Scuba diving & snorkeling in Bahamas, Caribbean

Total immersion is the best way to appreciate the remarkable sea life and the reef formations of Bahamas islands, Caribbean Sea. The currents that wash the water make these islands a diver's paradise because they make this waters to offer an incredible visibility.
Diving requires a little bit of skill but is well worth the effort. Learning to dive is a experience itself, but after you know how, you will see creatures you could never meet any other way.
In Bahamas the local dive operators offer guided dives and supply equipment for unguided dives all over islands. Swimming and diving with sharks are also possible activities into a vacation in Bahamas, Caribbean! You can explore sunken wrecks from the pirate days, or dive at night, when the nocturnal fauna emerge. Dolphin dives offer a unique way to encounter these friendly and intelligent mammals...

Dive the blue holes

The islands of Bahamas, Caribbean Sea, are also known for their blue holes. These breathtaking pools, caves, and tunnels offer endless discovery and challenge for even the most experienced diver. Caution should be exercised when exploring the blue holes, as they can become dangerous when the tides are strong. The safest way for most to enjoy the blue holes is from the surface-they can be up to 200 feet across, and appear like apparitions in the landscape.
The waters of the Bahamas have 100-foot visibility and feature large corals and marine life that is slightly more abundant than elsewhere in the Caribbean Sea.
Andros is a particularly fine dive destination. Off the coast of the Abacos and Eleuthera, there are not only shipwrecks but also the rarest of undersea ruins-train wrecks.
Bahamas offers the most beautiful and colorful reefs and marine life from the world. Many divers return year after year to dive this vivid and lively reefs.
Diving for shell fish and lobsters (seasonal) is also available by guides as a vacation activity.

Swimming with dolphins

It is important to emphasize that wild dolphins roam all the waters of the Bahamas, Caribbean Sea, and you can see dolphins from land or on boating excursions. There are also companies offering dive sites in these areas. However, there are only two islands offering land based or sanctuaries for dolphins. Those are Freeport on Grand Bahama Island and Nassau on Paradise Island.
The most frequented is an educational encounter which includes performances by the mammals jumping and brushing up against the spectators who are confined to seating in a specific area. Some offer scuba diving with dolphins after certain training and there is also an assistant trainer program at the Freeport facility that gives you an opportunity to work with the dolphins on a daily basis.
More information can be found on Diving in The Bahamas Islands