Nassau, Exumas, Eleuthera (7 Days / 6 Nights - 19 Dives)
Trip highlights: shark action, great macro life/ marine diversity, schooling fish & big pelagics
Diving environment: advanced divers, beginner divers, wall diving, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: Nassau: Lost Blue Hole, Periwinkle Reef, Exuma Cays: Up Jumped The Devil, Dog Rocks, Lobster No Lobster, Barracuda Shoals, Amberjack Reef, Austin Smith Wreck, Blacktip Wall, Hammerhead Gulch, Jeep Reef, Pillar Wall, Parrotfish Reef, The Washing Machine, Danger Reef; Ray’s Reef, Whale Tail; Eleuthera: Jake's Hole, Monolith, Hole In The Wall
Day 1
Whether you arrive on the Friday or the Saturday morning you need to be at Nassau Harbour Club Marina by noon for boarding. The tour leader will welcome you onboard, assign you a cabin and explain in detail the liveaboard boat features and the plans for the coming days. A welcome lunch will be served on day 1 just before the boat departs. During the long summer days a check dive may be offered on day 1. Alternatively, after a good night's sleep, the diving will commence the next day.
Days 2-6
Expect up to 3-4 dives a day on some of the most amazing dive sites that the Bahamas has to offer. You will be diving all around the Exuma Sound, an abyss that drops over 4,000 feet to the ocean floor. The Exuma Cays are known for their wonderful reef dives due to the protection they receive from the Land and Sea Park sanctions so you can experience truly virgin diving. Because of these laws, there are miles of undersea gardens in which coral, sponges and fish abound. Turtles, rays and sharks are seen regularly at most sites. Sometimes your itinerary may include diving Eleuthera but that is weather dependent. Depths normally range from 20 feet to 120 feet. There are swift drifts between the cays as well as the famous Blue Hole. Caribbean reef sharks and nurse sharks frequent many of the sites. You will normally experience 1 shark feed on each trip. The Exumas are home to just a few wreck dives and the Austin Smith wreck will be on your cruise.
3 complete meals are served daily, plus snacks and fresh fruits. You can expect typical American fare: baked chicken, pork loin, lasagna and meatballs, with all the sides and dessert too. Fresh fish is also served, in season, when caught. A selection of beverages is always on hand from soft drinks and lemonade to beer, wine and rum drinks. Meals are enjoyed in the main deck dining area. You can expect many other activities in addition to diving including fishing, island visits and beach barbecues.
The last night of the trip will be spent in Nassau where you can explore the big island with your new buddies. Dinner on Thursday is served on board at the dock.
Day 7
After a continental breakfast, you will disembark. If you have pre-arranged a transfer to the airport or local hotel this will be arranged for you.
[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].