Sandy Cay Experience
There are few opportunities where you can snorkel with Southern Stingrays and Lemon Sharks in a shallow water environment. This exceptional experience is a rare encounter with marine wildlife up close and personal in a well designed format.
Visitors will learn about the conservation and foraging habits of stingrays and their close relationship to sharks. The Hard Wire DNA Experiment is the newest component to a popular program that is gaining popularity with visitors from around the world.
If you have a sense of adventure or contemplating whether or not to take the challenge and meet our rays and sharks - one on one this is a tour that will provide an incredible close encounter.
An experienced guide will brief visitors about the individual personalities of the rays and shark behavior. Of course, there are rules to follow before one is allowed to engage personal contact with these misunderstood animals. Everyone's comfort and safety are foremost on the tour.
The "Sandy Cay Experience Tour" is conducted in shallow water on a deserted cay off the Settlement of West End and is part of a series of popular educational ecology tours on Grand Bahama Island. Limited to 5 guests this exclusive tour allows visitor become immersed into an environment to snorkel with wild stingrays and their shark cousins.
Exceptions for 1 additional guest are determined on a case-by-case basis. For larger groups of 6 to 10 persons please inquire about charter rates for a second boat to accommodate everyone comfortably.
An important aspect of the company is to maintain the natural behavior of the stingrays and sharks. The animals are protected under Bahamian Laws and they are not abused or exploited. Human interaction is limited and supervised with the utmost care. The stingrays and sharks roam a wide area of the sea for sustenance and return to the cay as the tide cycle is rising to continue their search for food.
Visitors willing to step into the natural element of these marine animals are in for a pleasant "close encounter" that is an incredible and thrilling tour. This is a perfect "off the beaten path" nature excursion for families, couples, and close friends. Children 5 years and up are welcome to participate in the encounter.
This is truly a once in a lifetime experience!
Be sure to bring a blank 32G SD card to receive complementary pictures and videos of the tour.
Visitors will learn about the conservation and foraging habits of stingrays and their close relationship to sharks. The Hard Wire DNA Experiment is the newest component to a popular program that is gaining popularity with visitors from around the world.
If you have a sense of adventure or contemplating whether or not to take the challenge and meet our rays and sharks - one on one this is a tour that will provide an incredible close encounter.
An experienced guide will brief visitors about the individual personalities of the rays and shark behavior. Of course, there are rules to follow before one is allowed to engage personal contact with these misunderstood animals. Everyone's comfort and safety are foremost on the tour.
The "Sandy Cay Experience Tour" is conducted in shallow water on a deserted cay off the Settlement of West End and is part of a series of popular educational ecology tours on Grand Bahama Island. Limited to 5 guests this exclusive tour allows visitor become immersed into an environment to snorkel with wild stingrays and their shark cousins.
Exceptions for 1 additional guest are determined on a case-by-case basis. For larger groups of 6 to 10 persons please inquire about charter rates for a second boat to accommodate everyone comfortably.
An important aspect of the company is to maintain the natural behavior of the stingrays and sharks. The animals are protected under Bahamian Laws and they are not abused or exploited. Human interaction is limited and supervised with the utmost care. The stingrays and sharks roam a wide area of the sea for sustenance and return to the cay as the tide cycle is rising to continue their search for food.
Visitors willing to step into the natural element of these marine animals are in for a pleasant "close encounter" that is an incredible and thrilling tour. This is a perfect "off the beaten path" nature excursion for families, couples, and close friends. Children 5 years and up are welcome to participate in the encounter.
This is truly a once in a lifetime experience!
Be sure to bring a blank 32G SD card to receive complementary pictures and videos of the tour.
Exclusive Tour Add-on Options
If you wish to reserve an additional activity please select the BOOK NOW link and choose either the CORAL REEF EXPERIENCE or REEF FISHING EXPERIENCE to enhance your vacation to Grand Bahama Island. This option you may choose a 1.5 hour add-on for either Coral Reef or Reef Fishing tours.
In case of inclement weather and we are not able to complete the second tour every effort will be made to rebook another day during your stay or receive a prorated refund for the unused portion. No shows are non-refundable.
In case of inclement weather and we are not able to complete the second tour every effort will be made to rebook another day during your stay or receive a prorated refund for the unused portion. No shows are non-refundable.
