Nassau Rum and Food Walking Tour

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Nassau, The Bahamas

From $81.98 / person

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Up to 24 hours in advance. Learn more

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3 hours (Approx.)

Mobile ticket

Offered in: English

Good for avoiding crowds

Overview

Taste your way around downtown Nassau on this rum and food walking tour. Accompanied by a local guide, you’ll visit four establishments where you’ll fill up on rum, savory snacks and sweet, boozy treats. Visit a pirate-themed pub, taste rum-infused chocolate at a chocolatier and get a first-hand look at how Caribbean rum is made at John Watling’s Distillery. Numbers are limited to just 10 people, ensuring a small-group experience.

Rum-tasting and food walking tour in Nassau
Explore downtown Nassau’s food and drink scene with a knowledgeable guide
Visit Smugglers Beer Garden for rum samples and a bit of buccaneer history
Discover interesting local businesses like Hillside House and Graycliff Chocolatier
Enjoy rum cocktails, rum-infused chocolate, conch and lobster fritters, and a homemade boozy rum cupcakes
Learn about sugar cane, barrel aging and other facets of rum making at John Watling’s Distillery
Small-group tour limited to 10 people provides a more personalized experience

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What's Included

Local guide

6 rum tastings

3 cocktails

Bites of Bahamian conch fritters

2 Rum-infused bonbons

Local taxes

Alcoholic Beverages

Hotel pickup and drop-off

Departure & Return

Departure Point

Buena Vista Estate, 17 Delancy St, Nassau, The Bahamas

Departure Time

10:30 AM

Return Details

13 Cumberland St, Nassau, The Bahamas

What To Expect

Join up with your local guide at the prearranged meeting location in downtown Nassau. Then, walk together to your first stop, Smuggler's Beer Garden on George Street. Here, get your first taste of real Caribbean rum and cast your mind back some 300 years, when unruly pirates roamed the streets.

Continue to three more local spots, where you’ll fill up on rum cocktails along with conch and lobster fritters, rum-infused white chocolate and other regional delicacies.

Along the way, uncover some of the city’s lesser-known sights and hear stories about the island’s rum-running, swashbuckling past. See, too, the historical buildings that played a role in the profiteering business as storage for liquor about to be transported overseas.

Make your final stop of the tour at John Watling’s Distillery. Walk around the Buena Vista Estate, where the distillery is situated, and learn about the production of rum as well as the 17th-century pirate for whom the distillery is named.

Tastings include (subject to change with notice):
• 6 rum tastings
• 3 rum cocktails
• Bahamian conch and lobster fritters
• Rum-infused bonbons
• Caramel truffle shot
• Homemade boozy rum cupcakes

Itinerary

Stop At:

Hillside House Art Gallery

Get an insiders view on the local art scene.

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Duration: 30 minutes

Admission Ticket Included

Stop At:

Graycliff Chocolatier

Nassau's first and only bean to bar chocolate factory

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Duration: 20 minutes

Admission Ticket Included

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Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Minimum age to consume alcohol in the Bahamas is 18 years old
It is recommended that you wear comfortable clothes and walking shoes
Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately; rain gear provided if necessary
Minimum numbers apply. There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet the 2 passenger requirement. In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
OPERATED BY Islandz Tours

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The answers provided below are based on answers previously given by the tour provider to customers’ questions.

What is the policy on face masks and attendee health during Nassau Rum and Food Walking Tour?

A:The policies on face masks and attendee health are:

Face masks required for travelers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas

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What is the policy on sanitization during Nassau Rum and Food Walking Tour?

A:The policy on sanitization is:

Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff

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What is the social distancing policy during Nassau Rum and Food Walking Tour?

A:The policy on social distancing is:

Social distancing enforced throughout experience

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What measures are being taken to ensure staff health & safety during Nassau Rum and Food Walking Tour?

A:The policy on staff health & safety is:

Guides required to regularly wash hands

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Traveler Tips

"It’s was a small group of six and we weren’t hurried at any point.There is a steep hill in one part of the walk so if you aren’t that mobile it may be an issue." See review
"I would highly recommend this tour but be prepared to walk." See review
"There is a good bit of walking, mostly uphill , I'd estimate about 1.5 miles in all." See review

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Fox is the man.

Virgil_F

, Oct 2021

Fox is the best tour guide I've ever had for any tour ever. Super nice, accommodating, and informative.

