Staniel Cay

The inhabited mid-chain cay with the yacht club and the airstrip (TYM). The famous swimming pigs are next door on Big Major Cay.

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Quick read

At a glance

Gateway: TYM
Drives on: LEFT

Airstrip: TYMICAO MYES
Marina: SCYCStaniel Cay Yacht Club
Access: AIR · BOATSmall plane or boat; see the advisory below
Pigs: NEXT DOOROn Big Major Cay, not here

01 · Marina

Staniel Cay Yacht Club.

Slips: 18
Fuel: Fuel dock
Power: Metered shore power, single- and three-phase
Water: Reverse-osmosis water from its own watermaker; ice
Moorings: Rental moorings
Contact: VHF 16 · marina@stanielcay.com

Official operator source Staniel Cay Yacht Club: Marina checked 2 Oct 2026 changes sometimes

Email the marina Website

02 · Not Pig Beach

The pigs are next door.

Staniel Cay is the inhabited cay with the yacht club and airstrip. The famous swimming pigs are on Big Major Cay, the next cay over. A different, shorter pig trip from Great Exuma goes to White Bay Cay.

03 · From Great Exuma

A full day by boat.

Exuma Water Sports

Full-day Staniel Cay run: Big Major Cay

The long day north to the famous Pig Beach at Big Major Cay, then Compass Cay’s nurse sharks, Leaf Cay’s rock iguanas, Thunderball Grotto, a sandbar and lunch at Staniel Cay Yacht Club.

The operator lists its pig tours at Barraterre; this tour’s own page lists hotel pickup areas but no dock. Confirm where you board when you book. Children under 5 go on private charters only, and the operator asks for comfortable swimmers and confident snorkellers. Landing fees at the sharks and at Big Major Cay are included (tour page, checked 4 Oct 2026).

Departs: Barraterre (operator’s pig-tour base) · Map ↗
Length: About 8 hours

Places on the itinerary

Big Major Cay (Pig Beach)Compass CayLeaf CayThunderball GrottoStaniel Cay

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Official operator source Exuma Water Sports: tour page · locations checked 3 Oct 2026

Medical

The nearest listed clinic is at Black Point.

The Ministry of Health’s list includes no clinic on Staniel Cay. The nearest community clinic it lists is at Black Point, with listed hours of 9 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday, except public holidays (list dated January 2025). The Royal Bahamas Police Force lists 919 and 911 as emergency numbers; we haven’t confirmed ambulance coverage in the cays.

Black Point clinic

Government source Ministry of Health: Family Islands health clinics (Jan 2025) · Royal Bahamas Police Force: emergency numbers checked 4 Oct 2026

Nearby

Where to go next.

CMP

About 5 miles north by boat

Compass Cay

Nurse sharks at the marina.

Open guide

PIG

Next to Staniel Cay

Big Major Cay