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Ardastra Gardens guide: ticket prices, hours and what to see

Updated in September 2026, this Ardastra Gardens guide covers ticket prices, opening hours, parking, transport, accessibility and what to see. Ardastra Gardens is a wildlife conservation centre and zoo in Nassau, The Bahamas, best known for its marching flamingos. As of September 2026, the park…

John Watling's Distillery in Nassau, the Bahamas.

Why a 1789 estate built for a colonial governor is now Nassau’s best rum tour

In 1789, the Royal Governor of the Bahamas granted a hilltop plot above Nassau harbour to a loyal colonial official named John Brown. The estate he built — Buena Vista — has been a private home, a governing chamber and a hotel that once appeared…

The Nassau pigs aren’t the famous ones — and that’s actually good news

The original swimming pigs of the Bahamas live on Big Major Cay in the Exumas — a 2-3 hour boat ride from Nassau, accessible only via charter or multi-day trip. Most visitors to Nassau don't have that kind of time. What they do have is…

Thirty minutes, top speed, zero experience required: jet skiing off Cabbage Beach, Bahamas

Cabbage Beach lies on the northern shore of Paradise Island in the Bahamas, opposite Nassau's main harbour, and offers some of the clearest, calmest water in the area — exactly the conditions that make it a reliable jet ski spot regardless of where else you're…