Swimming with pigs!

Swimming with the dolphins? That’s so last season!

All the cool kids (Johnny Depp and Nicholas Cage included) have taken to the seas with a different kind of swimming companion.

Frolicking on the beaches, soaking up the sun in the sand and splashing through the surf, a family of pigs have laid claim to the pristine waters of the Exuma Cays – an island chain paradise in The Bahamas.

Nobody really knows how and when the pigs got there, but if taking a dip with these four-legged swimmers sounds like fun, there are plenty of ways for you to join in.

Travelers staying at Royal Plantation Island, at Fowl Cay can take a boat out to Big Major Cay and head to the southernmost beach – Pig Beach.

Visitors can organize excursions with Staniel Cay Area Boat Tours, Four C Adventures, and Exuma Cay Adventures.

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Swimming pigs, The Bahamas. Photo by cdorobek

Swimming pigs, The Bahamas. (Image: cdorobek)

Nobody knows how the pigs came to island, but they have become a popular tourist attraction. Photo by cdorobek

Nobody knows how the pigs came to the island, but they have become a popular tourist attraction. (Image: cdorobek)

Happy as a pig in water. Photo by cdorobek

Happy as a pig in water. (Image: cdorobek)

The pigs are a hit with travellers. Photo by cdorobek

The pigs are a hit with travelers. (Image: cdorobek)

 

(Main image: cdorobek)

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