Tour Rum Cay

You can go off on your own to explore the town of Port Nelson and its environs, or use a local guide to learn about the culture and history of the island. Places to visit on the mainland include historical caves, colonial ruins, and the numerous Lucayan-Arawak village sites. Hartford Cave, a protected historical site of The Bahamas, was discovered by Rum Cay residents who would go there to collect bat droppings for use as fertilizer. They sometimes found utensils like clay plates, cups and bowls underneath the rich carpet of guano, which were later found to be Lucayan-Arawak in origin. The walls of the cave are decorated with ancient petroglyphs from those tribes, and some also have writing from colonial times.