The Bahamas comprises of a large area of protected waters and is known to have some of the best visibility on earth with an abundance of sharks. It’s the third largest barrier reef area in the world with flourishing and diverse marine life. Besides sharks, keep an eye out for several species of dolphins and whales as well as the endangered Nassau grouper, considered the national fish of the Bahamas, which can reach over a meter in length.
Hammerhead and Tiger Shark Experience covers the best of the West End of Grand Bahama Island. Expect to see lots of sharks including hammerheads, nurse sharks, lemon sharks, tiger sharks, and even bull sharks, as well as dolphins, rays, grouper, turtles and octopus. Other dive sites include Hawksbill Reef where the turtles rest at 15 meters on the sandy bottom and Alice Island where you can dive with over 50 sting rays and experience the fast and agile black nose shark.
This 7 night liveaboard adventure allows 18-20 dives including several night dives (depending on conditions). In some areas, the diving is comparatively shallow and 'open platform' diving may be offered after the scheduled shark dives to allow guests to dive at their leisure up until sunset.
The diving day aboard M/V Bahamas Master has a typical schedule as follows:-
- Light Breakfast followed by a briefing and dive 1
- Full Breakfast, relaxation period, briefing and dive 2
- Lunch, relaxation period, briefing and dive 3
- Snack relaxation period, briefing and dive 4, where possible
- Dinner
Read our important shark diving information here.
