Grand Bahama Island Cooking Classes

My birthday weekend on Grand Bahama was memorable and thoroughly delightful solely due to Hida! She provided a five-star tour! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Hida is an excellent tour guide. She knows every fact about Grand Bahama! She is an extremely personable person. The tour totally revolved around me. I asked Hida if I could go to mass, on Sunday, as a start to the tour. That certainly was not an issue!The conch fritter and conch salad demos were informative, fun, and delicious! (I also had conch chowder another day. 👍👍) I also enjoyed our visit to The Bahamian Brewery.The tour to the east of the island was peaceful. We had plenty of time to swim in the pristine (not cold!) Atlantic water.Enjoy Grand Bahama to the fullest by booking a tour (or two) with Hida!💙🇧🇸💛🇧🇸🖤

My husband & I had a wonderful time!!! Hida was an excellent guide, she was knowledgeable of the island, & very personable!! We learned many interesting things, from landscaping, different sections & neighborhoods, & of course delicious food. AND the Beautiful blue water was the star!!!

Overall this was a great experience! A couple of hiccups, but certain circumstances led to them. Hida is a great guide with a wealth of knowledge of her island. I booked this excursion because it was "Personalized and Unique". Not a ship excursion, or one that we were pushed into once arriving at the dock. This was prearranged and it was "only" my husband and myself. When you do an excursion like this you can gain much more information and even be able to work with Hida to adjust the day to things "you" really want to do and not just settle for the exact times and places preassigned by other excursion companies. Hida will make you feel very comfortable and runs her licensed tour company as a exclusive independent excursion that caters to her bookings. Unfortunately, Margaritaville's 3 night weekend cruise, puts you in port on a Sunday. BAD BAD schedule on the Cruise Companies part. Leaving out of West Palm on a Friday and having Saturday as a sea day and Sunday is port day is not well thought out. Sunday in Grand Bahama is their religious day and everything is closed and the sidewalks are rolled up. If the schedule was switched between Saturday and Sunday the tourists would be able to experience so much more the island has to offer. Also the change would bring more revenue to the island. With that being said, a few places we did visit included the Lighthouse, a new Art Exhibit of local artists, Dorsets Conch experience on the beach and a stop at a local restaurant for some conch fritters. We enjoyed the places we did see, but we were disappointed in the things we missed out on. I HAVE REBOOKED with Hida for a repeat of the same weekend cruise, cruising this time with a friend, and we will be adjusting the excursion sites and schedule to be even more personal to our wants and needs. I'm looking forward to ironing out the details with Hida soon and will repost again after the second time around. AGAIN, IF YOU WANT TO BE WITH ONLY YOUR PARTY AND CHOOSE YOUR DAY- BOOK HIDA! **This is not a paid advertisement! lol

Hida was a fantastic host for a wonderful day where she showed us the Garden of the Groves (she was so knowledgeable about the history of this location!), several local spots for shopping and local food purchases such as the bakery (recommend the Coconut Tart and their fresh bread rolls!), local farmers market, the brewery, and the market where we learned from Brenda how to make our own conch fritters! The day ended at a beautiful beach with great food. I highly recommend this tour as the host is a local, knew SOOOO much history about the Bahamas and tailors your experience to you and your family/frienda. We loved it!

Really great experience! It felt like a V.I.P experience with it only being our group. Hida even did an extra stop for us since someone in our group was looking for a particular souvenir, which we appreciated! We thought it was going to be an actual cooking class with the conch fritters, but it's just watching a local cook the conch fritters and she'll explain how to do it. It's a long full day of the beach, eating, drinking (at a brewery), and checking out all the local spots. Definitely recommend!

Hida. Thank you very much for the best day touring the Island. Word of advise. Book Hida but if you have a rental car book her tour in the first day or two of arriving to the Island. That will end up being the best choice as you then have the freedom of exploring what she shows you for the rest of the trip. Wonderful lady, thanks again, Heather and Mike

My husband and I visited Freeport Bahamas for the first time this past January for Our 29th Wedding Anniversary. We wanted to see as much as we could in 1 days so that we could spend the rest of our time enjoying the resort. I tried booking with Cool Bahamas tours and what a nightmare that was but thankfully I was able to get my money back. I then found Hida online and OMG she was a Godsent…Before arriving we booked a day trip with Hida personally… We had full day filled with so much fun, it was definitely worth every penny. Hida took us to the Rum Distillery, the marketplace where we learnt how to make conch fritters and took us souvenir shopping. She was so patient with us all day. We ended our day on a beautiful beach where we enjoyed Dante’s conch experience. Dante was super kool and had great music, the conch salad was absolutely delicious. We happen to love spicy foods and Dante was so accommodating and made the best spicy conch salad we’ve ever had. Our day with Hida was exactly what we needed, she made us so comfortable and we had such a wonderful time. Thank you soooo much Hida we will definitely be back with the kids so I hope you’re ready because you will always be our go to person in Freeport. We travel at least 2 times per year but will definitely remember our best tour guide ever. Thank you sooooo much Hida, sorry it took me so long to post this but life took over after we returned to reality but we will never forget you 💕

The service was amazing! Hida was so insightful, informative, patient, and loving. She included all of our wants and needs into the tour. She also gave us a feeling of belonging and safety. Each stop took as long as we wanted it too and we were able to add or subtract events during the trip. I would give her the highest rating possible! Excellent trip! She was amazing

Truly enjoyed the whole experience. Bakery, Brewery, Distillery, Food, and sights. Hida was terrific.

Wonderful food, history and wildlife. The beaches are beautiful! It’s good to do this trip early on your vacation so Hida can educate you on where to go and what to see. :)

Excellent narration and guiding bu Hida, highly recommended. Learned how to pull the meat from the conch.Thw whole experience and the fact that you get to know a lot of Freeport and the background. Possibly more recommended in March or April instead of January.

Hida was amazing! She gave us a thorough tour of the Grand Bahama Island and culture. She suggested some amazing and authentic food options and took us to one of the most beautiful beaches on the island! If you want the true experience during your trip, book with her.

I enjoyed the whole tour. Meeting some of the locals was fun and the conch fritters were amazing! Hida is a good tour guide and shows you around the area and where everything is.

Hida was an amazing guide. She educated us on the Island and its people. Shared great stories. Introduced us to several locals. We got to enjoy conch fritters at the market. Which were amazing and a must try. Great food and drinks at Banana Bay and the beach was beautiful plus peaceful. I would definitely recommend this tour.

The tour guide, Hida, was knowledgeable and friendly. We toured the Maritime Museum, spent time at the Marketplace, experienced fresh conch at two restaurants, and traveled throughout the city with Hida informing us about the history and landmarks. We spent 6 hours plus and had many more stops to tour even after. I would highly recommend the tour!!

This was such a fun day! Hida the guide has lived here all her life and knows so much information! She took us all around town, showed us some amazing historical locations, along with a museum tour, the best local conk vendor, the Grand Bahamas brewery, and then ending at an authentic beach side fish fry. My wife and I had an incredible time and recommended this 10 out of 10!