Tiger Beach
Kneel on shallow sand about 20 miles off West End to watch tiger sharks, some females up to 4.5 m long, alongside lemon sharks.
- Advanced
- Pelagic
- Bull sharks
Open Water≤18 m
Bahama Mama Wreck
Dive site in Bahamas
Former 29 m Nassau party boat sunk in 1995 on sand at 15 m, now home to juvenile fish, morays and passing reef sharks.
- Max depth
- 15 m
- Level
- Open Water
- Best months
- Jun–Mar
The story
Bahama Mama operated in Nassau as a party cruise boat until it was sunk in January 1995 to create an artificial reef and scuba attraction. It now lies on sand at 15 m.
Source: dive-the-world.com
The dive
A wreck and artificial reef dive. Known for reef sharks.
Who it's for
Open Water≤18 mSource: dive-the-world.com
Recommended minimum: Open Water (PADI Open Water, CMAS/FFESSM N1).
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck, Artificial reef
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Reef sharks
- Moray eels
Season in Bahamas
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Jun–Mar.
Source: liveaboard.comWhere is the Bahamas?
The point shows the Bahamas area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Bahamas
Dean's Blue Hole
The world's third-deepest blue hole at 202 m, in a bay west of Clarence Town, Long Island, and the venue of freediving world records.
- Advanced
- Blue hole
- Sharks
Wall
down to 37 m
Victory Reef
A Bimini wall dive from about 18 to 30 m with overhangs, caverns and swim-throughs covered in coral and sponge growth.
- Advanced
Reef
down to 10 m
Barracuda Shoals
Shallow (10 m), low-current Exuma patch reef with schooling barracuda, goliath grouper, turtles, nurse sharks and southern stingrays.
- Open Water
- Nurse sharks
Reef
down to 8 m
Periwinkle Reef
Shallow coral garden (max 8 m) off New Providence with sea fans, sponges, stingrays and passing reef sharks, ideal for beginners.
- Open Water
- Reef sharks
Rock formations
down to 6 m
Bimini Road (Atlantis Road)
The 'road to Atlantis': a line of road-like beach-rock blocks at 6 m off Bimini, where Atlantic spotted dolphins often pass.
- Open Water
- Dolphins
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.
Photo credits
- Caribbean reef sharks at Tiger Beach, Bahamas, Dennis Hipp (Zepto), CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Dean's Blue Hole dive site, Long Island, Bahamas, Ton Engwirda, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, via Wikimedia Commons
