The Beach House Restaurant and Bar offers fantastic cuisine, and the best pina coladas in the Bahamas. The Cape Santa Maria Activity Centre can help get you fishing, cave snorkeling, sailing, cycling, kayaking, and stand-up paddle boarding. They can also arrange excursions to “Dean’s Blue Hole”, Long Island’s swimming pigs, and much more! Detailed information can be found below and more information regarding pricing has been sent to all guests via email.
Jaw-dropping snorkeling expeditions are available at Cape Santa Maria Beach Resort. Glide through the crystal-clear waters of the Caribbean Sea and see hundreds of technicolor fish, rays and sea turtles. Spend the day exploring the local waters searching out trumpet fish, colorful parrot fish and curious scorpion fish. Marvel at the diverse color of soft and hard coral reefs as you skim the surface of these tropical waters. The snorkeling trips are two and a half hours and includes snorkel gear and guidance by experienced, first-aid certified tour guides.
Certified scuba divers will enjoy the diversity of scuba diving available at Cape Santa Maria Beach Resort. Get face to face with colorful fish in their natural environment and explore ship wrecks from days gone by. Or dive the wall at Conception Island Marine Park — a protected sanctuary that is home to every conceivable underwater plant, mammal and fish. All scuba diving expeditions at Cape Santa Maria use new and well maintained equipment, and are led by PADI Certified Dive Master, Delbert Smith. Please ensure you have proof of certification prior to making any reservations for diving at the Cape.
For a deep sea adventure, fishing excursions are available with experienced, professional guides. Using ballyhoo, small baitfish and feather hoochies, you’ll fish for trophy-sized beauties like White and Blue Marlin, Wahoo, Kingfish, Tuna, Shark, Dorado and Sailfish. Truly an unbelievable fishing experience. For those seeking a more low-key family fishing adventure, a reef fishing excursion puts you on the fish. From a comfortable cruiser, you’ll admire vast coral and rock reefs as your bait attracts Nassau Grouper, Yellowtail Snapper, Horse-eye Jacks, Amber Jacks, Trigger Fish, King Mackerel, Barracuda, and Iron Head. Both deep-sea and reef fishing excursions provide the opportunity to catch your own dinner! Not only will our legendary guides clean and fillet your catch, our culinary team will prepare it grilled, pan-fried or blackened (or all three!) in our oceanfront dining room. The freshest (and proudest!) seafood dinner imaginable.
Take a spell-binding excursion through the rich history, beautiful culture, and extraordinary natural beauty of Long Island. Set aside four or five hours to immerse yourself in the ‘true’ Bahamas. Guided or self-guided excursions along historic Queen’s Highway takes you to breathtaking vistas, local artisans, island hangouts, and truly unparalleled natural attractions. Our front office team can arrange an experienced local guide to provide a historical Bahamian perspective on what drives the pulse of Long Island.
The resort’s exclusive Sandy Cay Iguana Tour (9am – 2pm) takes you an hour by boat to explore Long Island’s coast over every shade of Bahama blue imaginable; and then on to the Sandy Cay, home of the iguanas and blockbuster Hollywood movie Pirates of the Caribbean. On the cay, you will spend some time exploring the island and meet the resident iguanas, wade the shallows with sting rays and lemon sharks and marvel at the majestic pair of Osprey who make their home atop the tallest tree on the Cay. While you explore, your boat captain and first mate will prepare the sandbar for your beach picnic complete with umbrellas for shade and beach chairs for lounging. You will truly feel you are the first (or last) humans on the planet. The ultimate ‘escape’ and a day you will not soon forget.