Need Nassau after 5 beach ideas near cruise port

[SMonica]

I'll be in Nassau on Jan 23rd. My mom wants a city tour and I wanted to get a Hilton day pass. Since we'll be spending the next day at Coco Cay, I decided to do the city tour. The boat docks at 12 noon and the tour starts at 1:30 and should return around 5. I would like to go and walk on the beach for about an hour or so before returning to the ship. What is the closest beach to the cruise terminal? I know it will be getting dark around that time but the ship doesn't leave until 11:30 that night, and I would like to get in a little beach time. Any ideas?

 

Thanks

[scubagirrl]

I'll be in Nassau on Jan 23rd. My mom wants a city tour and I wanted to get a Hilton day pass. Since we'll be spending the next day at Coco Cay, I decided to do the city tour. The boat docks at 12 noon and the tour starts at 1:30 and should return around 5. I would like to go and walk on the beach for about an hour or so before returning to the ship. What is the closest beach to the cruise terminal? I know it will be getting dark around that time but the ship doesn't leave until 11:30 that night, and I would like to get in a little beach time. Any ideas?

 

Thanks

You should NOT be walking the beaches after dark. They are unsafe.

Even the hotels frown upon it.

[SMonica]

Thanks for the reply. Sunset is about 5:45pm on that say. I checked and the tour will get back at 4:30. Is there a beach in walking distance from the cruise port that would allow me to go and be back within an hour.

[scubagirrl]

Thanks for the reply. Sunset is about 5:45pm on that say. I checked and the tour will get back at 4:30. Is there a beach in walking distance from the cruise port that would allow me to go and be back within an hour.

 

the closest is lighthouse beach.. just west outside of town. A quick 10 minute walk. It's a public beach, not the nicest, but it's the closest.

 

Cabbage beach on Paradise Isalnd is also public, but you'll need a cab .. and at 4:30 - 6:30 pm traffic will be crazy. Cab far is $5pp/

 

Please be aware of your surroundings. Most beaches are barren by 4pm, and there have been problems with thugs on the public beaches lately.

[survival]

You should NOT be walking the beaches after dark. They are unsafe.

Even the hotels frown upon it.

 

Actually there is a beach close to the port that is safe. There is a police station rite across from the beach. The beach is western esplanad but i think they changed it to junkanoo beach. its about a ten minute walk heading west and its after you pass the hilton hotel.

[Rubylightening]

Will be going to Nassau in Nov. of 2012 and would like a comparison of the Blue lagoon beach excursion, the Sandy Port Beach getaway and just taking a taxi to the public beach, Western Esplanade. How much and how hard to find at the pier. I know it is just a ten minute walk, but I am unable to walk that far. Thanks for any info.