Location: Tiger Beach, Bahamas. (Trip departs from West Palm Beach, FL)

Tiger Beach Extreme Tiger Shark Diving

The best tiger shark diving in the world

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Photo © Andy Murch

Probably the best shark dive in the world

There are other shark diving hotspots around the world but none that rival Tiger Beach.
If you want to dive with enormous Tiger Sharks, scores of big ‘friendly’ lemon sharks, plus lots of Caribbean reef sharks, bull sharks, nurse sharks and sometimes one or two great hammerhead sharks, you will love diving at Tiger Beach where the action is nonstop, all day, everyday.
The only problem with Tiger Beach will be finding other trips that will live up to it!

Imagine this shark dive

You are kneeling on the sand right next to the shark handler while tiger and lemon sharks circle expectantly. A huge tiger swims so close to your camera that it barely fits in your view finder. It’s bulk blots out the sun. You compose each shot, firing repeatedly until it’s head is so close that it no longer fits in your fisheye lens. Eventually, its shadow moves past you and your heart begins to slow down as the adrenalin dissipates in your blood stream. You quickly thumb through your shots, thrilled at the results until you catch sight of the next enormous tiger shark approaching. That’s a pretty standard dive and Tiger Beach 🙂

THE ENCOUNTER

Scuba diving with tiger sharks, lemon sharks, nurse sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, bull sharks and occasionally great hammerheads.
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2024

DATE
April 6-12 1 SPOT AVAILABLE

PRICE (USD)
$3,695 per person double occupancy

LEADER
Jennifer Idol

Tiger shark diving

2025

DATE
April 12-18 8 SPOTS AVAILABLE

PRICE (USD)
$3995 per person double occupancy

LEADER
Jennifer Idol

Great Hammerhead Shark Diving in Bimini

2026

DATE
April TBA 8 SPOTS AVAILABLE

PRICE (USD)
$TBA per person double occupancy

LEADER
Jennifer Idol

Scuba diving with tiger sharks at Tiger Beach.

DETAILS

ACCOMMODATION
Dolphin Dream Live-aboard Dive Vessel

EXPERIENCE LEVEL
Open Water Diver Certification required

WHAT’S INCLUDED

  • On our regular one week long trip:
    6 nights accommodation aboard the Dolphin Dream
  • 5 days of unlimited shark diving
  • All meals, beer and soft drinks
  • Tanks
  • Weights
  • Experienced Captain and crew
  • Chum, shark feeds
  • Photo coaching

NOT INCLUDED

  • Flights
  • Transfers to the boat
  • Personal dive equipment
  • Crew gratuities

Photo © Andy Murch

Photo © Andy Murch

Great Hammerhead Shark diving  at Tiger Beach
 

Photo © Andy Murch

Photo © Andy Murch

Tiger Sharks at Tiger Beach
 

Photo © Andy Murch

Feeding a tiger shark
 

Photo © Andy Murch

Photo © Andy Murch

Photo © Andy Murch

Photo © Andy Murch

Nurse Shark at Tiger Beach
 
Tiger Shark and diver
 
Tiger Shark in the bushes.
 
Tiger Shark at Tiger Beach
 
Southern Stingray at Tiger Beach
 
Tiger Sharks at Tiger Beach.
 
Tiger Sharks at Tiger Beach.
 
Tiger Shark at Tiger Beach.
 

WHY COME TO TIGER BEACH WITH BIG FISH EXPEDITIONS

We go at the perfect time of year

We always visit Tiger Beach in April because it falls after the winter storm season but long before hurricane season in the Bahamas. That means we get less windy days. On winter trips, its not unusual to lose multiple days to winter storms. April is also perfect for the amount of sharks you are likely to see. If you go later in the summer, the largest sharks head into deeper water because the shallows become uncomfortably warm.

We charter the Dolphin Dream

Big Fish Expeditions always charters the Dolphin Dream for our liveaboard trips to Tiger Beach. The DD is the largest, most stable, and by far the most comfortable liveaboard dive vessel that visits the area.
Unlike day boats that leave from Grand Bahama Island, the Dolphin Dream stays at Tiger Beach all day and all night. This means you will get around twice as much time in the water each day compared to the boats that spend many hours commuting back and forth to shore. When the dive day is over, we get to photograph ‘lemon-snaps’ from the swim step each evening, and even conduct one or two night dives with the sharks.
The Dolphin Dream owner – Captain Scott Smith – was the original operator that pioneered the shark diving at Tiger Beach. No other captain has more experience or more trips to Tiger Beach.
The Dolphin Dream has a very large swim step that is perfect for capturing split shots of tiger and lemon sharks at the surface (lemon snaps). The crew have years of experience in getting you ‘the shot’.

Our Trip Leaders are Professional Photographers

Although not officially a photography workshop, our trip leader will be happy to share photography tips and advice to improve your game and help you bring home the best shark images you possibly can. For those guests that are not bringing a camera, our trip leader will also share some of their images after the expedition.

Safety is our priority:

There is an element of risk with all wild animal encounters, but we run well planned, well executed shark dives. Consequently, we have a perfect safety record. No one has ever been harmed by a shark on one of our trips.

We leave from Florida:

Our trips start and finish in West Palm Beach, Florida (rather than the Bahamas) because it is much more convenient (and usually cheaper) for most guests to reach the boat. However, if you prefer to be picked up and/or dropped off in the Bahamas, we can do that too on our way to Tiger Beach from Florida.

A CANDID NOTE ABOUT TIGER BEACH BY SHARK PHOTOGRAPHER ANDY MURCH

Everyone talks about a destination being ‘the best shark dive’ or ‘one of the world’s top ten shark dives’ etc, etc. Sometimes the operators are just blowing smoke and sometimes the diving is truly great.

Whatever you hear about other shark diving sites around the planet, Tiger Beach stands alone. It’s simply packed with sharks. They’re big and they are not shy 🙂

If you are looking for endless photographic opportunities or if you just want to spend your entire vacation surrounded by big sharks, then this is the place.

I have NEVER heard of anyone being disappointed by Tiger Beach. The only problem you’ll have is finding somewhere to go next time that compares!

Andy Murch
Author of Diving with Sharks.

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