Redshank Cays Beach, The Exumas, Bahamas

Redshank Cays Beach is located in the Exumas, Bahamas.

This remote island is only accessible by boat.

We had this beach all to ourselves.

We explored and snorkeled around the north end of the beach around the rocky area.

You can't drive there from Great Exuma, so we rented a boat from Minn's Watersports to get there.

To get our boat, we went to George Town at Elizabeth Harbor to Minn's Water Sports. You can see what it looks like below

After checking in, we went down to the boat slips to get in our boat and head out. From Elizabeth Harbor you go through a small tunnel to get out to the ocean.

Once you get out of the harbor, we were told that we should go to the middle area and go south to Redshank Cays Beach. They said this is the safer way to get there. This is where it is located on the map.

This is the aerial view of the beach as we came up to the island.

On the north end of the beach, there is the large rocky area. This is where we went snorkeling.

One thing to note is that as I snorkeled around the tip of the rocky area the current was really strong in taking me to the other side. Swimming back was a hard swim even with fins on.

We hung out on the beach and went swimming for the rest of the day. It was so fun having this island all to ourselves.

Overall, we loved this beach and would highly recommend renting a boat to spend some time there on your next trip to the Exumas.

(Click on the map above to go to a Google Maps larger view.)

Redshank Cays Beach is free to visit.

We did rent a boat from Minn's Watersports. We rented a 17 foot boston whaler. It cost us $237 plus a $200 dollar deposit, which is used for extra gas. We ended up getting $150 back, so it cost us 287.

Total Cost: $287

These are the checklist items I recommend:

• Bring reef-safe sunscreen.
• Bring your own snorkeling gear.
• Bring your own snacks and water.
• Bring a phone with internet in case you need to navigate with it using Google Maps.