Exumas

Guide to diving Exumas in Bahamas

Discover dive sites, liveaboards, and top sea creatures linked to Exumas in Bahamas.

The liveaboard shown opposite is the highest customer rated Bahamas liveaboard diving Exumas. You can easily book the All Star Aqua Cat liveaboard, scoring 9.3/10, using this link.

1 Countries
11 Dive sites
6 Liveaboards
60 Creatures

Sea creatures found in Exumas

Here are the main sea creatures found across dive sites in Exumas, grouped by type so you can quickly see what marine life you may encounter.

Creature type Sea creatures
Coral Brain coral , Fire coral , Gorgonian fans , Hard coral , Sea Fans , Soft corals
Crustacians Arrow crabs , Cleaner Shrimp , Crabs , Lobsters , Shrimp , Spiny lobsters
Eels Garden eels , Moray eels
Invertebrates Beaded crinoids (feather stars)
Jack Mackerel Family Jacks (Jackfish)
Mollusk Lettuce sea slugs
Pelagic fish Great barracuda (Giant barracuda)
Rays Southern stingrays , Spotted eagle rays , Stingrays
Reef fish Angelfish , Atlantic spadefish , Banded jawfish , Barracuda , Blennies , Butterflyfish , Creole fish , Filefish , French angelfish , Gobies , Goliath grouper (jewfish) , Groupers , Grunts , Horse-eye jack , Lionfish , Nassau grouper , Parrotfish , Queen angelfish , Reef fish , Sergeant majors , Silversides , Snappers , Spadefish , Spotted drums , Stoplight parrotfish , Tobacco fish , Yellowhead jawfish , Yellowtail snapper
Sea slug or Gastropoda Nudibranchs
Sea turtles Green turtles , Hawksbill turtle , Loggerhead turtles
Sharks Caribbean reef sharks , Nurse sharks , Oceanic whitetips
Sponges and cnidarian Barrel sponges , Branching vase sponges , Sea sponges , Tube sponges

Dive sites in Exumas

The following dive sites are found in Exumas. Each site below shows the liveaboards that dive there.

Dive site Liveaboards that dive this site
Thunderball Grotto Cave All Star Aqua Cat Liveaboard
The Washing Machine All Star Aqua Cat Liveaboard, Blackbeard’s Morning Star Liveaboard, Blackbeard’s Sea Explorer Liveaboard
Pillar Wall All Star Aqua Cat Liveaboard, Bahamas Aggressor Liveaboard, Bahamas Aggressor II Liveaboard, Blackbeard’s Morning Star Liveaboard, Blackbeard’s Sea Explorer Liveaboard
Jeep Reef All Star Aqua Cat Liveaboard, Bahamas Aggressor Liveaboard, Bahamas Aggressor II Liveaboard, Blackbeard’s Morning Star Liveaboard, Blackbeard’s Sea Explorer Liveaboard, Cat Ppalu Liveaboard
Amberjack Reef All Star Aqua Cat Liveaboard, Bahamas Aggressor Liveaboard, Bahamas Aggressor II Liveaboard, Blackbeard’s Morning Star Liveaboard, Blackbeard’s Sea Explorer Liveaboard
Austin Smith Wreck All Star Aqua Cat Liveaboard, Bahamas Aggressor Liveaboard, Bahamas Aggressor II Liveaboard, Blackbeard’s Morning Star Liveaboard, Blackbeard’s Sea Explorer Liveaboard
Barracuda Shoals Bahamas Aggressor Liveaboard, Bahamas Aggressor II Liveaboard
Blacktip Wall Bahamas Aggressor Liveaboard, Bahamas Aggressor II Liveaboard
Cathedral All Star Aqua Cat Liveaboard, Bahamas Aggressor Liveaboard, Bahamas Aggressor II Liveaboard, Blackbeard’s Morning Star Liveaboard, Blackbeard’s Sea Explorer Liveaboard, Cat Ppalu Liveaboard
Cracked Coral Head Bahamas Aggressor Liveaboard
Exuma Cays All Star Aqua Cat Liveaboard, Bahamas Aggressor Liveaboard, Bahamas Aggressor II Liveaboard, Blackbeard’s Morning Star Liveaboard, Blackbeard’s Sea Explorer Liveaboard, Cat Ppalu Liveaboard

