On Island Experiences

SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES

• Massage: Our therapists perform a variety of massage techniques from holistic to deep tissue. We have dedicated treatment areas in the cabana or on the beach
• Yoga: We can offer one to one yoga session in your villa, or enjoy an invigorating sunrise yoga session on the beach at the start of your day or a tranquil evening yoga/meditation as you unwind before dinner.
• Volleyball and Beach Tennis
• Fitness: Our fitness center is very well equipped and our experts can keep you in shape with indoor or outdoors routines using the natural elements of the island.
• Watersports: The Watersport Cabana on West beach near the Beach Club provides waterskiing, wakeboarding, tubing, various sailing boats, stand up paddle boarding, snorkeling, and kayaking we can provide a qualified instructor upon request.*
• Beach Olympics & Scavenger Hunts: Fun, competitive beach games for adults and kids. We can also organize customized scavenger hunts that explore all ends of the island as well as the neighboring cays.
• Naturalist: Our enthusiastic marine biologist creates fun and educational explorations of the local flora and fauna, both on and off the land.*
• Arts, Crafts, & Board Games: Rainy days of creation for children and adults
• Movie Theatre: Seats 16 – snuggle under chenille blankets with the drink of your choice, while watching your favorite film.
• Junkanoo Surprise: Entertain your guests at dinner with a carnival procession magically appearing out of the dark, accompanied by the deep beat of drums.*

*Inquire for pricing

The following excursions are 45 min to 1 hour via fast boat, or 8-10 nautical miles.

• Jeep Reef: A shallow reef for snorkeling and scuba, teeming with natural wonders.  Look out for the sunken World War II Jeep, now covered in a myriad of corals
• Danger Reef: A spectacular dive spot in 50 feet of water, where Caribbean reef sharks sram found in numbers.  Only the name is dangerous, as these sharks are accustomed to humans and glide gracefully around divers, amongst amazing undersea monolith structures
• Swimming pigs at Ships Channel Cay

The following excursions are 1 hour or more via fast boat, or 10-12 nautical miles

• Thunderball Grotto: Made famous as the location for the James Bond film “Thunderball”, this grotto is a magical setting for snorkeling. There are multiple swim-through passages teeming with fish but the highlight is a cathedral-like cave with a central ‘chimney’ that beams sunlight from above.
• Swimming Pigs at Big Majors Cay: Famous for their love of swimming, this unique drove of pigs delight in  swimming out into the bay to be fed, as you approach by boat.
• Pipe Creek: Teeming with wading birds and small undersea creatures, guests can hunt for sand dollars on the exposed sand bars in this exquisite creek.
• Sampson Creek: Fly fishing for bone fish. Don sand shoes and compete in the lagoons  with local ospreys to catch these challenging sports fish.
• Compass Cay: This charming little marina has a school of nurse sharks that live there peacefully and delight those that pass through. You can snorkel alongside them as they have the gentlest of natures.
• Rachel’s Bubble Bath: This excursion through a spectacular mangrove lagoon, is fun for  the whole family. The trail ends at a beautiful natural rock bath where waves tumble over a  natural saddle in the rock producing the ‘bubble bath’ effect.
• Rocky Dundas: Just inside the Exuma sea park, with its protected and teeming saline, a  pair of caverns are easily accessible for snorkelers. Shafts of sunlight beam through a set  of natural chimneys that illuminate a stalactite adorned cave with a magical glow.
• Seaquarium: A natural aquarium teaming with colorful fish which will eat from your  hands. Spot lobster and grouper, turtles and majestic eagle rays.
• Osprey Cay: A perfect sandbar of sugary white sand, three-quarters of a mile long, is  exposed at low tide. It’s a superb spot for us to provide you with a magnificent picnic  amongst the shells.

Ready to Plan Your Island Experiences?

We have carefully crafted a sample of a daily itinerary for L’Hacienda, also known as Little Norman’s Cay.

All island activities, excursions, and dining locations are tentative based on weather and condition.