Location: South Bimini, Bahamas
Great Hammerhead Shark Diving Expedition
The best place in the world to dive with great hammerheads
Each February huge hammerheads aggregate off the coast of Bimini Island in the northern Bahamas. Generally shy, reclusive animals, the great hammers at Bimini have quickly become a new phenomenon in the shark diving world because of the numbers that show up and their willingness to closely approach divers. Join me on an adventure that you’ll never forget!
Big bull sharks regularly show up on our hammerhead dives
Mixed in with the great hammerhead sharks we also see quite a few bull sharks and nurse sharks. The bulls are bold visitors to the hammerhead shark encounters but they are rarely aggressive. This is a great chance to get close up images of a shark with a notorious reputation.
THE ENCOUNTER
Scuba diving with Great Hammerhead Sharks and Bull Sharks
2019
DATE
February 17-23 FULL
PRICE (USD)
$3,495 per person double occupancy
$4,995 private room
LEADER
Andy Murch
2020
DATE
February 9-15 6 SPOTS AVAILABLE
PRICE (USD)
$3,695 per person double occupancy
$5,195 private room
LEADER
TBA
DETAILS
ACCOMMODATION
Big Game Club
EXPERIENCE LEVEL
Open water certification required
WHAT’S INCLUDED
- 6 nights accommodation at a waterfront hotel on North Bimini Island
- All room taxes
- Five days of great hammerhead diving including exclusive group use of the dive boat, captain, crew, tanks, weights and chum
NOT INCLUDED
- Personal dive equipment rental
- Flights
- Land transfers to the hotel
Photo © Andy Murch
Photo © Andy Murch
Photo © Andy Murch
Photo © Andy Murch
Photo © Andy Murch
Photo © Andy Murch
Photo © Andy Murch
Photo © Andy Murch
And … dive with reef sharks, blacknose sharks, and more at Triangle Rocks!
If endless hammerheads, bull sharks and nurse sharks is not enough of a draw, we will also try to squeeze in a shark feed or two at Triangle Rocks and Gun Cay. Triangle Rocks is a coral reef that is home to a healthy population of Caribbean Ref Sharks, Blacknose Sharks and even Caribbean sharpnose sharks. Never heard of these species? That’s just one more reason why Bimini is so special and why its important to dive with a local Bimini operator that knows where to find every type of shark!
Kick back in comfort 🙂
After a hard day of diving, relax at the Bimini Big Game Club – your home away from home!
SAMPLE ITINERARY
| Day 1 | Arrive at Big Game Club (resort) on North Bimini Island, Bahamas. In the evening, meet your trip leader for a briefing about the days to come. |
| Day 2-3 | Around 9am, after a short 10 minute ride, you will arrive at our shallow great hammerhead spot where the crew will give a thorough briefing while we wait for the sharks to arrive. You can expect three dives with the hammerheads, plus you will likely see nurse sharks, bull sharks and maybe even a tiger shark. |
| Day 4 | Today we may head to Triangle Rocks – a nice reef with Caribbean Reef Sharks and Blacknose Sharks, then return to our hammerhead spot for two dives with the hammerheads. |
| Day 5 | Today we will head out later to our hammerhead diving area so that our final dive will start as the sun goes down. A night dive with large great hammerheads is a fun way to finish the day! |
| Day 6 | Our last morning of Great Hammerhead diving. In the afternoon if it is not too windy, we will head further offshore to snorkel with Atlantic Spotted Dolphins – a very friendly species that likes to play with divers. |
| Day 7 | After fond farewells, we will check out of Big Game Club for the journey home. |
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Big Fish Expeditions Founder Andy Murch has spent the last two decades chasing big animals all over the world. Few people have Andy’s knowledge and organizational skills necessary to put together a professional expedition. Have a look through some of the comments from our guests: testimonials.
Guest Feedback
ABOUT BIG FISH EXPEDITIONS
5 stars!
I’ve been on three trips with Big Fish Expeditions. Each one was well organized and jam packed with unique wildlife encounters. I am booked for another trip next year and for many more to come. Highly recommended!!
GORILLAS AND PRIMATE SAFARI 2018
Oh, how I miss Uganda! Such a wonderful trip with you and Laura !! Great group of people, including our drivers, and all our guides!! Thank you so much for the most incredible time bigfishexpeditions!
Shanda R.
California
OCEANIC WHITETIP
SHARKS 2018
I had an awesome time diving with you guys .. oceanic white tips had been on my list for so long! I look fwd to diving again with you some time soon!
Muraari
New York, NY
GREAT HAMMERHEADS, BAHAMAS 2017
Thanks Andy for having coordinated such a spectacular trip and especially for the group of divers that we had the pleasure of knowing and learning from their experiences.
Guillermo J. Ricart
Dominican Republic
TIGER BEACH 2018
You HAVE TO go on these trips!
I had a chance last week to go swim in the Atlantic Oceans on the Tiger Shark trip and it was nothing short of life changing. We were treated like VIP guests the entire time and we ended up swimming with 6 different types of sharks including Tigers, Great Hammerhead, Lemon, and many others. Andy is a legend of a tour guide. The guy smiles all day and takes so much joy in doing these adventures.
Jimmy Rex
Salt Lake City, Utah
WHALE SHARKS 2016
A truly remarkable experience which exceeded all of my expectations. I have always wanted to snorkel with the whale sharks and this was absolutely the best way to fulfill that ambition with a world class company. Andy and Laura are awesome!
Alan M. Aliskovitz
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
