San Salvador Dive Sites

Diving San Salvador, Bahamas

If you are diving San Salvador, Bahamas at Riding Rock Resort & Marina, our dive vacation packages include two morning and one afternoon dive on the “full” dive days plus a 1-tank dive on the last dive day. No diving is scheduled for the day of arrival or departure.

la crevasse dive site

La Crevasse

There is a series of big crevices and tunnels that runes through the wall from a sandy area to the edge of the wall at 100 feet.… Read More

double caves dive site

Double Caves

Or take a left and swim along the wall looking out and down.… Read More

black forest dive site

Black Forest

The depth under the boat is 40 feet on a mixed sand and coral bottom. The wall here is a straight cliff from 40 feet down to 160 and is an overhang in many places.… Read More

dolittles grotto dive site

Dolittle’s Grotto

Swim across the sand slope to the tunnel on the south end of the shallower ridge. Go through that tunnel and then follow the big crevice in front of you out to the deeper valley.… Read More

sandy point cave dive site

Sandy Point Cave

Beyond the plateau is a huge coral head about 80 feet across that rises up to 70 feet.… Read More

orbits canyon dive site

Orbit’s Canyon

Two caves lead out over the second wall at 120 to 130 feet. Going north the tunnel leads to a plateau at 90 feet and then a huge coral head out on the edge of the wall about 200 feet north of the boat.… Read More

great cut dive site

Great Cut

Look for several hanging rope sponges at 85 feet, they mark the entrance to the tunnel.… Read More

North Pole Cave dive site

North Pole Cave

To the north slightly the reef slopes gently to 65 feet and in the middle of the slope is a vertical cave leading down to a crevice that runs out over the wall at 110 to 150 feet.… Read More

hole in the wall dive site

Hole in the Wall

There are two narrow crevices that join together and lead out to a long groove between the main reef and a long ridge that runs parallel to it about 60 feet away.… Read More

shark alley dive site

Shark Alley

Several large coral heads come up to 60 feet of depth and 50 feet away from the wall and form a ridge that runs about 200 feet to the right or northeast.… Read More

devils claw dive site

Devil’s Claw

The wall here is a double drop, first from 45 feet to 80 feet then again from about 100 feet to 150 where the wall slopes out to the deep cliff.… Read More

snapshot dive site

Snapshot

This has been a favorite dive site of professional photographers to shoot models and products over the last twenty-five years.… Read More

shangrila dive site

Shangrila

This big curve in the wall drops down sheer to about 100 feet where a plateau stretches between the two ends.… Read More

vicky's reef dive site

Vicky’s Reef

The name stems from a diving guest named Vicky who lost a watch on the dive.… Read More

grouper gulley dive site

Grouper Gulley

This is a great reef for tame fish, small creatures and big coral formations.… Read More

telephone pole dive site

Telephone Pole

A huge purple gorgonian marks the northern edge of the telephone pole cut and has been often photographed for magazine articles since 1974.… Read More

RRI Wall dive site

RRI Wall

We frequently dive here at night and find lots of small creatures like orange ball corallimorphs, neck crabs and nudibranchs.… Read More

Runway 10

Hammerheads are occasionally spotted swimming parallel to the wall above the deep ledge.… Read More

San Salvador Dive Map

The majority of the diving takes place among the many dive sites that are located in close proximity to the marina on the islands lee side, so rough seas are rarely encountered.