Bimini Bahamas hovers at the edge of a sheer underwater cliff that falls thousands of feet into a dark blue abyss. The Gulf Stream rushes northward, washing past Bimini, nurturing its thriving coral reefs and serving as the aquatic super highway for everything from marlin to mantas, dolphin to sea turtles. It’s a one of a kind location that, coupled with a colorful history, makes Bimini a favorite diving and fishing getaway.
Sugar Sands Beach
S.S. Sapona Diving Attraction
Bimini is actually made up of 2 islands … North and South Bimini, with only a short 5 minute ferry ride separating the 2 islands. The waters surrounding the islands are gin clear and make up some of the most pristine beaches of the world.
Bimini has a colorful past … located 50 miles off the Florida coast and is the closest Bahamian island to the U.S.
Bimini served as a liquor warehouse during the historic days of the prohibition.
Hooch was stored by rum runners on the ship featured above, called the S.S. Sapona. She still rests there grounded during a mighty hurricane back in 1926. The concrete ship, as it is nicknamed, is one of the Caribbean’s very best shallow water wreck sites for snorkelers and divers alike.