Nassau, Exumas, Eleuthera (8 Days / 7 Nights - 27 Dives)
Trip highlights: shark action, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: Nassau: Lost Blue Hole, Periwinkle Reef; Exuma Cays: Barracuda Shoals, Austin Smith Wreck, Cathedral, Pillar Wall, The Washing Machine, Wax Cut Drift; Eleuthera: Monolith, Cave Rock; Half Moon Cay (Little San Sal): Cave Reef, Empress Pinnacles
Day 1
Arrive in Nassau and take a taxi to 'Elizabeth Bay Marketplace and Marina' (fixed fare) from the taxi stand outside the airport terminal building. Boarding the Bahamas Aggressor is at 16:00 hrs, for a 18:00 hrs departure to the night anchorage. The tour leader will welcome you onboard, assign a cabin to you and explain in detail the liveaboard boat features and the plans for the coming days. A welcome dinner will be served. After a good night's sleep in your comfortable cabin, the diving will commence the next day.
Days 2-7
Expect up to 4-5 dives a day on some of the most amazing dive sites that the Bahamas has to offer, with the Lost Blue Hole being one of the highlights of the diving around Nassau. The rim of this large blue hole is surrounded by coral heads, stingrays and many schools of fish. In the sand surrounding the hole, divers will find many small fish such as banded jawfish, seminole gobies and tobacco fish. There are usually 1 or 2 nurse sharks here and during the spring a large school of blacknose sharks inhabits the bottom of the hole.
Once in the Exumas Islands, the Amberjack Reef prolific fish life will surprise you. You will see reef sharks and up to 10 large groupers. The dive site also features many interesting small critters such as pirate blennies and garden eels. During the safety stop don't be surprised to be surrounded by a large school of big eye trevallies.
The menu aboard is varied and plentiful, with a variety of international feasts, barbecues and local cuisine. You will wake up to fresh fruit, hot entrees, cereals and juices. Lunches are buffet-style, featuring hot soups, homemade breads, salads and sandwiches and/or entrees. Dinners are chef prepared and served each evening and include salads, vegetables, seafood, beef or chicken with a freshly made dessert. There will also be plenty of snacks throughout the day.
The Bahamas Aggressor returns to Nassau on the last full day of the trip at approximately 13:00 hrs on Friday to provision and fuel. This is your opportunity to shop, take a Bahamas tour or just relax. The boat crew will host a sunset cocktail party in the evening. Dinner is not served onboard this evening and the crew will assist you with dinner reservations and arrange transportation to a local restaurant.
Day 8
After a continental breakfast, you will depart for the airport at approximately 08:00 hrs. If you are extending your stay, arrangements can be made for transportation to your local hotel.
Grand Bahama (8 Days / 7 Nights - 27 Dives)
Trip highlights: hammerhead sharks, shark action, dolphins, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: Grand Bahama (West End): El Capitan, El Dorado, Sugar Wreck, Tiger Beach, Fish Tales, Shark Paradise, Hog Fish, Mini Wall, Mount Olympus
Day 1
Once in Freeport, you can make your own way to the Bahamas Aggressor anytime 16:00 and 18:00 hrs. The liveaboard yacht is docked at the Old Bahama Bay Resort and will depart for the night anchorage once all its guests are on board. The tour leader will welcome you onboard, assign a cabin to you and explain in detail the boat features and the plans for the coming days. A welcome dinner will be served. After a good night's sleep in your comfortable cabin, the diving will commence the next day.
Days 2-7
Expect up to 4-5 dives a day on some of the most amazing dive sites that the Bahamas has to offer, with Tiger Beach been one of the highlights of your 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 and Caribbean reef sharks. Just kneel on the sand and enjoy the action all around you. Divemasters will try to attract sharks using a 'scent triangle' filled with bait. At Hog Fish Reef you will notice lots of crevices that are home to small creatures. A garden of soft and hard corals and it's surrounded by schools of snappers and angelfish. Swimming in the sandy areas just off the reef are large and small hogfish. Fishtail is a dive site covered with gorgonians, yellow sea whips, sea plumes, orange spiny sea rods and sea fans often visited by local tropical fish: a perfect spot to enjoy. Another great spot for few dives is El Captainan, a huge underwater mound covered with Gorgonians and hard corals. Just off to the side are 2 large pinnacles. There are schools of fish, but also lots of macro and small animals to discover.
The menu aboard is varied and plentiful, with a variety of international feasts, barbecues and local cuisine. You will wake up to fresh fruit, hot entrees, cereals and juices. Lunches are buffet-style, featuring hot soups, homemade breads, salads and sandwiches and/or entrees. Dinners are chef prepared and served each evening and include salads, vegetables, seafood, beef or chicken with a freshly made dessert. There will also be plenty of snacks throughout the day.
The Bahamas Aggressor returns to Freeport on the last full day of the trip at approximately 13:00 hrs on Friday to provision and fuel. This is your opportunity to shop, take a Bahamas tour or just relax. The boat crew will host a sunset cocktail party in the evening. Dinner is not served onboard this evening and the crew will assist you with dinner reservations and arrange transportation to a local restaurant.
Day 8
After a continental breakfast, you will depart for the airport at approximately 08:00 hrs. If you are extending your stay, arrangements can be made for transportation to your local hotel.
