Scuba Diving

Bimini is a small Island within the Bahamas some 7 miles lengthy and solely about 700 feet large at its widest point. It is situated about 50 miles south of Florida and is the western most Islands of the Bahamas - it is usually home to a number of the greatest Scuba Diving sites within the world. Crystal clear waters and a mean water temperature of eighty degrees even at depth are solely a number of the causes why. The waters beneath Bimini are residence to millions of sea creatures, an underwater mountain, and simply maybe - a road to a legendary kingdom.  

Scuba divers are interested in Bimini because of its magnificent reefs overflowing with a hundred's of species of marine life. Moray Alley, Hawksbill Reef and Rainbow Reef are simply some of the widespread dive sites off of Bimini. These Reef Dive websites provide depths from 25-75 toes so there's a lot to do and see for divers of all skill levels. The legendary "Bimini Highway" that some declare may very well be evidence of the misplaced continent of Atlantis is right here for divers to see and form their own opinions - as is The Bimini Barge, which has been persistently rated by Skin Diver magazine as one of many Prime Ten Wreck Dives in the Bahamas and Caribbean.

In case you have the center for a detailed encounter with sharks, a Scuba Dive at Bull Run is prone to get your pulse racing, along with being the home of Caribbean Reef and Nurse Sharks this Bimini dive site is a great place to see a sensational show of coral and other marine life. The coral grows on excessive mounds that create nice alternatives for swim-throughs and otherworldly overhangs and outcroppings. Black Gropers, Gray Angel Fish and Yellow Tail Snappers also dart in and concerning the Bull Run Reef. For the extra advanced or deep water diver there is the Wall at Nodules. The Wall begins at 70 toes and descends all the way down to 120 ft so this dive is not for the novice, however there the skilled deep water diver can see sea fans and large sponges that solely grow at such depths. For the Wreck Diver there are to extremely popular sites in Bimini - Turtle Wreck, a shallow dive only about15 feet so named for the population of loggerhead sea turtles that inhabit the wreck. Also sharing the "neighborhood" with the Turtles are Stingrays, Barracuda and Shark. The opposite common wreck is the Sapona, an 18 foot Liberty Ship that's encrusted with a blinding array of brightly coloured coral and sponges. Lobster, Scorpion Fish and a variety of eels also make their home in the sand beneath the bullet-ridden hull of the sunken vessel. And divers have been recognized to find and take home a unique souvenir from the ship, 50 Caliber ammunition encrusted with coral left over from WWII goal practice.

Legend has it that Bimini was once part of the Street to The Lost City of Atlantis, while that's something open for debate, for Scuba Divers Bimini is certainly "Paradise "Found"