Long Island diving - enjoy distinctive feeling
The Bahamas lives up to the Caribbean's reputation for renowned world-class snorkeling and diving. This amazingly gorgeous vacation spot features some of the most spectacular and unique underwater scenery, guaranteed to take your breath away. The beauty of The Bahamas' ocean habitat is truly remarkable, and only a few places around the world have as many diving and snorkeling opportunities as The Bahamas. Beneath the perfect azure waves, snorkelers and divers can explore underwater sites such as caves, shipwrecks, and much more. Although there are no watersports outfitters on Long Island, the two major resorts, the Stella Maris Resort Club and the Cape Santa Maria Beach Resort fill the void and offer more watersports than you can do in a week. Both offer bonefishing at a rate of $350 per day for up to two people; reef fishing is from $475 per day for up to six people; deep-sea fishing is $750 per day for up to six people. Snorkeling off the beach is complimentary at both resorts. However, boat excursions can be as little as $15 per hour at Cape Santa Maria; on Wednesday and Saturday, these excursions are complimentary at the Stella Maris. Both resorts offer scuba diving ranging from $45 to $75 per person per day, with equipment rentals ranging from $8 to $25. Both also offer kayaks, windsurfers, and bicycles. The Cape Santa Maria also offers Hobie Cats and boogie boards. On Long Island, you can gaze in wonder at the world's deepest blue hole, Dean’s Blue Hole, dipping some 663 feet (203 meters) into the ocean floor right off shore. It is said to be the deepest Blue Hole in the world, and the second largest underwater chamber. It is also the site where the Freediving World Record was set in April 2007. Experts at Reeldivers and Vertical Blue report that: “It is enclosed on three sides by a natural rock amphitheatre, and on the fourth side by a turquoise lagoon and powder white beach. There is never any swell or waves inside the Hole, and visibility is usually between 50 - 100 feet (15 - 30m). At the surface the Blue Hole is 80 x 120 feet (25 x 35m), but opens out after 60 feet (20m) into a cavern with a diameter of at least 330 feet (100m).” No one really knows how Dean's Blue Hole was formed, because it is at least twice as deep as the other Blue Holes in the Caribbean region that were formed when limestone chambers caved in from above. One theory is that a much deeper cave slowed moved upward as its ceiling eroded away. Whatever the case may be, it is a wondrous sight to behold from below. Divers say that on a clear day, with the sun shining straight into the hole, it is like diving in an immense underwater cathedral.
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