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Lucayan National Park

National park

One of the Best Places To Visits in Freeport


Address

High Rock, Bahamas

Website

bnt.bs

Contact

+1 242-393-1317

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (194 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Wednesday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Thursday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Friday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Saturday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Sunday: 9 am to 5 pm
  • Monday: (Christmas Day), 9 am to 5 pm, Hours might differ
  • Tuesday: (Boxing Day), 9 am to 5 pm, Hours might differ

Featured Reviews


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  • 5/5 Edith H. 1 year ago on Google
    Price in 2022 is $11, which we still found good value as it is recovering from hurricane Dorian. The north side is about a 15min circular walk with 2 caves you can enter (one of them had bats which was very cool). And the south side takes you through mangrove creek onto the Gold Rock Beach. The beach is lovely — beautiful sand and water, and hardly any people. A man selling some drinks and snacks, as well as umbrellas ($10/hour) and some bbq food. A nice day out on Grand Bahama!
    7 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Deborah K. 6 months ago on Google
    Great day trip. We got to see the under ground caves, walk the boardwalk over the mangroves and see the beautiful beach. Highly recommend
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Petrona Z. 2 years ago on Google
    What a wonderful park. Had a great time kayaking through the mangroves. And the Gold Reef beach was a sparkling delight.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Michelle A. 3 years ago on Google
    Explored the caves which have crystal blue underwater areas, and there are beautiful trails and a bridge thru a mangrove field. Nice neighboring beach across the street too. Definitely recommend this excursion as a great way to get away from the hotel and explore the island.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Becky Bilokur T. 1 year ago on Google
    We went in order to visit Gold Rock Beach across the street. Wonderful boardwalk through the estuaries and mangroves to a gorgeous beach. If you time it at low tide, there are sand designs from the water
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Lilith 7 months ago on Google
    Wonderful experience with gorgeous scenes. My personal favorites were the cave with the super blue water and the beach.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Gian G. 1 year ago on Google
    A great place to enjoy a day outing! From the natural Limestone caves that the native Lucayans used to visit, to the beautiful Gold Rock Beach. Call Gold Rock because when the sun reflects off the sand at a certain time of day it looks like gold! Another one of the great beaches of the Bahamas whereas endless sand and your all alone by yourself.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Sophia R. 1 year ago on Google
    National park with underwater caves and nature trails. You can’t go in the water in the caves but there is also a lovely beach. There are a couple of venders with some drink and snacks.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Lawrence P. 1 year ago on Google
    Explored Ben's cave and the beach. So pretty and cool. Our guide Torino was great.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 John & Rebecca M. 10 months ago on Google
    Tour guides here are extremely passionate on preserving this beautiful/historical site. Caves are so cool to see especially with how clear and beautiful the water looks. The hike around the park isn’t bad at all, all the wooded type bridges and steps are all of great shape to ensure 100% safety of all visitors. Wish we could’ve stayed longer at the beach there as well, definitely the most beautiful water we experienced on the island.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Fred D. 10 months ago on Google
    3 caves, nature walk, signs and explanations, 9$ entrance fee for seniors, 11$ general admission. That's not all. Walk across the highway, make sure you look right and left, you may see a vehicle but probably not. Then follow the boardwalk about 1/4 mile to Gold Rock Beach. A shallow expansive white sand beach stretching for miles...uh, excuse me that's kilometers. Climb down the stairs to a couple of the caves where bats and fish can be found. Burial cave had ancient bones discovered and Ben's cave is divable with proper credentials and experience. Restrooms available at the park office only.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Melinda H. 10 months ago on Google
    Amazing place to visit to check out the underwater caves and some bats. Best of all is the gold rock beach that is part of this park.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Arc H. 1 year ago on Google
    Very cool place. We explored the park, delved into a few caves including Ben’s Cave and then went through the mangroves to a beautiful, clear water beach😁 If you’re visiting Grand Bahama you should stop here.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 megan b. 1 year ago on Google
    Love this place! It's so beautiful and quiet. If you're visiting you have to stop here. Gold Rock Beach is across the street. There were a couple locals selling coconut water and food. They also rent chairs and umbrellas. Bring something to collect shells. Also I recommend bringing snorkels and goggles.

  • 4/5 Cheddar B. 4 months ago on Google
    Quiet and beautiful. However I spent $90 for me and my wife thinking we'd be going in some deep caves and such. The caves were cool, don't get me wrong, but not what I was expecting

  • 5/5 Emily T. 5 months ago on Google
    Beautiful park. $11 cash to get in per person. No cards accepted. Worth exploring.

  • 5/5 Shondell R. 9 months ago on Google
    It is great for a nature walk. Also have history sites. Enjoy the time there with my children. Just having a cool family time together while making memories. The beach is tempting also, so walk with your swimwear, hat/umbrella for the sun if you may need to cool down. There is a vendor with coconut water and beach chairs and umbrellas available for convenience at a small rate. We had a great time.😊

  • 5/5 Anabel G. 9 months ago on Google
    Nice place, we had a great guide that informed us about the park history. We visited the caves and learned about flora and fauna.

  • 5/5 John K. 1 year ago on Google
    The tour guide was very knowledgeable about Lucayan and the surrounding community. The family played in the water and ate a a fresh coconut.

  • 5/5 Kathy R. 1 year ago on Google
    Most amazing adventure! Rented a car & stayed all day.

  • 5/5 bob k. 1 year ago on Google
    Went kayaking as a shore excursion while on a cruise with Carnival. Had a great time!

  • 3/5 Traniqua M. 1 year ago on Google
    The experience here was quite interesting. We had to pay to walk in the bushes in the sun. The trail was nice and the caves. The caves were cool with water views and bats. I was hoping to see raccoons, kept seeing their tracks in the bushes off the trail. If you're planning on visiting: visit as a group, a group makes it fun, dress appropriately for the heat and keep in mind it's a trail so I wouldn't suggest flip flops and carry your water. Oh and there's fruit trees such as wild guava, Coco plum and sea grapes, hopefully you guys visit when they're plentiful and ripe so you can try them. It adds to the experience.

  • 1/5 Wanda W. 1 year ago on Google
    Giving me a drawing of a path and telling me to follow the path, is not a tour. The cave tour was extremely disappointing. Then telling me to follow a wooden plank path to the beach across the street is not a great idea for tourists, given how desolate the pathways look (right out of a horror movie). Once you get to the beach, it is breathtaking, warm water and beautiful, but deserted. There was nothing to do or see but beautiful blue water snd white sand. The only bright spot on the beach was the gentleman that rented umbrellas, played island music and sold ice cold drinks with his son. His hustle needs to be properly supported and grown into a consistent daily business that he gets paid to do by whoever is in charge of the beach. There needs to be an attraction always, and he's willing to show up, so make it pop. It would be a win win for him, the tourists, the reveiws, and whoever is in charge. I totally get the hardship of the hurricane in 2019, and then cov-19 2020, but the improvements I'm speaking of just takes initiative, common sense, creativity and mobilizing the many people wanting to work.


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed
  • Activities
    • ✓️ Hiking

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