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
Advanced≤30 m
Dean's Blue Hole
Dive site in Bahamas
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.
- Max depth
- 202 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Jun–Mar
The story
Dean's Blue Hole plunges 202 metres in a bay west of Clarence Town on Long Island. It is the world's third deepest known blue hole, after the Taam Ja' Blue Hole in Chetumal Bay and the Dragon Hole in the South China Sea.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
The dive
A blue hole dive. Known for sharks and turtles.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: bahamas.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
- The site goes deeper than 30 m: Advanced divers stay above 30 m.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Blue hole
- Environment
- Cavern (daylight visible)
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Sharks
- Turtles
- Reef fish
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.
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Victory Reef
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- Advanced
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down to 10 m
Barracuda Shoals
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- Open Water
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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
Wreck
down to 15 m
Bahama Mama Wreck
Former 29 m Nassau party boat sunk in 1995 on sand at 15 m, now home to juvenile fish, morays and passing reef sharks.
- 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
