Discover Nassau Sightseeing Tour plus Atlantis Resort Visit
Description
Experience the best of Nassau from a luxury air-conditioned bus that will take you on this interesting and exciting tour highlighted by a visit to world famous Atlantis Resort. Drive through Nassau to reach Fort Fincastle, set atop the highest point of the island, from where you will enjoy a beautiful view of the harbor. At this location you will have time to explore the fort and the Queen Victoria Staircase, do some light shopping on your own and take pictures. Continue with a panoramic view around the island of New Providence. Then its off to Atlantis Paradise Island for a short stop. The drive continues from Paradise Island through the colorful residential area before returning to the port.
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Fort Fincastle is a fort located in the city of Nassau on the island of New Providence in The Bahamas. The fort was built in 1793 by Lord Dunmore. Built around 1793 on Society Hill, the fort overlooks the city of Nassau and the Queen’s Staircase, and is often accessed that way by visitors on foot.
The Queen's Staircase is a walkway of 66 steps in Nassau, the capital city of The Bahamas. It was carved out of solid limestone rock by 600 slaves between 1793 and 1794 to create an escape route from the fort above and is a major landmark of Nassau. This is located at the same stop as Fort Fincastle, ask your guide if you need assistance.
Government House is the official residence of the Governor General of the Bahamas, located in Nassau. It was built in the colonial days and was the residence of the Governor of the Bahamas
This stone arch was named after Governor John Gregory, who served around 1850, and it was opened to the public on January 19, 1852. When you pass through the arch going south on Market Street, you cross the line that divides downtown Nassau from the rest of the island. The small tunnel forms a picturesque entrance to the community known as Over The Hill and the old settlements of Grants Town and Bain Town.
The Bahamas Rum Cake Factory story begins in the heart of downtown Nassau, the Bahamas in the year 2000. George Bates, originally from the United Kingdom founded a recipe that would inspire his “Original” Rum Cake. Everyone loved his recipe so much that he decided to open a small Rum Cake shop, a store that has since then grown into the most favorite brand of Rum Cake in The Bahamas.
The highlight of Paradise Island is world famous Atlantis. Atlantis is a magnificent resort encompassing over 3,000 hotel rooms, 20 restaurants, a wide variety of stores, a 123-acre water park, beautiful beaches and the largest casino in the Bahamas. The total cost to construct Atlantis was over $2 billion.
Next you will travel to Paradise Island an island connected to New Providence by two bridges that cross Nassau Harbor. Hog Island Lighthouse, constructed 1817, is at the western tip of the island and can be seen from the cruise port.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Collapsible wheelchairs can be accommodated providing the passenger is accompanied by someone who can assist them while they board and disembark
Reviews(58)
This could have been good. Time was completely wasted by including Atlantis. You just park about two blocks away and are told you have 20 minutes. It takes 6 or 8 minutes each way to walk it. They send you into their shops. First thing I see is the Rolex store. No thanks. Tour guide admitted that it was mostly an advertisement for Atlantis. They had no intention of actually letting you see anything. The guy at the door even kinda acted snooty. 14 minutes at the Queen's Staircase. 20 minutes to shop at Fort Fincastle, but no time to tour it. Tour guide was really good, he just didn't have any time. Just cut Atlantis out and give an actual unrushed tour.
Thank you for your review, we do appreciate the feedback and will discuss the times given at each stop with our drivers/guides. The Atlantis really is a photo opportunity stop. We do give guests the option to stay and enjoy the casino, restaurants, bars and shops if they wish. I realize it isn't for everyone though. Thank you again and i'll give the guide your appreciation.
Very convinient! Very personalized! We learned about the culture and history of Bahamas on every detail and saw it first hand. Rich’ard, is awesome and really took good care of us and made sure we experience Bahamas even in a short period of time.
Thank you for your lovely review. I will let Rich'ard know... he really is the best. Hope to see you in the future.
This was by far the worst tour I have ever taken in my entire life. The tour was 2.5 hours long, but the majority of it, almost 2 hours was spent on a bus zipping thru Nassau while a guide "Frankie Bahamas" tried to make jokes or talked about his three baby mamas. The driver never met a stop sign he didn't run. After 30 to 40 minutes we were dropped off at Atlantis for 40 minutes and told how poor we were not to be staying there. It was basically a big, over crowded shopping mall. Total waste of time. Then we went to two other shopping stops where we got 9 minutes at each. I'm not kidding. They couldn't get rid of us fast enough. No tip for you! Find something else or you will regret it.
Thank you for your feedback. I am very sorry to hear this and will speak to the driver/guide about this immediately. Each tour is 2.5 hours, depending on traffic and other guests embarking and debarking the bus, this can limit the time at certain stops. Safety and Guests satisfaction is our #1 goal. Please accept our sincere apologies if this didn't meet that goal.
Everything went as planned and Jo was the best tour guide we had. He knew his history very well and we throughly enjoyed the tour!!!
This was a very positive tour. It was family-friendly, and well organized. My two children and I do quite a bit of traveling and we enjoyed this guided tour of the Bahamas. I definitely recommend booking your tour in advance. There are similar companies claiming that they offer the same thing. This guided tour picks you up on the port and navigates you to a private tour bus where you are then toured around the Bahamas.
The tickets, even though only $5. For the fort were not worth it! The Atlantis stop was a good distance to walk to get to hotel, by the time you got there you had no time to check out anything. You were not even allowed into entrance/lobby without a room key…all you got to see were a few stores. It was disappointing! The straw market was across street from cruise port….there was no stop there for people taking the tour, you could walk on your own. Most people in the van, never got to see queens staircase…because of the walk and short time period that was allowed…only three young people got to see it because they could walk faster. They shared their pictures with the people in van, or else they would have never gotten to see the staircase.
Thank you for your review. Our guides are very patient, we explain to guests to let us know if you need more time. The walk to the Queens Staircase was a bit longer at that time you visited, as you would have noticed it was under a renovation and they were not allowing us to park in our normal spot. It was a situation we were unaware of and out of our control. The Atlantis, as advertised is a photo op stop. You are allowed in the Lobby of the Hotel, you are just not allowed PAST the Lobby of the hotel - which would take you into the water park without a room key. The $5 fee for the fort is a government imposed tax, it has nothing to do with us and as advertised, is at your own discretion. I hope this helps.
Do not book this tour. It was very underwhelming. It was nothing as advertised..waiting on the wowww
The advertising for this tour is misleading. It is more a tour of Nassau. You don’t actually visit Atlantis, just the casino entrance to Atlantis. You do not actually see or go to the resort.
Best way to get a feel of Nassau. You see an ancient fort, you visit the rum cake factory, you go to the Atlantis hotel. Last stop is the straw market. Greg was very professional, friendly and knowledgeable.
thank you for your review, I will let Greg know and we are thrilled you enjoyed it.
Several stops ranging from 10 minutes to 45 minutes that gave us a good overview of the history of New Providence Island. It was a good value.
