Location: South Bimini, Bahamas

Great Hammerhead Shark Diving Expedition

The best place in the world to dive with great hammerheads

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Photo © Andy Murch

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!

As well as diving hammerheads everyday, we also see with quite a few bull sharks and nurse sharks on the hammer dives. 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.
We also see blacknose sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, and sometimes blacktip sharks. Lately, Tiger Sharks have become frequent visitors as well.

THE ENCOUNTER

Scuba diving with Great Hammerhead Sharks, Bull Sharks, Tiger Sharks, Reef Sharks, Blacknose Sharks, Blacktip Sharks, and Nurse Sharks.
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2024

DATE
February 23-28 FULL

PRICE (USD)
$2,995 per person double occupancy


$3,995 per person single occupancy

LEADER
Andy Murch

Great hammerhead shark dives

2025

DATE
February 23-28 6 SPOTS AVAILABLE

PRICE (USD)
$2,995 per person double occupancy


$3,995 per person single occupancy

LEADER
Andy Murch

Diving with great hammerhead sharks in the Bahamas

2026

DATE
February 23-28 8 SPOTS AVAILABLE

PRICE (USD)
$TBA per person double occupancy


$TBA per person single occupancy

LEADER
TBA

Great Hammerhead feeding

DETAILS

ACCOMMODATION
Big Game Club

EXPERIENCE LEVEL
Open water certification required

WHAT’S INCLUDED

  • 5 nights accommodation at a waterfront hotel on North Bimini Island
  • Harbour taxes
  • 4 days of great hammerhead diving including exclusive group use of the dive boat, captain, crew, tanks, weights and chum
  • Daily side trips to dive with other shark species such as blacknose sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, and blacktip sharks
  • Bull shark encounters at Big Game Marina

NOT INCLUDED

  • Personal dive equipment rental
  • Flights
  • Land transfers to the hotel
  • Meals
Beautiful great hammerhead shark

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 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 3 Today we will start at 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 4 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 5 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 loves to play with divers.
Day 6 After fond farewells, we will check out of Big Game Club for the journey home.
Tiger shark diving in Bimini
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    Diving with a bull shark
    And … dive with reef sharks, blacknose sharks, and more at Triangle Rocks!

    If endless hammerheads, bull sharks, nurse sharks, and tiger 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 Reef Sharks, Blacknose Sharks and even occasional Caribbean sharpnose sharks. Never heard of these species? That’s just one more reason why Bimini is so special and why it is 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 historic Bimini Big Game Club; Ernest Hemingway’s favourite Bahamian hideaway.

    Great hammerhead diving and photography.

    Delivering world-class wildlife encounters since 2010

    Big Fish Expeditions Founder Andy Murch has spent the last three 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.

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