One of the best beach days in the Bahamas is an underwater dive adventure. Spending time exploring the wonders below the surface of the water is a beautiful and calming experience. Nassau in the island of New Providence is the capital of the Bahamas and one of the most popular places to visit in the destination. There are quaint shops, colonial architecture, and of course, beautiful beaches with stunning reefs and colourful sea life.
However, to truly experience the beauty of New Providence and the other islands which include Abacos, Andros Island, Bimini, Eleuthera, Exuma Cays and Grand Bahama, one of the recommended activities is an underwater dive excursion.
Diving in the Bahamas
The islands of the Bahamas are popular diving spots because of an abundance of sea life and diving sites. The diverse diving scene in the Bahamas has a variety of locations that vary in scope and experiences. There are deep walls and cuts, ship wrecks, blue holes, tunnels, historic caves and caverns, shallow reefs as well as the third-largest barrier reef in the world. In recent years, there has been an interest in unusual dive excursions such as shark diving and dolphin diving.
Aquatic life in the islands is one of the most diverse and thus makes for exciting underwater excursions. There are hundreds of species of fish, rays, sea horses, sponges, coral, turtles, eels, lobsters, crabs, conch, whales, dolphins, and of course, sharks. Popular shark species spotted on dives in the Bahamas include tiger sharks, nurse sharks, reef sharks, lemon sharks, hammerhead sharks and bull sharks. In 2011, the government of the Bahamas banned commercial shark fishing, and this has led to a healthy shark population in Bahamian waters.
Dive Companies in the Bahamas
If diving is on your itinerary, you will need a reputable dive guide to escort you around the islands. Check out this list of dive companies in the Bahamas:
Abacos
Here are the dive companies in Abacos:
Brendals Dive Center & Water Sports
Scuba instruction, scuba dive and snorkel trips, reef trips and wild dolphin encounters and adventure tours. Located in Green Turtle Cay.
Website: Brendals Dive Center & Water Sports
Telephone: 1-242-365-4411/ 1-242-458-7868 (Cell/ Whatsapp)
Email: brendal@brendal.com
Andros Island
Here are the dive companies in Andros Island:
Andros Diving
All-inclusive dive packages, snorkelling dive trips, lessons and certifications. Based at the Andros Beach Club in Kemp’s Bay.
Website: Andros Diving
Telephone: 1-242-554.0411
Email: Jesse@AndrosDiving.com
South Andros Scuba
Scuba diving and snorkelling charters on the barrier reef and the mangrove creeks. Based in Congo Town.
Website: South Andros Scuba
