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Shark Diving: Daily feeding dives, where guests watch an instructor feed sharks, are the biggest attraction. You can also opt for a high-end multi-day program that puts you in the feeder's suit.
Dolphin Diving: A close second in popularity, the dolphin dive lets you interact on a reef with trained bottlenose dolphins. There are dolphin swims for non-divers, too.
Wreck Diving: The former cement freighter Theo's Wreck is intact and sitting on the edge of the continental shelf. Guided tours of the encrusted wreck offer safe penetration for divers.
Reefs: The southern shore of Grand Bahama features three reef lines running parallel to shore. The outer reef bottoms out at about 80 feet on a dense reef of coral mazes. The middle reef is a series of coral patch reefs on a flat sand bottom.
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For a break from the winter blahs, wrap your nitrogen-starved mind around this: There is a place with 700 islands surrounded by miles of clear water filled with walls, wrecks, reefs and sharks—lots and lots of sharks. And if you packed right now, you could be there tomorrow, enjoying it all for prices that most divers consider a value.
Walls: The 6,000-foot-deep ocean trench known as the Tongue of the Ocean runs past the southwest corner and offers easy access to deep wall diving.
Reefs: On top of the wall there are shallow reef gardens that explode with reef fish—great for shallow afternoon dives and snorkeling.
Shark-diving: The greatest concentration of shark feeding dives in the Bahamas takes place right here at sites like Shark Alley, Shark Arena and Shark Runway. These mid-depth reefs have a natural abundance of Caribbean and blacktip reef sharks.
Wrecks: Southwest operators have a long history of offering innovative wreck dives. Current favorites include the former inter-island freighter Bahama Mama and the massive Carib Breeze, a 200-foot decommissioned oil tanker sunk intentionally for divers.
Specialty Programs: Dive operators put the latest toys and technology into your hands. Choices include diver propulsion systems (DPVs or scooters), rebreathers and nitrox
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