Key Information: Tour Duration: 1
day(s) Group Size: 4
- 16
people Destination:Bahamas Category:Scuba diving operators Specialty:
Dive boat, Diving instructor, Scuba diving center Season: January - December Min Price: 99 US Dollar (USD) per person Max Price: 99 US Dollar (USD) per person
We pioneered this exciting dive over 25 years ago and was the first to offer shark diving on Grand Bahama Island. Our staff is considered experts in shark behavior and conservation and will organize an up close and pesonal experience with the sharks at ours Shark Junction.
Your given a very detailed briefing while cruising out to the open ocean. The briefing dispels the misconception about sharks, covers information about shark beahviour and highlights interesting facts about these misunderstoond creatures.
The shark dive is done in forty five feet of water, near scattered coral heads and a sandy bottom. You're boat captain gives you a shark etiquette briefing once at the site. You will descend a weighted line single file following a safety officer and swim over to a recompression chamber. You will kneel on the sandy bottom with your backs up against the chamber forming a horizontal line.
A safety officer is at one end and another at the opposite end. The shark feeder then descends with a tube full of mackeral and herring. The shark feeder wears a chain mail suite in order to protect against any nips or bites. During the dive, you'll observe these magnificent creatures as our experienced staff feeds and interacts with sharks of all sizes. You will also see stingrays, jew fish, amber jacks and huge numbers of yellowtails comes in to feed. The star of the dive the Caribbean Reef Sharks keeps them in check.
You will come away from the experience with a new appreciation of these beautiful animals and understand the need for increased conservation measures. The shark dive is offered on Wednesday and Saturday only at 2:30pm. Cameras and videos are allowed and there wil be a professional photographer to take pictures on the Shark dive.
