Great Inagua Essentials

Great Inagua, the southernmost island in the Bahamas, is a sanctuary for biodiversity and industrial history. The island hosts over 80,000 West Indian flamingos within the Inagua National Park and serves as a vital habitat for green turtles at Union Creek Reserve. Visitors can explore Matthew Town, home to the 19th-century lighthouse and the Erickson Museum, which chronicles the island’s salt-harvesting legacy. The Morton Saltworks remains one of the largest solar salt operations in the world, while the uninhabited Little Inagua National Park provides a remote refuge for rare reptiles.

Great Inagua Light

Built in 1870, this 113-foot-tall structure is one of the few remaining hand-cranked lighthouses in the Bahamas. It provides views of the coast and, on clear days, the distant shoreline of Cuba.

Inagua National Park

Inagua National Park is a national park on the island of Great Inagua in The Bahamas.

Farquharson Beach

A secluded stretch of white sand and shallow turquoise waters located on the island's western coast, suitable for swimming and snorkeling.

Erickson Museum

Housed in a former residence in Matthew Town, this museum details the island's history and the Erickson family’s role in modernizing the local salt industry during the 1930s.

Little Inagua National Park

The detached, uninhabited island is a natural refuge for local animal species - even the turtles lay eggs here.

Saltworks

A massive solar salt production facility covering thousands of acres. The brine shrimp in these evaporation ponds provide the primary food source for the island's vast flamingo population.

Union Creek Reserve

A 4,940-acre protected tidal creek and research station managed by the Bahamas National Trust, specifically focused on the conservation and study of green turtles.