Dive into the Bahamas

The name for the Bahamas comes from “baja mar”, the Spanish for “shallow sea”, most appropriate as many of the islands are surrounded by seductive turquoise water made luminous by the sunlight reflecting up from the shallow sandy bottom.

However, its 700 islands and sandy cays offer plenty of adventurous playgrounds for divers, whether just starting out or more experienced, to explore.

The most popular destinations are New Providence, with its capital city Nassau, and Grand Bahama, both providing some of the best and most varied diving of all. The Tongue of the Ocean is a dark blue shape on the map that licks round the western side of New Providence so that it’s surrounded by deep blue water.

This gives it excellent diving because the fish of the ocean come up the steep reef walls to visit divers in the shallows. At the southern end of the island sits Stuart Cove’s Dive South Ocean dive centre. Stuart and Michelle Cove are the glamorous couple that supply underwater facilities to filmmakers...[TimesOnline]