Liveaboards, dive sites, and top sea creatures in Exumas

All Star Aqua Cat Liveaboard

All Star Aqua Cat Liveaboard

Thunderball Grotto Cave top sea creatures: Sergeant majors, Yellowtail snapper, Angelfish, Parrotfish, Nurse sharks, Stingrays, Hawksbill turtle, Lionfish, Arrow crabs, Beaded crinoids (feather stars)
The Washing Machine top sea creatures: Nurse sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, Loggerhead turtles, Hawksbill turtle, Reef fish, Parrotfish, Angelfish, Snappers, Butterflyfish, Filefish, Barracuda
Pillar Wall top sea creatures: Nurse sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, Spadefish, Parrotfish, Groupers, Snappers, Spotted eagle rays, Hawksbill turtle, Loggerhead turtles, Green turtles, Stingrays, Reef fish, Crabs, Shrimp, Barracuda
Jeep Reef top sea creatures: Yellowtail snapper, Grunts, Nurse sharks, Stingrays, Southern stingrays, Lobsters, Sea sponges, Hawksbill turtle, Loggerhead turtles
Amberjack Reef top sea creatures: Caribbean reef sharks, Nurse sharks, Groupers, Goliath grouper (jewfish), Reef fish, Horse-eye jack, Spadefish, Atlantic spadefish, Spotted eagle rays, Garden eels, Blennies, Crabs, Spiny lobsters
Austin Smith Wreck top sea creatures: Barracuda, Angelfish, Moray eels, Parrotfish, Groupers, Soft corals, Hard coral, Sea Fans, Sea sponges
Cathedral top sea creatures: Silversides, Caribbean reef sharks, Sea sponges, Soft corals, Hard coral, Spotted eagle rays, Barracuda
Exuma Cays top sea creatures: Caribbean reef sharks, Nurse sharks, Southern stingrays, Spotted eagle rays, Reef fish, Parrotfish, Sergeant majors, Queen angelfish, Nassau grouper, Yellowhead jawfish, Barracuda, Horse-eye jack, Oceanic whitetips, Banded jawfish, Gobies, Tobacco fish, Lobsters, Spiny lobsters
Bahamas Aggressor Liveaboard

Bahamas Aggressor Liveaboard

Pillar Wall top sea creatures: Nurse sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, Spadefish, Parrotfish, Groupers, Snappers, Spotted eagle rays, Hawksbill turtle, Loggerhead turtles, Green turtles, Stingrays, Reef fish, Crabs, Shrimp, Barracuda
Jeep Reef top sea creatures: Yellowtail snapper, Grunts, Nurse sharks, Stingrays, Southern stingrays, Lobsters, Sea sponges, Hawksbill turtle, Loggerhead turtles
Amberjack Reef top sea creatures: Caribbean reef sharks, Nurse sharks, Groupers, Goliath grouper (jewfish), Reef fish, Horse-eye jack, Spadefish, Atlantic spadefish, Spotted eagle rays, Garden eels, Blennies, Crabs, Spiny lobsters
Austin Smith Wreck top sea creatures: Barracuda, Angelfish, Moray eels, Parrotfish, Groupers, Soft corals, Hard coral, Sea Fans, Sea sponges
Barracuda Shoals top sea creatures: Great barracuda (Giant barracuda), Barracuda, Nurse sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, Groupers, Nassau grouper, Reef fish, Angelfish, Grunts, Snappers, Yellowtail snapper, Parrotfish, Shrimp, Crabs, Nudibranchs, Stingrays, Soft corals, Hard coral
Blacktip Wall top sea creatures: Caribbean reef sharks, Nurse sharks, Spotted eagle rays, Barracuda, Reef fish, Sea sponges, Creole fish, Parrotfish, Groupers, Snappers, Grunts, Hawksbill turtle, Spiny lobsters, Barrel sponges
Cathedral top sea creatures: Silversides, Caribbean reef sharks, Sea sponges, Soft corals, Hard coral, Spotted eagle rays, Barracuda
Cracked Coral Head top sea creatures: Spotted drums, Groupers, Nassau grouper, Moray eels, Parrotfish, Stoplight parrotfish, Angelfish, Queen angelfish, French angelfish, Jacks (Jackfish), Snappers, Horse-eye jack, Caribbean reef sharks, Southern stingrays, Spotted eagle rays, Cleaner Shrimp, Spiny lobsters, Yellowhead jawfish, Lettuce sea slugs, Gorgonian fans, Soft corals, Brain coral, Fire coral, Tube sponges, Branching vase sponges, Hard coral
Exuma Cays top sea creatures: Caribbean reef sharks, Nurse sharks, Southern stingrays, Spotted eagle rays, Reef fish, Parrotfish, Sergeant majors, Queen angelfish, Nassau grouper, Yellowhead jawfish, Barracuda, Horse-eye jack, Oceanic whitetips, Banded jawfish, Gobies, Tobacco fish, Lobsters, Spiny lobsters
Bahamas Aggressor II Liveaboard

