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Cluster · Nassau

Paradise Island & Cabbage Beach

Half-day cluster: the marina village and the public beach on the island; go by taxi over the bridge and keep the return ride booked.

Key facts

28″ bags
painful
Time budget
half
Rescue coverage
100% ≤7′
max p90 5.7′
Places
1
1 sleep area in reach
Paradise Island
Paradise IslandPhoto: rh43, CC BY 3.0
Rules in force · 11Several islands (Turks and Caicos above all, also the Bah…Downtown pavements are narrow and busy with vendors
  • Caribbean ↗Several islands (Turks and Caicos above all, also the Bahamas and Jamaica) jail visitors for a single stray bullet or cartridge in their luggage; empty every bag and pocket before you pack.
  • Caribbean ↗From August to October keep a free last day before your flight home and check the national hurricane centre daily; airports close when a named storm approaches.
  • Caribbean ↗Wearing camouflage clothing is illegal for civilians in several islands, including Barbados, Antigua, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Grenada, Dominica, Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica; leave it at home, children's clothes included.
  • The Bahamas ↗Check entry rules for your passport on the official Bahamas government sources before you fly; requirements differ by nationality.
  • The Bahamas ↗Respect marine protected areas: fishing, collecting shells or coral and anchoring rules are enforced in national parks such as the Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park.
  • The Bahamas ↗Do not bring firearms or ammunition; even a single forgotten round in a bag can lead to arrest.
  • The Bahamas ↗Water-sports operators on Nassau and Paradise Island beaches are poorly regulated: use tour companies booked through your hotel and wear a life jacket.
  • New Providence ↗Hurricane season (Jun–Nov, peak Aug–Oct): buy flexible fares and keep a buffer night in Nassau.
  • Nassau ↗Downtown pavements are narrow and busy with vendors: bags go from the car to the door, never on a walk.
  • Nassau ↗After dark, take a licensed taxi door to door; do not walk between clusters.
  • Nassau ↗On days when several cruise ships are in port, Bay Street and the Straw Market are crowded from mid-morning: go before 09:30.
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Walking weather, next 5 days

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Plan

How the ground walks, and what is here

Bound and physics

The marina village and Cabbage Beach on Paradise Island (approximate box).

Slope
flat
Stairs
None
Shade
some
Surface
resort paths and sand
Sleep here or visit
visit

Eat and drink here

Potter's Cay Dock (conch salad)

A working dock under the Paradise Island bridge where vendors make conch salad to order and sell fish: go at lunch, watch it made, eat standing or at a plastic table, and pay cash.

On the ground

Where to rest, how to leave, where to sleep nearby

Rescue anchors

6 places to rest · checked on a 40 m (130 ft) grid

A rescue anchor is a spot where you can stop and recover if the walk goes wrong: a bench, a café, a toilet. Every letter on the map is one anchor, and each has a card below. We check that any point in the cluster is within about 7 minutes’ walk of one, so you are never far from somewhere to sit down.

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Map © OpenStreetMap contributors. Lettered circles: rescue anchors (green works in any conditions, amber only on hot days). Dashed outline: the cluster. Red dots: spots more than 7 min from any anchor (none if you see no red). North is up; not for navigation.

Marina village terrace, AC

Place to sit · Food & drink · ac · works in any conditions

Marina walkway benches

Place to sit · works in any conditions

Beach-access path shade

Place to sit · Shelter from rain · works in any conditions

Beach kiosk

Place to sit · Food & drink · works in any conditions

Resort café

Place to sit · Food & drink · ac · works in any conditions

Roadside bus stop shelter

Place to sit · Shelter from rain · works in any conditions

100% of the cluster is within 7 min of an anchor in any conditions (slowest walker, worst cell 5.7 min) · 100% on hot days

Nodes in this cluster

  1. Cabbage Beach

    A long public beach on Paradise Island's north shore: white sand, clear water and resort views; go by taxi, look at the water and lifeguards before you swim, and avoid the strongest midday sun.

Edges out

directed
ToHowp50Climb
Bay Street, Rawson Square & the Straw MarketTaxi over the bridge~15 minflat
Arawak Cay & the Fish FryTaxi west~25 minflat

Sleep within reach

Red lines here

  • Resort grounds are private property: use the public beach access and ask before entering pools.

Deep dive

Around this cluster

Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.