Among the many fun activities you can enjoy in the Bahamas, swimming with pigs must be one of the most unusual options. This half-day tour on Grand Bahama Island includes the opportunity to splash in the Caribbean Sea with the resident wild pigs, as well as time to enjoy the gorgeous scenery of Crystal Beach, and have lunch (own expense). Hotel pickup and drop-off is included.

Go swimming with pigs on Grand Bahama island
Hear insightful commentary from the driver-guide
Have time to purchase lunch
Includes hotel pickup and drop-off

What's Included

Driver/guide
Local guide
Professional guide
Tour escort/host

Drinks
Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Food and drinks
Lunch
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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Pickup details

Carnival Cruise Line Guests, please contact your shore excursions desk for more information. We do not pickup from Carnival Cruise Lines. Departure Point: All Hotels and Freeport Cruise Port Address: Grand Bahama

What To Expect

Spend your morning swimming with the famous pigs of the Bahamas and visit the charming village of West End on this combo tour from Freeport on Grand Bahamas island.

You’ll be picked up from your Freeport hotel or the cruise port (for non-Carnival cruises) by a local driver-guide who can provide insights on the island during your ride.

At Crystal Beach, you’ll have around 30 to 60 minutes to meet, feed, swim, and play with the resident pigs. Relax on the beach or refuel with food and drinks, including alcoholic beverages (all own expense).

Afterwards, visit the charming village of West End before being dropped back off at your hotel or cruise port.

H. Forbes Charter Services

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

West End

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate

Children must be accompanied by an adult
Hey there! Please contact us to confirm your tour date because our swimming pigs, Peppa, Maya and their friends have their own chill days!
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 50 travelers

Operated by H.Forbes Charter Service

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Reviews

3.5

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Summet_B, Apr 2024

The staff was friendly and organized. It was a great experience and if you need someone to take photos they do that and a video. Was relaxing afterwards and found amazing shells on the beach.

BEWARE! Proceed with caution

Christina_D, Apr 2024

BEWARE! We booked this in January for a trip in April. The day before our scheduled excursion I received the digital ticket. I reached out, through chat, to find out the pick up time from the cruise port, after receiving the ticket. Several hours later I finally received a response saying our reservation was cancelled because they were going to be closed. A week later I’m still trying to get my refund. First I was told to contact Expedia, but I didn’t book it through Expedia. Then I received a message saying I could request my refund. Well, I’d already done that. Now I’m playing email tag with a Viator representative. Reviews I read prior to booking made me nervous as quite a few described disappointing experiences and headaches trying to get refunds. The simple fact that I have to actually ask for my money back on an excursion they cancelled less than 24 hours before is just bad business.

Swim with piggies.

Susan_W, Apr 2024

It was a great time swimming with the pigs. The only disappointment was that I thought it was more natural. I didn't realize the pigs were kept locked up until it was time to come out. But the beach was very nice and the pigs were so cute.

Fun with the piggies!

James_W, Apr 2024

So much fun! My wife loved it too, pigs were so cute and happy and the guides let everyone get pictures with them either holding a smaller one or next to it if you wanted individual selfies. Some were pretty big! The beach was nice with clear water and everyone could get a lounge chair, there’s a restaurant that you could get anything you wanted from fried conch to yummy drinks. You can also rent kayaks. We stayed most of the day and loved it! Our guides on the bus were awesome and informative with a nice lesson about the Bahamas on the way there and back (about a half hr)

Pig Tour

Milena_C, Mar 2024

The pick up and drop off went very smoothly. The bus tour was interesting and the drivers are very friendly. Enjoyed my time with the pigs, however it was crowded.

Berit_A, Mar 2024

Fun day! We were picked up from our hotel on time, enjoyed the excellent driver/tour guide. Beach was beautiful, fun experience. Kids loved it!

Wonderful, unique experience with pigs!

Janet_F, Mar 2024

The people and the pigs have a great time! The beach is beautiful, the guides terrific, and the pigs are very sweet. They come running out into the water for apple bits on skewers that the guests feed them. Afterward, we got to hold some of the piglets. It was a blast!

Great but not very well organised.