Bahamas Aggressor II Liveaboard

Pillar Wall top sea creatures: Nurse sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, Spadefish, Parrotfish, Groupers, Snappers, Spotted eagle rays, Hawksbill turtle, Loggerhead turtles, Green turtles, Stingrays, Reef fish, Crabs, Shrimp, Barracuda
Jeep Reef top sea creatures: Yellowtail snapper, Grunts, Nurse sharks, Stingrays, Southern stingrays, Lobsters, Sea sponges, Hawksbill turtle, Loggerhead turtles
Amberjack Reef top sea creatures: Caribbean reef sharks, Nurse sharks, Groupers, Goliath grouper (jewfish), Reef fish, Horse-eye jack, Spadefish, Atlantic spadefish, Spotted eagle rays, Garden eels, Blennies, Crabs, Spiny lobsters
Austin Smith Wreck top sea creatures: Barracuda, Angelfish, Moray eels, Parrotfish, Groupers, Soft corals, Hard coral, Sea Fans, Sea sponges
Barracuda Shoals top sea creatures: Great barracuda (Giant barracuda), Barracuda, Nurse sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, Groupers, Nassau grouper, Reef fish, Angelfish, Grunts, Snappers, Yellowtail snapper, Parrotfish, Shrimp, Crabs, Nudibranchs, Stingrays, Soft corals, Hard coral
Blacktip Wall top sea creatures: Caribbean reef sharks, Nurse sharks, Spotted eagle rays, Barracuda, Reef fish, Sea sponges, Creole fish, Parrotfish, Groupers, Snappers, Grunts, Hawksbill turtle, Spiny lobsters, Barrel sponges
Cathedral top sea creatures: Silversides, Caribbean reef sharks, Sea sponges, Soft corals, Hard coral, Spotted eagle rays, Barracuda
Exuma Cays top sea creatures: Caribbean reef sharks, Nurse sharks, Southern stingrays, Spotted eagle rays, Reef fish, Parrotfish, Sergeant majors, Queen angelfish, Nassau grouper, Yellowhead jawfish, Barracuda, Horse-eye jack, Oceanic whitetips, Banded jawfish, Gobies, Tobacco fish, Lobsters, Spiny lobsters
Blackbeard’s Morning Star Liveaboard

Blackbeard’s Morning Star Liveaboard

The Washing Machine top sea creatures: Nurse sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, Loggerhead turtles, Hawksbill turtle, Reef fish, Parrotfish, Angelfish, Snappers, Butterflyfish, Filefish, Barracuda
Pillar Wall top sea creatures: Nurse sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, Spadefish, Parrotfish, Groupers, Snappers, Spotted eagle rays, Hawksbill turtle, Loggerhead turtles, Green turtles, Stingrays, Reef fish, Crabs, Shrimp, Barracuda
Jeep Reef top sea creatures: Yellowtail snapper, Grunts, Nurse sharks, Stingrays, Southern stingrays, Lobsters, Sea sponges, Hawksbill turtle, Loggerhead turtles
Amberjack Reef top sea creatures: Caribbean reef sharks, Nurse sharks, Groupers, Goliath grouper (jewfish), Reef fish, Horse-eye jack, Spadefish, Atlantic spadefish, Spotted eagle rays, Garden eels, Blennies, Crabs, Spiny lobsters
Austin Smith Wreck top sea creatures: Barracuda, Angelfish, Moray eels, Parrotfish, Groupers, Soft corals, Hard coral, Sea Fans, Sea sponges
Cathedral top sea creatures: Silversides, Caribbean reef sharks, Sea sponges, Soft corals, Hard coral, Spotted eagle rays, Barracuda
Exuma Cays top sea creatures: Caribbean reef sharks, Nurse sharks, Southern stingrays, Spotted eagle rays, Reef fish, Parrotfish, Sergeant majors, Queen angelfish, Nassau grouper, Yellowhead jawfish, Barracuda, Horse-eye jack, Oceanic whitetips, Banded jawfish, Gobies, Tobacco fish, Lobsters, Spiny lobsters
Blackbeard’s Sea Explorer Liveaboard

