Bahamas Tours – Tyto Tours https://tytotours.com Bahamas Boat Tours Sat, 15 Jun 2019 14:41:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://tytotours.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cropped-tyto-fav-32x32.png Bahamas Tours – Tyto Tours https://tytotours.com 32 32 Top 7 Places to Snorkel Around Nassau https://tytotours.com/top-7-places-to-snorkel-in-the-bahamas/ Mon, 06 May 2019 03:48:20 +0000 http://tytotours.com/?p=539 The waters here teem with exotic sea life such as spiny lobsters, starfish, sea turtles and clownfish. All you need to enjoy this abundance of aquatic activity is a mask, snorkel and some fins.

Almost anywhere in the waters around the island will offer excellent snorkeling, but there are a few unique spots you’ll want to know about.

Our favorite snorkel sites:

  1. Green Cay ( can be part of both full and half-day trips )
  2. Rainbow Reef ( can be part of both full and half-day trips )
  3. Pearl Island Reef ( can be part of both full and half-day trips )
  4. Rose Island Reef ( can be part of both full and half-day trips )
  5. Sea Garden ( can be part of both full and half-day trips )
  6. Clifton Heritage Park ( full day trips only )
  7. Goulding Cay Reef ( full day trips only )

The seagrass beds off of Green Cay offer visitors a once in a lifetime opportunity to swim with sea turtles. Loggerhead, Green and Hawksbill turtles frequent these waters. If you are lucky, you may see a dolphin or two.

If you’re interested in going offshore, Rose Island Reef – a 15-minute motorboat ride east from downtown Nassau – is worth the trip. You’ll find a wide array of aquatic species here, and the north shore of the island is
particularly spectacular.

If you are interested in a full day adventure Clifton Heritage Park at the far western end of the island, just beyond Jaws Beach is well worth the trip. This site is located about 100 yards offshore; the water is roughly 20 feet deep with
many of the coral heads reaching within six feet of the surface. Here you’ll find the Ocean Atlas, one of the worlds largest underwater sculptures.

Off the western coast of New Providence is Goulding Cay Reef. Composed of primarily Elkhorn coral this shallow reef is only nine feet from the surface at low tide and extends about 30 feet to the bottom of the sea.

]]> Bahamas Snorkeling Tips https://tytotours.com/bahamas-snorkeling-tips/ Sun, 05 May 2019 10:25:03 +0000 http://localhost/company-project/goto/?p=55 One of the best ways to experience the Bahamas is with a mask on – a diving
mask that is.

If you know how to swim and have an interest in the natural world, snorkeling is an ideal way of making the most of your time in the Bahamas. The underwater seascape is a fascinating realm chock full of engaging sights from beautifully colored corals to a wide array of fish species, mollusks, and crustaceans. And it’s all easily accessible with just a mask, snorkel and fins.

Of course, you’ll want to protect yourself from the tropical sun with
biodegradable sunscreen or a rashguard, or both. (The chemicals and oils in
some sunscreens pollute the water and can kill coral. Sunscreens that are
free of oxybenzone (benzophenone-3, BP-3); butylparaben; octinoxate
(ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate); and 4-methylbenzylidene camphor are easily
accessible around the island.)

You definitely want to have a waterproof camera (or phone case) available for taking photos.

]]>