Discover the hidden secrets of the oceans and its inhabitants while dancing with the fishes and the turtles wandering around the colorful corals as if you had been transported to an unknown yet charming paradise. One cannot even imagine the beautiful world of a judicious mix of plants and colorful fishes inside the oceans without getting immersed in it. The oceans may appear serene and calm from the land but they are a home to an abundant and variety of marine life.
Bahamas is famous for diving and the unique location of the tiny island of San Salvador makes it a paradise of ocean lovers. People can not only go for scuba diving and snorkeling, but ocean lover can also try cave, wreck and reef diving. The contouring reefs make it an excellent spot for reef and wreck diving. The clear pristine blue waters, colorful reefs with variety of tropical fishes, sea life and galore of ship wrecks is enough to make the reef dive a memorable experience. San Salvador has numerous legendary cave diving sites on the lee side of the island with very rare rough seas. People who are more adventurous can take up a cave diving excursions here. Some advanced sites for diving are characterized by deep sea walls where there is a steep drop in the coral reefs. Numerous wrecks have transformed into artificial reefs which provide places for diving. The visibility in the waters is excellent along and the warm tropical waters make diving even more comfortable. For large deep sea specimens like scalloped hammerhead and places for finding bonefish, people can hire boats or fish charters.
The Snow Bay areas of High Cay, Middle Cay and Low Cay have water visibility of around 150 feet which makes it a popular spot for reef and wreck diving. Other popular reefs include Pillar reef near Riding Rock, Vicky’s Reef, Devil’s Claw, Hole in the Wall, Shark Alley and Sponge World. There are many famous wrecks like Columbian Wreck which sank in 1980, Brig Enterprise Wreck which sank in 1832, Hinchinbrook Wreck, Yacht Wreck which sank in 1977 etc. Movie Caves near Fernandez Bay, Grotto beach’s Sandy Point Cave and double point cave and Runway 10 for shallow divers are some famous spots for cave diving.
The rich marine life and crystal clear waters make San Salvador islands every diver’s dream. Diving in the ocean with hammer sharks, eagle rays, reef sharks, touching the friendly grouper fishes, turtles is guaranteed to make this Caribbean experience unforgettable for life.
