West End, Grand Bahama, Bahamas

Tiger Beach

Tiger Beach is a globally famous shark dive site on a shallow sand bank off West End, Grand Bahama. The site sits in roughly 6 to 8 meters of crystal-clear water on a wide white-sand plain — a setting more like a desert than a reef. Operators including Jim Abernethy's Scuba Adventures and Stuart Cove's run multi-day liveaboard trips here specifically to encounter large female tiger sharks, who frequent the bank in numbers from late autumn through early spring. Lemon sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, and occasionally great hammerheads also appear. Divers settle into the sand and observe the sharks at close range, often within touching distance of multiple animals at once. The shallow profile means long bottom times, exceptional natural light, and spectacular photographic conditions. Tiger Beach is the dive featured in countless shark documentaries since the early 2000s and is considered a bucket-list dive for experienced shark enthusiasts. Tiger sharks are wild and unpredictable; experience is essential.