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Awesome Tour

Dylan_S

, Aug 2021

Tour was absolutely amazing! Our tour guide Mikey was cool and very knowledgeable. We tasted a lot of different rums and the food we got to try was absolutely delicious! I definitely recommend this I honestly want to do it again lol

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Excellent trip

Jonathan_A

, Aug 2021

I went on this trip on Saturday afternoon with my wife and we both thoroughly enjoyed. We were staying in Paradise Island and I thought this sounded like a great opportunity to see more of the Bahamas. Out guide Mikey was excellent - very friendly and funny - and we explored a block of downtown Nassau and drank plenty of rum. Would highly recommend!

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Response from Host , Aug 2021

Hi Jonathan, Thanks for spending some of your time in Nassau with us! We agree, Mikey is both friendly and funny and loves sharing Nassau and its rum with guests like you! Thanks for the great review!

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Fun tour

Megan_M

, Mar 2020

Mikey was a great guide...knowledgeable and quick witted. We enjoyed walking from place to place instead of the traditional driving tours. Lots to drink along the way. Though I would have enjoyed sampling the local JW rum. Would recommend regardless.

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I do it for the Piña colada

Jennifer_S

, Feb 2020

Mikey was fabulous!!! recommend if you like to laugh, drink rum and learn a bit too.The Pina colada’s are out of this world good.

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Great Tour

heatherbarron78

, Nov 2019

This tour was fun. The drinks and food were great. A lot of history as well. I would highly recommend this tour.

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Such a great tour!

CaptMal

, Nov 2019

We had such a great time on this tour! It started off with a tasting of 5 different rums which put everybody in a good mood right off the bat. During the tasting, our guide was telling stories about the history of rum running and piracy in The Bahamas. This is also where we had the first of the food tastings so that we weren't drinking on empty stomachs. This was a good idea. After the tasting, we were each given a refreshing drink (made with rum, of course) to take on our walk to the next stop. I won't go into detail about each stop but I will say that they were all great with really good food and drinks. These are places that I didn't even know existed in Nassau and I'm so happy I was able to see them. The tour ended at the John Watling's Distillery where we had, and I'm not even exaggerating, the best Pina Colada you will ever taste. I had a sample of this a few years back and the full drink was every bit as good as I remember. If you're looking for something to do in Nassau that will take you off the beaten path and show you some seriously cool places you didn't know about all while sampling tasty drinks and food along with meeting some fun people along the way, this is the tour for you.

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Best Part of Our Trip!!!

Passenger616569

, Aug 2019

So I read in a lot of reviews that the Rum Tour was one of people's favorite parts of the trip. Turns out, they were right! Our tour guide MIKEY was the best! He was super funny, incredibly knowledgeable, and really on top of things. You learn a lot about piracy - which was nothing like the movies portray it - about the Bahamas and of course about rum. You get a surprising amount of food and drink for the price. It really is an incredible deal. I was a little bummed at first with the first set of rums we were trying because the majority were rums that are common in the US. BUT, Captain Morgan down there does not taste like it does up here! It has more vanilla and is way better. It was so good we bought a bottle to bring home! So don't be fooled by what you're getting - there are differences. The art studio was particularly awesome and we absolutely loved walking through the enormous, old hotel and seeing where the cigars are made and tasting chocolates. DO IT! And if possible, request MIKEY because he really was the best!!! He made the tour even better than it already was!!!

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Nassau Rum and Food Walking Tour

Alan S

, Jun 2019

This was a fantastic tour and I would recommend it to those not travelling with children. There is a fair amount of walking and a good amount of rum tasting.

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Great Tour!

debodozier

, Jun 2019

We visited Nassau on a cruise that had been re-routed from what was supposed to be a Cuba cruise. This walking tour was fun, and we learned a lot about Bahamian history and culture. The tour was supposed to start at 11:30, but it was almost an hour late in starting -- NOT the tour guide's fault... we were supposed to get a tasting of conch fritters to go with our rum sampling at the bar where the tour started, and the restaurant was very slow in serving (probably because they had a larger lunch crowd than expected). Mikey, our AWESOME tour guide, went back to the kitchen and cooked the fritters himself, as well as serving them. After sampling five different rums (generous samples) at the pirate-themed bar, we took our Bahama Mamas and walked to the next stop. This was a fun, informative tour. There is a good bit of walking, mostly uphill -- I'd estimate about 1.5 miles in all. So wear comfortable shoes, and don't forget the sunscreen. Mikey was a great tour guide, as well as bartender, cook, and waiter! We enjoyed this tour and would highly recommend it.

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