Frequently Asked Questions

Tours operate Rain or Shine. Weather in the Bahamas is generally scattered clouds with isolated but fast moving thunderstorms. It is likely you may encounter a rain shower during your tour. 

Tours operate Rain or Shine. We may have to cancel tours ahead of time during adverse weather events. Weather cancellation is rare. If you decide to cancel your reservation or curtail your tour, because you decide not to travel due to weather, you would be subject to our restrictive cancellation policy and may not receive any refund. 

If We/Operator cancel your tour in its entirety, prior to departure, due to weather you will be entitled to a reschedule (subject to availability), a credit or a refund. 

The tour Operator may have to curtail or terminate the tour early due to weather or sea conditions, therefore we can’t guarantee all stops along the tour itinerary. Please refer to Section 6 “Force Majeure” in the Booking Terms and Conditions.

Tours operate Rain or Shine. If you (the Customer) decide you do not want to travel based on the weather conditions or forecast, you may not be entitled to any refund and could forfeit the full amount of the reservation, because you are bound by our normal Booking Terms and Conditions Cancellations Policy (Section 3). For this reason, it would be advised to continue to the Departure Airport location and await further information from a Staff member.
We strongly encourage you not to make decisions about cancelation based on a weather forecast. It is very hard to predict the impact of seasonal stormy or wet weather based on long or short range forecasts, because the Bahamas has a unique unpredictable micro-climate. The weather impact often can only be determined on the morning of departure.

If the weather conditions or forecast weather means We/Operator have to cancel your tour in its entirety, prior to departure, due to weather you will be entitled to a reschedule (subject to availability), a credit or a refund. For this reason, it would be advised to continue to the Departure Airport location and await further information from a Staff member there as to whether the Tour Flight departure will take place as normal, be delayed, or rescheduled or cancelled.

Tours operate Rain or Shine.

In the scenario of seasonal storms, unsettled wet weather or low pressure weather systems; it is very hard to predict their impact based on long or short range forecasts, because the Bahamas has a unique unpredictable micro-climate; It is possible for seasonal storms to impact overnight or early mornings but have no operational impact on the Tour during daylight hours. For this reason the decision to cancel may have to be made at last-minute by the Pilots at the Departure Airport Location at the start time of your Tour. If we/Operator have to cancel your tour in its entirety, prior to departure, due to weather you will be entitled to a reschedule (subject to availability), a credit or a refund.
If you (the Customer) decide you do not want to travel based on the weather conditions or forecast, you may not be entitled to any refund and could forfeit the full amount of the reservation, because you are bound by our normal Booking Terms and Conditions Cancellations Policy (Section 3). For this reason, it would be advised to continue to the Departure Airport location and await further information from a Staff member.

In the scenario of Tropical Cyclones, Hurricanes or Tropical Storms; the accuracy of forecasting means we are generally able to give Customers 1 to 2 days notice that their Tour will be affected. You will be entitled to a reschedule (subject to availability), a credit or a refund.

Bad Weather Policy Summary
Tours operate Rain or Shine. We may have to cancel tours ahead of time during adverse weather events. Weather cancellation is rare. Weather in the Bahamas is generally scattered clouds with isolated but fast moving thunderstorms. It is likely you may encounter a rain shower during your tour.
If you decide to cancel your reservation or curtail your tour, because you decide not to travel due to weather, you would be subject to our restrictive cancellation policy and may not receive any refund.
If We/Operator cancel your tour in its entirety, prior to departure, due to weather you will be entitled to a reschedule (subject to availability), a credit or a refund.
The tour Operator may have to curtail or terminate the tour early due to weather or sea conditions, therefore we can’t guarantee all stops along the tour itinerary. Please refer to Section 6 “Force Majeure” in the Booking Terms and Conditions.

No. You must not book our tours if you are planning to fly in from another island on the same day. If you are staying in Nassau or another island, this tour is NOT suitable. You must be staying in Great Exuma. There is no transfer service available from the Airport.

If you are staying in Nassau, you should enquire about our Day Trip to Exuma from Nassau by Plane.

Full day tours from Georgetown, Great Exuma, are the only tours we offer by Powerboat that cover long distances. These Powerboats have to travel through some open water. Sometimes this can last only 10-20 minutes duration along the total 1 hour 45 min journey one way. Depending on the weather and sea conditions it can be a little rough. It very much depends on the day. The majority of the journey is in the shallow waters of the Exuma Cays, where the boat is protected from sea swell by the islands. It is a large 32ft Powerboat which makes it very stable in the water.

Generally sea sickness would only be an issue if the sea conditions on the day of travel were rough, which is only a few times per month. If the sea is too rough or unsafe, of course the tour would not go ahead. This circumstance would usually be caused by high wind speeds, thunderstorms or tropical storms.

Full day tours from Georgetown have a total 1 hour 45 min journey one way and travel on a 32ft Powerboat. There is no restroom available on this boat. There are public bathrooms available at Staniel Cay Yacht Club and Compass Cay Marina.

No, customers with reduced mobility are not suitable to travel on the Full Day Powerboat tour. Instead contact us about our Private Tours by Plane. Customers will have to agree and acknowledge that no one in their party is heavily pregnant, cannot easily walk up a flight of steps, cannot climb a swim ladder unassisted, cannot kneel/bend easily, cannot swim, or has neck/back/mobility issues; and understand that the Tour Operator reserves the right to decline boarding at the dock in the interest of safety.

Please visit our Coronavirus Travel information page  https://www.swimmingwithpigs.com/bahamas-travel-information/  for the latest Travel Information, Testing and Health Visa requirements.

Please refer to our Booking Terms and Conditions.

The tour will depart on time without you. All confirmed bookings are non-cancellable, non-changeable and non-refundable. If you No-Show you forfeit the full amount of the booking. This includes if you booked for the wrong date or tour type or made any mistake during the Booking Process.