Bahamas Snorkeling

If you're looking to add a snorkeling tour to your Caribbean vacation, then you have come to the perfect location. The islands of the Bahamas are filled with natural beauty and plenty of choices of sites to choose from to explore with your fins and mask. So how do you choose one out off all the islands to cast your adventure on? Here's our list of the different islands to help with your vacation decision.

Nassau

Nassau offers a wide array of vibrant tropical fish and coral reef for snorkelers to enjoy from all over the world. The Bahamas Paradise Ocean Snorkel tour is one among the top rated tours in Nassau, taking you and other passengers safely to through the historic Nassau Harbor to the coral reef to swim with the aquatic life.

Freeport

Freeport, a city on Grand Bahama Island, is located 65 miles from the coast Palm Beach, Florida. The warm and shallow waters make a perfect habitat for marine life to exist. The Sensational Snorkeling Sea Safari is a 5-star rated tour of Freeport for snorkeling, and has all the amenities aboard to cater to anyone of any age. This tour is perfect to bring the kids on, because there is a built-in slide onto the boat that slides into the ocean.

Exuma

There is a reason why so many celebrities are drawn to the white, soft-sand, and secluded beaches. The Exumas consist of more than 360 islands, some that are still inhabited. Exuma is a district of the Bahamas, and has the largest of the cays, which is Great Exuma. The Exumas Powerboat Adventure gives the thrill of riding at top-speeds and slicing through the waves while adventuring to different spots and beaches of the Exumas islands. This tour also gives the chances to feed wild stingrays, sharks, and iguanas!

Abacos

A little bit to the east of the Little Bahamas Bank, the reef does not go much deeper than 30 to 40 feet, which means it is a prime location to snorkel. It is also the home to Green Turtle Cay, which has very shallow reefs, perfect for visibility and swimming in warm waters.

Bimini

Bimini, a small island that is a short 50 minutes away from Miami, is famous for it's snorkeling because of a spectacular shallow ship wreck it has right off the shores. There is constant dolphin activity happening in Bimini waters as well.

Andros

Snorkeling in the Andros is exciting, because you can have a glimpse into a world you never expected to see. With lots of blue holes in this area, and a chance to see over the deep walls, that drop over 6,000 feet.

Cat Island

This beautiful island is home to one of the healthiest reefs in the world. This beautiful small island is also the childhood home of award winning actor, Sidney Poitier.

Eleuthera

Eleuthra's rocky cove area borders the Devil's Backbone is one of the most ideal snorkeling areas in the Bahamas. The shallow waters offer tons of different, vibrant species of fish and other marine life.

Long Island

Long Island, Bahamas is special because there are plenty of snorkeling sites that are right off the shores. Of course, there are boat accessible tours as well. Long Island is known as the most scenic island in the Bahamas.