Dive· New Providence (Nassau)· Bahamas — North
Stuart Cove's Dive Bahamas
24° 59.1′ N · 77° 27.9′ W · approximate
New Providence's big dive operation since 1978, on the south-west coast where the 6,000 ft Tongue of the Ocean comes within half a mile of shore: wall dives, Hollywood movie wrecks and the famous Caribbean reef shark dives.
Practical
Coordinate approximate: the shop is on Coral Harbour Road, two lots west of Coral Harbour Beach Villas on the inland side of the road; pin placed at Coral Harbour. Two-tank dives daily: AM boat 8:30 am (back about 12:30 pm), PM boat 1:30 pm (back about 4:30-5:30 pm); first dive a wall starting at 40-60 ft (guided to about 70 ft), second a reef, movie site or wreck (a 100 ft freighter in about 50 ft; the James Bond wreck in about 40 ft; the Cessna used in Jaws). Shark Adventure two-tank (Shark Wall/The Arena or Shark Wall North/The Runway): certified divers 12+, full wetsuit required. Snorkel trips 9 am and 1:30 pm to Nari Nari sculpture garden, Little Elvis, Goulding Cay or School House, with optional shark snorkel. Listed web prices (no revision date; verify): 2-tank $184.80, Shark Adventure $242.40, snorkel $118.80; online booking $10 off; cards only since November 1, 2022. Island Dive Shop +1 242-362-4171, open 8 am to 6 pm daily. Other sites: Southwest Reef (15-30 ft), Porpoise Pens (40 ft), Schoolhouse (25 ft), Bahama Mama and Willaurie wrecks (40-60 ft). Wrecks and walls named by bahamas.com: Ray of Hope (about 200 ft freighter at 60 ft on the edge of a small wall and a shark-feed site), Sea Trader (about 250 ft tanker at 60-80 ft, Stuart Cove's southernmost site), the Into the Blue DC3, Tears of Allah (about 110 ft freighter) and Willaurie (about 130 ft mail boat); the south-coast wall starts at 35 ft. See the separate entries for the Tongue of the Ocean Wall, the James Bond Wrecks, Shark Wall and Shark Arena, the Ray of Hope and Bahama Mama wrecks, and the Lost Blue Hole east of Nassau.
Best for
Shark dives, walls and movie wrecks
Nearby
- Coral Harbour0.2 NM away
- Tongue of the Ocean Wall (south-west New Providence)1.1 NM away
- Shark Wall and Shark Arena (Stuart Cove's shark dives)2.5 NM away
- Albany Marina2.6 NM away
- Ray of Hope and Bahama Mama Wrecks2.6 NM away
- Customs and Immigration at Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS)3.2 NM away
- Primeval Forest National Park3.3 NM away
- Lyford Cay Club Marina4.2 NM away
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