Nassau, Exumas, Eleuthera (7 Days / 6 Nights - 22 Dives)
Trip highlights: shark action, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: Nassau: Lost Blue Hole, Periwinkle Reef; Exuma Cays: Austin Smith Wreck, Cathedral, Pillar Wall, The Washing Machine, Wax Cut Drift, Barracuda Shoals; Eleuthera: Monolith, Cave Rock
Day 1
Arrive in Nassau and take a taxi to 'Elizabeth Bay Marketplace and Marina' (fixed fare) from the taxi stand outside the airport terminal building. Boarding the Bahamas Aggressor is at 16:00 hrs, for a 18:00 hrs departure to the night anchorage. The tour leader will welcome you onboard, assign a cabin to you and explain in detail the liveaboard boat features and the plans for the coming days. A welcome dinner will be served. After a good night's sleep in your comfortable cabin, the diving will commence the next day.
Days 2-6
Expect up to 4-5 dives a day on some of the most amazing dive sites that the Bahamas has to offer, with the Lost Blue Hole being one of the highlights of the diving around Nassau. The rim of this large blue hole is surrounded by coral heads, stingrays and many schools of fish. In the sand surrounding the hole, divers will find many small fish such as banded jawfish, seminole gobies and tobacco fish. There are usually 1 or 2 nurse sharks here and during the spring a large school of blacknose sharks inhabits the bottom of the hole.
Once in the Exumas Islands, the Amberjack Reef prolific fish life will surprise you. You will see reef sharks and up to 10 large groupers. The dive site also features many interesting small critters such as pirate blennies and garden eels. During the safety stop don't be surprised to be surrounded by a large school of big eye trevallies.
The menu aboard is varied and plentiful, with a variety of international feasts, barbecues and local cuisine. You will wake up to fresh fruit, hot entrees, cereals and juices. Lunches are buffet-style, featuring hot soups, homemade breads, salads and sandwiches and/or entrees. Dinners are chef prepared and served each evening and include salads, vegetables, seafood, beef or chicken with a freshly made dessert. There will also be plenty of snacks throughout the day.
The Bahamas Aggressor returns to Nassau on the last full day of the trip at approximately 13:00 hrs on Friday to provision and fuel. This is your opportunity to shop, take a Bahamas tour or just relax. The boat crew will host a sunset cocktail party in the evening. Dinner is not served onboard this evening and the crew will assist you with dinner reservations and arrange transportation to a local restaurant.
Day 7
After a continental breakfast, you will depart for the airport at approximately 08:00 hrs. If you are extending your stay, arrangements can be made for transportation to your local hotel.
Nassau, Exumas, Eleuthera (11 Days / 10 Nights - 37 Dives)
Trip highlights: shark action, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, cage diving, caverns, drift diving, healthy reefs, off the beaten track, very popular, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: Nassau: Lost Blue Hole, Periwinkle Reef; Exuma Cays: Amberjack Reef, Austin Smith Wreck, Blacktip Wall, Cathedral, Pillar Wall, The Washing Machine, Jeep Reef, Cracked Coral Head, Barracuda Shoals, Wax Cut Drift; Eleuthera: Monolith, Cave Rock; Half Moon Cay (Little San Salvador): Cave Reef, Empress Pinnacles
Day 1
Arrive in Nassau and take a taxi to 'Elizabeth Bay Marketplace and Marina' (fixed fare) from the taxi stand outside the airport terminal building. Boarding the Bahamas Aggressor is at 16:00 hrs, for a 18:00 hrs departure to the night anchorage. The tour leader will welcome you onboard, assign a cabin to you and explain in detail the liveaboard boat features and the plans for the coming days. A welcome dinner will be served. After a good night's sleep in your comfortable cabin, the diving will commence the next day.
Days 2-10
Expect up to 4-5 dives a day on some of the most amazing dive sites that the Bahamas has to offer, with the Lost Blue Hole being one of the highlights of the diving around Nassau. The rim of this large blue hole is surrounded by coral heads, stingrays and many schools of fish. In the sand surrounding the hole, divers will find many small fish such as banded jawfish, seminole gobies and tobacco fish. There are usually 1 or 2 nurse sharks here and during the spring a large school of blacknose sharks inhabits the bottom of the hole.
Once in the Exumas Islands, the Amberjack Reef prolific fish life will surprise you. You will see reef sharks and up to 10 large groupers. The dive site also features many interesting small critters such as pirate blennies and garden eels. During the safety stop don't be surprised to be surrounded by a large school of big eye trevallies.
The menu aboard is varied and plentiful, with a variety of international feasts, barbecues and local cuisine. You will wake up to fresh fruit, hot entrees, cereals and juices. Lunches are buffet-style, featuring hot soups, homemade breads, salads and sandwiches and/or entrees. Dinners are chef prepared and served each evening and include salads, vegetables, seafood, beef or chicken with a freshly made dessert. There will also be plenty of snacks throughout the day.
The Bahamas Aggressor returns to Nassau on the last full day of the trip at approximately 13:00 hrs on Friday to provision and fuel. This is your opportunity to shop, take a Bahamas tour or just relax. The boat crew will host a sunset cocktail party in the evening. Dinner is not served onboard this evening and the crew will assist you with dinner reservations and arrange transportation to a local restaurant.
Day11
After a continental breakfast, you will depart for the airport at approximately 08:00 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].
