Bahamas in cash.
The Bahamian dollar sits at 1:1 parity with the USD — the greenback passes everywhere, no need to hunt for BSD. Spend your last local dollars before leaving: they cannot be bought back.
Helvetica Exchange prepares your USD travel envelope at Rue Pierre-Fatio 19, 1204 Geneva (Rive district) — the posted rate, no separate commission, Monday–Friday 08:30–18:30 and Saturday 09:00–17:00. Reserve and your rate is held for 3 hours during opening hours; ID from the LBA thresholds.
The cities, chosen.
Nassau
The pastel colonial capital — forts, rum and the giant shadow of Atlantis.
An Atlantis day — Aquariums and waterslides through shark lagoons.
Fish Fry at Arawak Cay — Minute-made conch salad and rum-coconut at sundown.
The Exumas
365 cays of unreal water — and the world's most famous swimming pigs.
Swimming with the pigs — Big Major Cay — iguanas and nurse sharks on the same menu.
Harbour Island
The three-mile pink beach and loyalist cottages.
Pink Sands Beach — The sand truly blushes at sunset.
Getting around.
Short inter-island flights or fast ferries link Nassau and the Exumas; ashore, taxis run at posted prices and golf carts rent by the day on the small cays.
Cash & banknotes.
Leave with US dollars in mixed denominations — that is all. Remote cays and beach bars love cash: US$130–240 a day depending on your appetite for excursions.
| Rate reservation | held 3 hours, during opening hours |
| Counter hours | Mon–Fri 08:30–18:30 · Sat 09:00–17:00 |
| Commission | none — the margin lives in the posted rate |
Before you go.
Should I change into Bahamian dollars?
No — USD is accepted everywhere at parity. Bring US dollars in varied denominations, and that is all.
Do the remote cays take cards?
Not always — Exuma excursions and beach bars love cash: US$130–240 a day depending on your plans.
Indicative amounts — rate reservable for 3 hours · Rue Pierre-Fatio 19, Geneva · Guide complet en français