The small propeller plane touches down in the setting sun at Exuma International Airport on an island which is perhaps better known as the home of the "swimming pigs." Welcome to Exuma in the Bahamas.

Located in the Exumas, Big Major Cay – commonly known as Pig Beach – is the original Bahamas island with swimming pigs. It is accessible from several islands in the Bahamas as well as Florida.

An curved arrow pointing right. Pig Island is located in the Bahamas' Exuma Cays. No one is sure exactly how the pigs got there, but Pig Beach has become a huge tourist destination. You can watch ...

A second population of swimming pigs has been established on Rose Island – a 25-minute ... attractions in the Bahamas. This beach isn't just randomly named Pig Beach, it's actually named for ...

all kind of stuff,” Bahamian farmer Wayde Nixon complained For many years the swimming pigs of Big Major Cay, also known as Pig Beach, in the Bahamas Exuma island chain, have been a major ...

Bahama feral pigs were once domestic pigs let loose by local farms. Through cunning and resourcefulness, they've continued to thrive in the wild - and fuel Bahaman tourism along the way. The ...

or pristine and uninhabited (like the far-flung Exuma Island). And you certainly don’t have to arrive by boat. The Bahamas is one of the closest Caribbean destinations to the east coast and ...

But if you’re looking for a unique and beautiful—and of course, adventurous—time, there’s one place you should look to go: Long Island in the Bahamas ... chance to go swimming, snorkeling ...

Please don't pick up baby pigs, reads the sign on Big Mayor Island, in Exuma, the Bahamas. Simone Spohr/dpa-tmn ...