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Description:
Offering year round diving on the western hemispheres best shallow water wrecks and on the reef platform of over 450 sq. kilometers.
Boat dives from Somerset and shore dives from Elbow.
Featuring 2-tanks, single tanks, guided DPV dives, watersports and dive/accomodation packages. ceck website for further details. | | | Details: |
Nearest commercial airport: Bermuda International airport |
Average watertemp: Min 15 - Max 30 oCelcius. |
Average visibility: 45 Horizontal metres |
Bottom composition: Sand, Corals |
Dive conditions: Ocean/Sea, Salt water |
Seasonality: All year around, dives are between 30-80 on average...long bottom times! |
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Marinelife in the area: | Species | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | | Eagle rays | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | There is always the opportunity to see these rays on selected dive sites.
| | Green turtles | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hawksbill turtles | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Green and Hawksbill frequent the island and stay around for a few decades prior to returning to lay eggs where they were born. Green turtles are spotted frequently on the surface and the Hawksbill are seen sleeping under the ledged on selected dive sites
| | Humpback whales | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Humpbacks cruise past Bermuda from the the silver banks with juveniles. Not always sighted underwater, but often on the surface
| | Probability of encounter: 0%, 0 > 60%, 60 > 90%, 90 > 100%
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