GOOD DIVE SPOTS IN THE ABACOS

DIVE SITES

The Tarpon Dive

This coral wall drops off to 50 feet and offers a chance to swim with pet tarpons and feed a curious green moray eel.

The Barge

Here you will find a World War II landing craft at about 40 feet. This wreck is inhabited with beautiful tropical fish.

The Wreck Bonita

You can feed groupers by hand during this 60 foot dive to a World War II English transport.

The Wreck San Jacinto

Explore this old steamship and feed the green moray eel that inhabits this ship that sank in 40 feet of water in 1865.

Hole in the Wall

Don't forget your camera when you visit these caverns that offer a variety of fascinating subjects. Divers can also swim through the huge coral head at 50 feet.

Sandy Cay

This is reported to be the largest stand of elkhorn coral in the world.

The Wreck of the Adirondacks

Lying in 30 feet of water near the Man-O-War Cay, you will find this wreck with her cannons still exposed and well preserved.

Old Wreck

Encrusted by coral and undulating sea whips, this sreck has an octopus thqat lives in the anchor winch.

Pirate's Cathedral

This swim-through cavern off Walker's Cay offers a religious experience with rays, parrotfish, and groupers.

Queens II

Schools of dolphin frequent this spot at the outer edge of the Little Bahama Bank.

Shark Rodeo

One of Abaco's premier sites; You kneel on the seabed in 35 feet of water off Walker's Cay and watch sharks swirl around you as they feed.

Sue's Reef

WWII relics are scattered 30 feet below the surface; damsels, snappers, and grunts guard the ledges and canyons.

Tarpon Dive

Name for the game fish that swim along this wall, which drops 50 feet off Green Turtle Cay. You can hand-feed a moray eel here.



SNORKEL SITES



Angelfish Reef

Want to be one with swarms of angelfish? Head here.

Blue Strip Reef

This is a fish-spawning area with lots of tropical fish.

Crawfish Shallows

this is the best place to find lobster...and sleeping nurse sharks.

Elkhorn Park

Octopi favor thiws site, which has acres of elkhorn coral.>

Fowl Cay Reef

"Gillie", a friendly grouper, guards this reef.

Hope Town Reef

This reef has elkhorn and brain coral, plus schooling fish

Meghan's Mesa

you'll find corals of every species here.

Mermaids Reef

No, there are no mermaids...but there are plenty of big green moray eels and schools of snapper.

Pelican Park

Eagle rays patrol this area, where sea turtles carouse.

The Pillars

Huge coral pillars are found here.

Sandy Cay Reef

This reef is known for spotted eagle rays and huge stingrays.

Sanka Shoal

This is the place to see puffer fish, which inflate like spiked basketballs.

Smuggler's Rest

An upright plane wreck where porcupine fish have taken the controls.

White Hole

Grottoes and caverns surround a protected coral basin.

Wrecker's Reef

Once favored by pirates plundering treasures, today it's preferred by sea turtles.

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