Shark diving, Bahamas
Shark diving in Bahamas is a unique opportunity to observe sharks at close range
in their natural environment.
You can find sharks in almost every part of The Bahamas. Shark diving and swimming
here does not have to be on a specific location.
Which kinds of shark do you want to see on a shark dive?
Bahamas has all the “exciting” sharks: Tiger Sharks, Hammerhead Sharks, Blue Sharks,
Caribbean Reef Sharks and Lemon Sharks.
You can even scuba dive with those dangerous shark species without a cage (if you
dare).
You do not have to be a certified scuba diver to do a Bahamas shark dive. You can also
encounter sharks on a snorkeling trip (read more below).
Shark feeding (which is illegal in Florida) is also possible on shark dives. Bahamas
has it all.
Shark diving in The Bahamas
Shark Diving, Nassau
One of the best places to start your shark dive in The Bahamas is Nassau. From here
you can go on both scuba dive trips and snorkel trips.
The best dive operator in Nassau is without doubt “Stuart Cove’s”, who does both
snorkeling trips and scuba diving trips. The two trips below are both highly recommended.
Shark dive, Nassau
Nassau Snorkel Bahamas Adventure
Have you ever wanted to snorkel with sharks? On the much recommended “Nassau Snorkel
Bahamas Adventure”-trip it is possible.
After you have snorkeled through an undersea of living coral, tropical marine life
and above a ship wreck, you will be taken to a place, where sharks swim calmly below
you. If this seems a little to thrilling to you, you can also see the sharks being
fed from the boat.
The price for the five hour trip is only $48 – including round trip hotel transfers,
fresh drinking water and ice, mask, fins, snorkel and snorkel vest.
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Nassau Shark Adventure
If you are a certified scuba diver and you like to scuba dive instead of snorkel, you should
do a “Nassau Shark Adventure” scuba dive trip.
The Nassau Shark Adventure is a two-tank scuba dive which introduces you to the thrill
of scuba diving with sharks.
Your first scuba dive is a “Free Swim” wall dive. The sharks will follow you throughout
the dive because you will be close to the feeding site – and they know the dinner
time is soon!
However, no bait is exposed on this dive. This keeps the sharks curious and creates
a very natural encounter – just as you would encounter a shark in the wild.
Shark Dive, Nassau with Nassau Shark Adventure
The second scuba dive is a shark-feeding dive. On this dive you will spend your time kneeling
on the sand bottom, where a professional shark feeder will place a bait box.
The release of food will be controlled to influences the shark's behaviour, but
even though the sharks are more interested in the bait than you, they will come
very close. So this is not a dive for the faint-hearted.
The price for the two-tank scuba dive is $140 – including round trip hotel transfers,
fresh drinking water and ice, tanks, weights and weight belts (other scuba equipment is
not included but can be rented).
So if you like to scuba dive or snorkel – and you are on vacation in Nassau, shark dive
should be on you activity list.