Dive· Green Turtle Cay· Bahamas — North
Brendal's outer-reef dive sites (Green Turtle Cay)
26° 46.2′ N · 77° 18.6′ W · approximate
The named reefs Brendal's Dive Center runs off Green Turtle: sunlit catacombs, coral canyons, sand channels, a 1980s wreck and deep sponge valleys. There are shallow sites for beginners and deeper ones for experienced divers.
Practical
Representative point on the outer reef east of Green Turtle Cay; positions for the individual sites are not published. Depths from Brendal's site list: The Catacombs 40 ft (sunlit catacombs, turtles); Horse Shoe Reef 40 ft (sand channels to coral heads); Sea Gypsy Reef 40 ft; The Pillars 35 ft to the surface (pillar coral); The Wreck Violet Mitchell 45 ft (sank in the 1980s); Hole in the Wall 50 ft (swim-through coral head); Coral Canyons 55 ft; Coral Condos 60 ft; The Craters 60 ft; The Coral Gardens 80 ft; Valley of the Sponges 90 ft; Grouper Alley 90 ft; The Ledge 100 ft. Brendal's also runs its original tarpon dive along a coral wall at 50 ft and an Elkhorn Coral Reef stingray-feeding and beach-picnic trip. The Green Turtle Club says most local sites are under 60 ft. Book through brendal.com; prices on request.
Best for
Choosing a guided dive off Green Turtle Cay
Season
Year-round on calm days; winter water slightly cooler
Nearby
- Coral Caverns (Coral Caves), Green Turtle Cay0.6 NM away
- Bita Bay Beach0.7 NM away
- Abaco Yacht Services (Black Sound boatyard)0.9 NM away
- Beach Weekend Bahamas Marina (former Leeward Yacht Club)0.9 NM away
- Black Sound (Green Turtle) Anchorage and Moorings0.9 NM away
- Black Sound Cay National Reserve0.9 NM away
- Black Sound fuel (Other Shore Club and Black Sound docks)0.9 NM away
- Pineapples Bar & Grill0.9 NM away