Grand Bahama & Nassau (8 Days / 7 Nights - 18 Dives)
Trip highlights: hammerhead sharks, shark action, dolphins, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: Andros Island: Andros Barrier Reef, King Kong’s Blue Hole; Nassau: James Bond Wrecks, DC3 Airplane Wrecks, Long Island Lady Wrecks, Shark Buoy, Shark Wall, Runway Wall; Grand Bahama: Tiger Beach, Mount Olympus Reef, Fish Tales
Day 1
The Bahamas Master departs from Bradford Marine, Queen's Highway, in Freeport. You may board any time from 17:00 hrs, for a planned 18:00 hrs departure to the night anchorage. If tides require the boat may depart early the following morning. The tour leader will welcome you on board, assign your cabin and give you a full briefing on the boat and the itinerary. A welcome dinner will be served on the first evening of the cruise. After a good night's sleep in your comfortable cabin, your diving will begin on the morning of day 2.
Days 2-7
Each dive day follows a typical schedule of a light breakfast, dive 1, and a full breakfast followed by dive 2. After lunch there will be a period of relaxation followed by dive 3, After this there is an 'open pool' policy on the dive deck until dinner time, during which buddy pairs can dive as and when they wish.
When in Tiger Beach, you will note that the scheduled 3 dives are baited/shark feeding dives where divers are positioned on the sea bed facing the shark feeder. Tiger Beach is one of the highlights of any Bahamas diving safari. A beautiful beach area with a white sandy bottom that is visited by different species of sharks: tiger sharks, lemon sharks, nurse sharks, great hammerheads and Caribbean reef sharks. Just kneel on the sand and enjoy the action all around you. Fish Tales is another amazing dive site in Grand Bahama where you will experience plenty of adrenaline-filled shark encounters.
Elsewhere, you will dive some of the most amazing dive sites that the Bahamas has to offer. Andros Island is home to the world's 3rd largest fringing barrier reef and is peppered with amazing blue holes, plus some impressive wrecks. Around Nassau you will dive stunning sites like Shark Wall and Runway Wall surrounded by Caribbean reef sharks, stingrays, black and Nassau groupers, and green-eyed morays, and the visit the silky sharks at Shark Buoy. Nearby are the wrecks used in the sets of the James Bond movies Never Say Never and Thunderball., and the wreck used in ‘Into The Blue’. You will also learn about the many conservation efforts around Nassau such as coral propagation.
The menu on the Bahamas Master is both varied and plentiful. You can expect a range of international dishes and local cuisine, all prepared with the freshest possible ingredients. There is always plenty of fresh fruit and snacks on hand. Lunch and dinner are chef-prepared, served buffet-style and include salads, vegetables, seafood and a range of meat choices.
The Bahamas Master has 2 scheduled morning dives on the second last day of the cruise, the last being at around 10:00 hrs. Relax for the rest of the day, drying your equipment, off-gassing and enjoying the final evening of your liveaboard tour.
Day 8
After breakfast, you will depart for the airport up to about 10:00 hrs. If you are extending your stay, arrangements can be made for transportation to your local hotel.
[Information is best estimate in ideal circumstances and subject to changes beyond our control. The itinerary is a guide only and may be adapted to best suit the weather, tides, currents, availability and other prevailing events. Price is for the cruise, not for an exact number of dives].