Blackbeard’s Sea Explorer Liveaboard

The Washing Machine top sea creatures: Nurse sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, Loggerhead turtles, Hawksbill turtle, Reef fish, Parrotfish, Angelfish, Snappers, Butterflyfish, Filefish, Barracuda
Pillar Wall top sea creatures: Nurse sharks, Caribbean reef sharks, Spadefish, Parrotfish, Groupers, Snappers, Spotted eagle rays, Hawksbill turtle, Loggerhead turtles, Green turtles, Stingrays, Reef fish, Crabs, Shrimp, Barracuda
Jeep Reef top sea creatures: Yellowtail snapper, Grunts, Nurse sharks, Stingrays, Southern stingrays, Lobsters, Sea sponges, Hawksbill turtle, Loggerhead turtles
Amberjack Reef top sea creatures: Caribbean reef sharks, Nurse sharks, Groupers, Goliath grouper (jewfish), Reef fish, Horse-eye jack, Spadefish, Atlantic spadefish, Spotted eagle rays, Garden eels, Blennies, Crabs, Spiny lobsters
Austin Smith Wreck top sea creatures: Barracuda, Angelfish, Moray eels, Parrotfish, Groupers, Soft corals, Hard coral, Sea Fans, Sea sponges
Cathedral top sea creatures: Silversides, Caribbean reef sharks, Sea sponges, Soft corals, Hard coral, Spotted eagle rays, Barracuda
Exuma Cays top sea creatures: Caribbean reef sharks, Nurse sharks, Southern stingrays, Spotted eagle rays, Reef fish, Parrotfish, Sergeant majors, Queen angelfish, Nassau grouper, Yellowhead jawfish, Barracuda, Horse-eye jack, Oceanic whitetips, Banded jawfish, Gobies, Tobacco fish, Lobsters, Spiny lobsters
Cat Ppalu Liveaboard

Cat Ppalu Liveaboard

Jeep Reef top sea creatures: Yellowtail snapper, Grunts, Nurse sharks, Stingrays, Southern stingrays, Lobsters, Sea sponges, Hawksbill turtle, Loggerhead turtles
Cathedral top sea creatures: Silversides, Caribbean reef sharks, Sea sponges, Soft corals, Hard coral, Spotted eagle rays, Barracuda
Exuma Cays top sea creatures: Caribbean reef sharks, Nurse sharks, Southern stingrays, Spotted eagle rays, Reef fish, Parrotfish, Sergeant majors, Queen angelfish, Nassau grouper, Yellowhead jawfish, Barracuda, Horse-eye jack, Oceanic whitetips, Banded jawfish, Gobies, Tobacco fish, Lobsters, Spiny lobsters

Top liveaboards diving Exumas

The following liveaboards are the highest ranked dive boats by SDE Liveaboard Rating, to help you compare the best options for diving Exumas.

How SDE Liveaboard Rating works for the All Star Aqua Cat Liveaboard: 73%

The SDE Liveaboard Rating is Scuba Diving Earth’s own scoring system for comparing dive liveaboards at a glance. It adds together six individual category scores, each scored out of 10, covering the boat, cabins, diving, food, drinks, and non-diver companion features.

For the All Star Aqua Cat Liveaboard, those category scores combine into an overall SDE Liveaboard Rating of 73%. This helps you compare the overall onboard experience more quickly across the liveaboards shown below.

The SDE Liveaboard Rating for the All Star Aqua Cat liveaboard works by taking the six individual SDE Liveaboard Rating scores, with each one being scored out of 10 and then adding them together. For the All Star Aqua Cat liveaboard are ( [Boat:6/10] + [Cabin:6/10] + [Diving:9/10]+ [Food:9/10] + [Drinks:8/10] + [Non-diver:6/10] = 44/60). This total is compared to the maximum possible score of 60/60 to turn it into an overall percentage – which for the All Star Aqua Cat liveaboard is calculated as 44/60 = 73% SDE Liveaboard Rating.

This makes it easy to compare different liveaboards at a glance. See a more detailed explanation of how SDE Liveaboard Rating works together with all dive liveaboards ranked by SDE Liveaboard Rating .