Great Hammerhead Safari and Scuba Dive

  • Great Hammerhead Shark swimming in turquoise waters
Scuba dive and experience Bimini's great hammerhead sharks through Neal Watson’s Bimini Scuba Center.
Bimini has emerged as one of the best places on the planet to encounter one of the ocean’s most amazing creatures—the great hammerhead shark. These elusive giants have evaded divers for years, but Neal Watson’s Bimini Scuba Center has access—and is the first and only operator in Bimini to offer this experience. Having learned the secrets from the locals who discovered this dive years ago, you’ll have the opportunity to scuba dive with these majestic sharks in the famed reefs and shallows.

Shore Thing Highlights

  • Scuba dive with great hammerhead sharks around Bimini’s reefs and shallows

  • Learn the secrets of this dive from the original divers who found it years ago

  • Includes safety instruction, guidance and narration

  • Available December through April only

  • You must be a certified scuba diver to partake in this Shore Thing

Need to know

  • Dive gear is included — a guide will go over gear and equipment details before you splash down

  • Due to the nature of this dive, all divers will be overweighted

  • All divers are required to wear full-length wetsuits and cannot show skin — your guide will provide you one if you do not want to bring your own

  • Proof of SCUBA certification is required

  • Please be aware this Shore Thing is not wheelchair accessible

  • This Shore Thing is not suitable for pregnant Sailors

  • Sailors should consider their physical fitness level and medical history when determining whether this Shore Thing is appropriate

  • Sailors prone to motion sickness should take precautions prior to this Shore Thing

  • This Shore Thing is seasonal and may not operate on all voyages

  • This Shore Thing is available December through April only

  • Wildlife sightings are not guaranteed

  • This Shore Thing is weather dependent

  • Gratuities are included

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Shore Things are fully refundable to the original form of payment. However, please note that Shore Things are only fully refundable if they are canceled within 48 hours prior to the booked Shore Thing taking place, unless stated otherwise in a specific Shore Thing 'Need to Know' section. If you fail to either (a) cancel within 48 hours of the booked Shore Thing (or alternative time period as may be stated in a specific Shore Thing 'Need to Know' section), or (b) show up for a booked Shore Thing, you will be charged for 100% of the Shore Thing price. 

If you make a cancellation prior to the first day of your voyage and within 48 hours (unless otherwise stated in the tour details) of your Shore Thing, you will be refunded to the original form of payment after midnight Eastern Standard Time (EST) on the day of cancellation.

If you make another purchase prior to midnight EST, after canceling a booking eligible for a refund, the credit from the canceled booking will be applied to your new booking. Therefore, you’ll only be charged for the price difference between the canceled and new experience. If you have remaining temporary credit left on your account after you’ve made another experience purchase, the remaining credit will be refunded to your original form of payment after midnight EST.

If you cancel a Shore Thing during your voyage and are eligible for a refund, a credit will be applied to your folio and not to your original form of payment.


Shore Things departure times and/or meeting locations are subject to change. We will make every effort to notify Sailors in advance via the Sailor App of any tour departure and/or meeting changes.
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