Paradise Cove Day Pass with Pickup from Freeport

Paradise cove was a great pick. Not only was the place clean, the owners were polite and professional, the staff is even more amazing. They make you feel comfortable and welcome. I did the snorkeling package. It came with a chair, a drink, and snorkeling gear. I Highly recommend this establishment over any other establishment in the Bahamas for a good adventure.

If you're visiting Grand Bahama, I highly recommend spending a few hours at Deadman’s Reef at Paradise Cove. We stayed at Viva Fortuna by Wyndham and took a taxi to the reef. We called Mr. Anthony Morrison at 242-646-5774, who provided our taxi service. One of the best ways to keep the cost reasonable is to bring your own mask, snorkel and fins. Paradise Cove allows guests to bring their own equipment and currently offers a discount for doing so. My wife and I spent about 5 hours there, from 10 AM to 3 PM. Taking a taxi instead of joining a tour meant we weren't rushed and could stay as long as we wanted. We snorkeled twice, with lunch in between, and had plenty of time to relax. The snorkeling was fantastic. We saw four sea turtles, including a baby turtle, puffer fish, octopuses, and lots of other marine life. The reef is accessible from the beach and is known for its abundance of tropical fish and sea turtles. There is also a restaurant/bar on site, so you can grab lunch and drinks between swims. The Red Bar serves food, beer and tropical drinks. Our biggest money-saving tip: skip the expensive tour if you don't need transportation and equipment included. Take a taxi, bring your own snorkeling gear, and pay for admission only. It was a very cost-effective way for us to enjoy Deadman’s Reef while spending most of the day there. If you like snorkeling and seeing marine life, Deadman’s Reef is well worth the trip! Call ahead for exact prices and cab fair

The bus with Paradise Cove on the side was easy to spot. Nelson picked us up right on time and pointed out things of interest and gave a little history on the way there. The beach was small but not crowded. Very comfortable beach lounges. We got our snorkel equipment while they set the lounges up for us. We had a great time snorkeling, a little swim out is a beautiful reef, full of big fish and little colorful fish. Closer to the shore was some fish, but we also saw turtles feeding on the grass. Other snorkelers said they saw an octopus and a stingray, but we missed those. On shore we bought lunch, hamburgers and fries, that were good. It also had an outside shower to rinse off, changing rooms and the bathroom. All the staff was friendly and helpful. If we are ever in Freeport again we would come back.

A splendid, well-equipped place, with very kind staff attentive to every need. A small bay that offers the enchantment of the ocean and its inhabitants. Wonderful experience!!!

Meetup was conveniently located in the cruise terminal. Chair rental was included in our booking and they had them setup already together on the beach. I didn’t reserve an umbrella ahead of time and they ran out of them before I could get one once there. However, the staff was so accommodating and when another group finished brought one to us. The water and views were beautiful. You do have to swim out pretty far to get to the good snorkeling (water was pretty shallow and they provide waist floats if you prefer to help with the swim). Some in our group saw turtles, stingrays, an octopus. There is also a cute gift shop on site which I personally thought was better than the ones at the port. On the way there they asked the group collectively what time we wanted to be back to port and had us back in plenty of time before the ship left.

Pick up and drop off was smooth. They used a taxi service. Not a luxury vehicle, no air conditioning but opened windows and it was fine. Got to Paradise Cove and we waited in line for a while and it seemed very unorganized. They give you tickets to take over to another counter and pick up all of your supplies and the guy at the counter was pretty rude. They had no more umbrellas, but they only had like three umbrellas out, so they probably need to purchase more umbrellas. The food was an expensive for $11-$13. You got a cheeseburger and fries or chicken strips and fries the food took a really long time to cook, and the people cooking. The food were rude and made sure you knew they took tips. They tried to accuse one of our people of breaking the snorkel mask-all he did was put it on on and the strap broke. The actual snorkeling and the water was fantastic! Some of the most beautiful water we’ve ever seen if you want to see a lot of fish you cansee that closer up in the water but if you want to see turtles and stingray and bigger fish, you have to go out pretty far towards the rocks or even beyond the rocks. I definitely wouldn’t pay for the full days inclusion we just did the snorkel only and that was fine and honestly to add food onto wasn’t really wasn’t that much more expensive. Unless you really want to take out a kayak or a paddleboard, but you can also rent those individually. It was nice because it really wasn’t crowded.

The excursion location was beautiful. The activities were limited because they didn’t have enough paddle boards or kayaks. They ran out of goggles. The staff was less than courteous and there was zero organization.

Paradise Cove is beautiful and we loved snorkeling there. The reef is a long swim out but worth the swim getting back to the shoreline. We did think it was a little unorganized getting there, getting checked in once there, and finally getting to our chairs with our gear. Transportation to the reef was a very old van that had ceiling pieces falling on us. All that to say- swimming and snorkeling Paradise Cove was super cool. They just need to tighten up some organizational things.

Such a fun snorkeling experience. For just a short swim offshore, we got to see sea turtles, all kinds of reef fish, and lots of coral. Loved it!

Our pickup was on time, our guide Nathan was very friendly. Once there we basically had the whole beach to ourselves. The price included a chair, lunch, snack, drink plus another alcoholic drink. Recommended.