Carl_M, Feb 2024

I don’t won’t to put people off this trip as the pig experience was special and unique, however…we were left to wait for over an hour for our pick up/transfer which meant we missed the pigs first outing and had to tag onto the next which included a large group…resulting in quite a short experience with the actual pigs in the water. If possible…book directly rather than with H.Forbes Charter (Viator).

Nice, but short.

Patricia_H, Jan 2024

The weater was really cold unfortunally, so we didn’t swim but got the change to feed them on the shore.

Neat experience. Give it a try!

Casey_N, Jan 2024

It was something different. Seeing the pigs running through the sand and swimming out to us was great. They just seemed so happy!

Would swim with pigs again!

Rebecca_W, Dec 2023

Great tour operator and the bus ride over was entertaining and informative. The people working with the pigs treated them kindly. Well organized and fun experience

DONT DO IT

Kiana_R, Dec 2023

Horrible experience. Didn’t get picked up on time because the instructions had literally no info. No meeting time or point so didn’t get to excursion until 11 AM. Spent MAYBE an hour to 1.5 total before leaving. The beach was so uncomfortable. Bees EVERYWHERE, shells all in the water. Nowhere to sit. 250 for an hour and a half. I’m just glad I didn’t buy this through the cruise line. Never again.

Piggie Portrait Bucket List

Shannon_R, Dec 2023

If you are just wanting a picture swimming with pig this is excellent for that! They give you plenty of time to hold the pigs and allow you to take as many pictures as you want. As far as "swimming" with the pigs you are more wading in the ocean in a semi circle as the pig walk in a circle eating the sticks of apples they have you hold. The weather was not great while we were there so we didn't get to go all the way out to their normal location so maybe the experience would have been different had the weather permitted. The guide was great and I didn't feel pressured to buy anything from their on-site souvenir shop. We drove our rental car there so we just left when we were ready to go. I just wanted a picture holding a pig in the Bahamas so I am happy! Another bucket item list checked off.

Waste of time

Noelle_H, Dec 2023

The pigs did not go into the water- we just waited in a huge line and had a photo opp with a baby pig. They should cancel when the water is too cold instead of wasting everyone’s time and money.

Fun time

Daniel_C, Nov 2023

Staff was great..pigs very cute..bus driver very informative .had great time...daughter really loved holding baby pig..they try to sleep in your arms

Drawn out experience… satisfying to the kids

Lisa_S, Nov 2023

The actual swimming with pig experience was pleasant for the kids. Ultimately it was a long drawn out experience. Scheduled for 10am. Rushed breakfast so we wouldn’t be late. Ride did not come until 10:30. Got to the site at 11:40 didn’t swim with the pics until 1:15 experience was about 20 minutes. Did not leave until 2:30. Back to the hotel at 3. Pretty much felt like a waste of day. I guess they wanted each person to purchase food and drink and souvenirs.

Was ok

Carly_A, Oct 2023

Could've spent less time sitting on the beach for them to encourage us to spend money at their place. The actual pig experience lasted maybe 30 min.

love the trip to crystal beach

9mmvymyp6s, Oct 2023

Visited Grand Bahama for my daughters birthday and had a beautiful time. Our driver David was a beautiful person, personable, and gave us a very good tour of important places of the Island prior our destination, and on our way back to the port. The experience at the beach was amazing during, before, and after our interaction with the pigs. The food was great, priced fair, and considering that a taxi trip is 30-40 dollars because of 6 dollar a gallon gas, everything was fair. You wont regret it!

Full review

Kayla_R, Aug 2023

Great tour! David the driver gave a great narration of the island and was extra friendly! Once you arrive to the beach you have about an hour before you see the pigs. Total pig time roughly a hour. They are sure to help you get great pics, so everyone leaves happy! They have lots of food, drinks, music, some shopping, friendly staff while you lounge at the beach. Only critique was it was a bit confusing and uneasy getting off the ship and to the correct tour bus. Left me very nervous till we got to the beach and received our wristbands. In the future I would just book it through the cruise so you are with a big group and they take you from the ship and back! Would return and recommend this place, the staff made the experience!

No piggies, OPERATOR CANCELLED.

Suzanne_D, Jul 2023

Didn’t get to go, Operator cancelled . Bust for my bday:( Waiting for reimbursement of funds, operator no stars, Viator stars hopefully to remain five stars.

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