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An Eleuthera road trip: the Queen's Highway from north to south
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Eleuthera tours: beaches, caves, the Glass Window Bridge and Harbour Island
Eleuthera rewards exploring rather than sightseeing: a 110-mile island with one road, dozens of beaches and a handful of natural wonders spread along it. Tours here mean guided drives, boat trips from the north end and water days from wherever you are staying. This page covers the experiences worth planning around.
Guided island drives
Local guides run half-day and full-day drives that string together the Glass Window Bridge, the Queen's Baths tide pools, Gregory Town's pineapple country, Hatchet Bay cave and the beaches between. For visitors without a car, or with limited time, this is the most efficient way to see the north. Southern drives take in Rock Sound's Ocean Hole and the rough track to Lighthouse Beach at the island's tip.
Boat trips from the north
From the docks near North Eleuthera airport, water taxis and tours cross to Harbour Island and its pink sand, and to Spanish Wells, the fishing community off the tip of the island. Boat tours from the north also visit the pigs on Meeks Patch, snorkel the Devil's Backbone reef and drop lines for the day. Current Cut, the channel between Eleuthera and Current Island, is a well-known drift snorkel and dive timed to the tide.
On and in the water
Surfer's Beach near Gregory Town catches winter swell for surfing and bodyboarding. Snorkelling is good straight off many bank-side beaches, and dive operators on Harbour Island cover the reefs and wrecks of the north. Bonefishing guides work the flats of the south around Rock Sound and Deep Creek. Kayak and paddleboard rentals are available at several settlements.
What we can arrange
North Eleuthera guided drive
Glass Window Bridge, Queen's Baths, Gregory Town and Hatchet Bay cave in a day.
About this placeHarbour Island day trip
Water taxi from the north end to Dunmore Town and the pink sand beach.
Boat tour from the north end
Meeks Patch pigs, Devil's Backbone snorkelling and Spanish Wells.
Current Cut drift snorkel or dive
A fast tidal channel between Eleuthera and Current Island.
Lighthouse Beach excursion
The remote pink beach at the southern tip, by high-clearance vehicle.
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Common questions
Is the Glass Window Bridge worth visiting?
Yes. It is the island's most famous sight: a few metres of rock between the dark Atlantic and the pale bank. Park well back and stay off the bridge in heavy seas.
Can I visit Harbour Island from Eleuthera for the day?
Easily. Drive to the Three Island Dock near North Eleuthera airport, take the water taxi across and rent a golf cart in Dunmore Town.
Which part of Eleuthera has the most tours?
The north, around Gregory Town, the Glass Window and the docks near the airport, where boat tours and guided drives are concentrated.
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