Acklins, Crooked Island and Long Cay form a broken ring around the Bight of Acklins, with fewer than a thousand people across the three. These ten things to do are ranked, with the guides, boats and permissions that almost all of them depend on.
Updated 22 October 2026 · By the BahamasBooking editorial team
Crooked Island and Acklins are separate islands joined by a short ferry, and Long Cay is a boat trip from either. Settlements are small and far apart, there is little in the way of walk-in attractions, and nearly everything is arranged through a local guide or captain. That is the appeal: the flats, the lighthouses and the beaches are shared with almost nobody.
The ranking leads with the fishing that brings most visitors, then the history and wildlife that reward anyone who comes for other reasons. Two lighthouses are reached only by chartered boat and are rarely visited, so each item is clear about what has to be confirmed before you go.
Number 1. Fishing
The Bight of Acklins is a vast, shallow lagoon, and its flats are the reason anglers come. A local guide chooses the area for the tide, and a full day is the normal unit.
Confirm access locally. Your guide should select the area for the tide.
Number 2. History and beach
Pompey Bay, south of Spring Point, is a beach associated with a major Lucayan settlement. Archaeological material must stay where it is; the beach itself is open.
Confirm access locally. Archaeological material must remain undisturbed.
Number 3. History
Bird Rock Lighthouse stands on a cay off Pittstown Point at the northwest corner of Crooked Island, reached by chartered boat. It is rarely visited, so confirm landing and the state of the structure.
By arrangement. Rarely visited. Confirm current landing and the state of the structure before going.
Number 4. History
Marine Farm National Park at Landrail Point protects plantation and military remains on the west coast of Crooked Island, including an old battery. Confirm site access and the paths.
Confirm access locally. Confirm site access and the state of paths.
Number 5. Nature
Turtle Sound is a mangrove-lined sound on Crooked Island explored by small boat with a local guide, with birdlife along it. Agree the jetty, the route and the tide window locally.
Confirm access locally. Agree the jetty, route and tide window locally.
Number 6. History
Castle Island Lighthouse, off the southern tip of Acklins, is an isolated nineteenth-century light reached by chartered boat. Landing and access to the structure need local confirmation.
By arrangement. Boat landing and structural access need local confirmation.
Number 7. Culture
Landrail Point is the coastal settlement on Crooked Island's northwest, the place to arrange a meal and the base for Marine Farm and Brine Pond. A walk takes a couple of hours.
Confirm access locally. Combine with Marine Farm and Brine Pond.
Number 8. Fishing
Salina Point in the far south of Acklins has remote flats that few anglers reach. Arrange the fishing base and the transfers in advance; this is not a casual add-on.
Confirm access locally. Arrange the fishing base and transfers in advance.
Number 9. Beach
Seaview Bay is a quiet bay on Crooked Island identified by the tourism office, with no facilities. Arrange directions and your return transport before you go.
Confirm access locally. Arrange current access directions and return transport.
Number 10. Culture
Albert Town on Long Cay is the settlement of a sparsely populated island reached only by boat, with a remote northern beach to go with it. Everything has to be arranged ahead.
By arrangement. Long Cay is reached by boat. Arrange everything ahead.
Anglers usually base on Acklins for the Bight and add Pompey Bay and the southern lighthouse on rest days. From Crooked Island, Landrail Point is the base for Marine Farm, Turtle Sound and Bird Rock, with a boat day to Long Cay if the weather allows. The ferry between the two islands makes it possible to combine both.
Tell us your dates and whether fishing is the point of the trip and we will make the introductions. The full list has every entry across the three islands.
Tell us when you are travelling, where you are staying and which of these matter most. We will suggest the order, the boats or drivers you need and what to confirm first.
See all 17 things to do in Acklins and Crooked, the Acklins and Crooked travel guide, or every island in the islands overview.
