wi-Fi but little food or drink, and it pays to carry some cash in Bahamian or US dollars.
- Traffic keeps left on Exuma and hire cars are often right-hand drive. The roads are getting better but still have plenty of potholes and hazards.
- Bahamas Ferries sails from Nassau to George Town on Mondays, but for now only as a freight service, and it does not go to Big Major Cay, home of the swimming pigs.
- Staniel Cay Airport is an official port of entry with customs and immigration, so arrivals can clear into The Bahamas in the Exuma Cays rather than on Great Exuma.
- Big Major Cay, the swimming pig beach, is reachable only by boat and is a short hop from Staniel Cay. The tourism ministry asks visitors to look but not touch.
- Thunderball Grotto, the underwater cave just west of Staniel Cay, has a hidden entrance that swimmers can pass through at low tide.
- Stocking Island lies across the harbour from George Town and is reached by your own boat or a water taxi from town. Its beach bar, Chat 'N' Chill, can only be reached by boat.
- Tropic of Cancer Beach, named for its position on that line of latitude, is the longest beach on Little Exuma, which is joined to Great Exuma by a bridge.
- The Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park, founded in 1958, was the first marine reserve in The Bahamas and the wider Caribbean. It covers 112,640 acres, and no fishing, shelling or conching of any kind is allowed.
- The park office sits on remote Warderick Wells and can be hard to reach. Boaters call "Exuma Park" on VHF channel 09, and channel 16 is monitored 24 hours a day for emergencies.
- Park wardens and Royal Bahamas Defence Force officers stationed at Warderick Wells keep up constant patrols, and visitors are asked to report poaching on channel 09.
Sources for this page
Other cities in Bahamas we cover
- Nassau
- 222 km from Exuma, nearest airport NAS