Snorkel· Elbow Cay· Bahamas — North

Hope Town Beach and Reef

26° 32.4′ N · 76° 57.4′ W · approximate

Behind the village, a short walk over the bluffs, the Atlantic beach runs along the outer reef; Hope Town Reef has elkhorn and brain coral and plenty of schooling fish.

AbacosNassau & the Berry Islands

Practical

Position approximate: on the Atlantic shore behind Hope Town's fire station (OpenStreetMap), where Wikivoyage places the walk over the bluffs to Sugar Sand Beach. Snorkel only in calm conditions with little or no swell; the reef is exposed to the open Atlantic. Walk from the Lower Public Dock.

Best for

Beach afternoon and a reef snorkel from town

Season

Calm days with no ocean swell

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