Lyford Cay Voyage Tips and guide

Lyford Cay is a by-invitation-only private resort in the Bahamas, located on New Providence Island.

This is an exclusive residential area of over a square mile (over 400 hectares) and over 16 km from downtown Nassau. It was built in the 1950s by the Canadian industrialist E. P. Taylor. The club complex now comprises more than 300 parcels of land and is secured by a high wall. There the richest of the rich have their mansions. Average monthly net incomes are at least $1 million, and land prices range between $1 million and $30 million. The area, which is strongly secured around the clock, can only be accessed with a personal invitation, which is very rare. The golf course is not open to the public.

The shopping center, on the other hand, is located directly outside the entrance gates and can therefore be visited by anyone. Other facilities include a church, hospital, post office, 800 meters of beautiful private beach, a school, 12 tennis courts and a marina with a yacht club. There is also a second residential area of ​​the same style directly northeast: Old Fort Bay, along with a shopping center that's accessible to the public.

Lyford Cay can be reached from Nassau on West Bay Road. The distance from Nassau, Rawson Square to Lyford Cay is 13 miles. The coastal road is well paved throughout.

• Lyford Cay Golf Club, ☏ +1 242 362-4271. Private 18-hole course, par 72, 6,610 yards. (updated Nov 2020)

• Lyford Cay Club Marina, ☏ +1 242 362-4131, fax: +1 242 362-5062. 74 berths, shopping center, ice, electricity, fuel and water. Private marina with limited berths, maximum berth time: 4 days. 

• Lyford Cay Drop Off. 3 km from the shore there is a plateau at a depth of 12 m. From there a steep drop into the depths of the ocean. At 40-45 m depth one can find black corals, abundance of fish and sponges, clear water only when the tide comes up. 

• Bamboo Bamboo, ☏ +1 242 362-5557. Gifts. 

• Chambers House and Garden, ☏ +1 242 362-4034. M - Sa 9AM - 5PM. Art gallery. 

• City Markets, ☏ +1 242 362-4283, fax: +1 242 362-5729. A supermarket. 

• Lyford Cay Gallery, ☏ +1 242 362-4040. Art gallery. 

• Morley For Men, ☏ +1 242 362-6654, fax: +1 242 326-9953. A men's boutique. 

• Princess Street Gallery, ☏ +1 242 362-5557. M - F 10AM - 4PM. Art gallery. 

• Lyford Cay Hospital / Bahamas Heart Institute, ☏ +1 242 362-4025, +1 242 362-4400, fax: +1 242 362-4493. hospital 

• Royal Bank of Canada, Lyford Cay Shopping Centre, ☏ +1 242 362-4540, fax: +1 242 362-4389. ATM. 

• Lyford Cay Police Station, ☏ +1 242 362-4360.