The Island
The water here is said to be the clearest on earth, so clear that swimming feels like floating between sand and sky.
norman’s cay is an island overlaid with histories.
A coral atoll with natural beauty and protected anchorage that made it a longtime favorite for all kinds of residents, from British outposts in the Age of Imperialism to twentieth-century fisherfolk; from one notorious cartel leader to modern adventurers and sailors. The Cay, eponymously named after a pirate, has been described as a horseshoe or a fish hook, curving into the shape of a dolphin or ending in the tip of a whale’s tail.
The land is shrouded in greenery, trimmed with dark rock and cream-colored sand. Silver top palms — “top trees,” “thatch palms,” “tops” — stand like lookouts between cocoplum and sea grape. The ocean wraps the coastline in layered blues, from aqua shallows to Atlantic depths.
The Cay’s shallow waters trace back to the Bahama banks — submerged carbonate platforms once above sea level, in the last ice age. The hour-long flight from Miami crosses solid blue into the spilled blue greens of the Exumas, water folding around the coral atolls like the rings of a tree.
By Air
Twenty minutes from Nassau, an hour from Miami. Norman's Cay is the only island in the Exuma Cays with its own port of entry with its own customs and immigration, ideal for private plane and charter. A 4,700-foot runway lands overseas arrivals directly, no stop required.
By Sea
A natural marina unmatched in the Bahamas for efficiency and charm, hosting vessels up to 200 ft with over 5,000 ft of berthing. Power, water, and Wi-Fi at every dock, fuel on site, and the General Store next door.
