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Dive· North Andros· Bahamas — Eleuthera, Andros & the Out Islands

Small Hope Bay Lodge (dive operation)

24° 44.8′ N · 77° 48.6′ W

The beachfront dive lodge north of Andros Town and the island's main dive centre, home of the Reef Rescue Network coral-restoration programme with the Perry Institute for Marine Science.

Practical

Position from OpenStreetMap (Small Hope Bay Lodge, on the beach between Queen's Highway and the shore at Small Hope Bay, about 10 minutes north of Andros Town). Meals (lodge site): breakfast 7 to 10 am, lunch buffet noon to 2 pm, cocktail hour 6 to 7 pm, dinner buffet 7 to 8:30 pm; the site does not say whether non-guests can eat, so call ahead. Contact 855-841-6966, info@smallhope.com. Family-style meals on a beachfront terrace (all-inclusive for guests). Dive and snorkel rates and schedule: see the Tongue of the Ocean wall dives entry. Ask whether visiting yachts can join boat dives or buy fills before relying on it.

Best for

Booking guided dives on the barrier reef and wall