Best Coral Caverns Snorkeling

North of Great Abacos Island and Green Turtle Cay, the snorkeling at Coral Caverns offers sea fans and good biodiversity. This is a boat-accessed snorkeling dive site in waters from 5 to 40 feet deep that is known for its open water surf. During a Coral Caverns snorkeling dive, you may encounter angelfish, jacks, butterflyfish, barracuda and grouper among the sea fans, sea tubes and hard corals. The dive site is located just off Green Turtle Cay about 1.8 miles to the east-southeast of Fiddle Cay.

To reach the snorkeling at Abaco Islands, most travelers will fly commercial airlines into Nassau on New Providence or fly into Freeport on Grand Bahama Island. To reach the out islands from Nassau, you can either use Bahamas Air (which is known for late departures) or use the mail boat ferry service (393-1064). For a flight into the Abacos Islands, the main airfield is located in Marsh Harbor on Great Abaco Island. Note: If you are coming from Miami, there may even be a direct flight to Abacos Island Marsh Harbour Airport (MHH) on the weekends. There are regular flights from Florida (Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Orlando, Tampa and Jacksonville) into Marsh Harbor Airport (MHH) on Silver Airways (a United Airlines partner).

Tip: Keep in mind while snorkeling Coral Caverns off Abaco Islands, the water temperture is known to vary greatly from summer (78F-84F) to winter (68F-76F).

Overall, Coral Caverns is the 4th most popular snorkel dive spot of all 17 snorkeling dives in Abacos Islands.