Sand Chute

★★★★☆ (183)

The Sand Chute is a nice, easy reef dive that is boat accessible and sits on the southwest corner of the island of New Providence. A very active reef with lots to see.

You’ll see typical Caribbean life like nurse and reef sharks, possible eagle rays, turtles, stingrays, and lots of fish: snapper, angelfish, grunts, parrot fish, and grouper.

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

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Total number of species: 200

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Moray Eel
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Green Turtle
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Total number of species: 27

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Barracuda
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Total number of species: 600

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Wrasse
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Hawksbill Turtle
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Total number of species: 25

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Eagle Ray
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Loggerhead Turtle
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Reef Manta Ray
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Total number of species: 300

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Octopus
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray
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Great Hammerhead Shark
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Leatherback Turtle
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Total number of species: 100

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Parrotfish
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Total number of species: 80

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Stingrays
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Total number of species: 90

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Angelfish
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Total number of species: 2

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Nurse Shark
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Total number of species: 12

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Lionfish
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Total number of species: 3

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Trumpetfish
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Blacktip Reef Shark
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Grey Reef Shark
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Total number of species: 130

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Butterfly Fish
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Total number of species: 85

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Surgeonfish
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Total number of species: 40

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Triggerfish
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Total number of species: 130

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Pufferfish
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Total number of species: 40

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Jackfish
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Total number of species: 110

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Snapper
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Total number of species: 150

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Sweetlips and Grunts
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Total number of species: 60

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Squirrelfish
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Total number of species: 250

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Grouper/Basslets
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Total number of species: 60

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Soldierfish
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Total number of species: 250

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Scorpionfish
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Total number of species: 350

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Damselfish
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Total number of species: 90

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Goatfish
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Total number of species: 25

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Boxfish
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Total number of species: 7000

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Crab
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Total number of species: 2

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Tarpon
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Total number of species: 190

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Conger Eel
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Total number of species: 28

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Clownfish
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Total number of species: 50

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Frogfish
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Total number of species: 80

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Emperor
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Total number of species: 7

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Pygmy Seahorse
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Common Seahorse
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Total number of species: 130

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Pipefish
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Total number of species: 30

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Sand Eel
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Total number of species: 300

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Snake Eel
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Total number of species: 20

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Porcupinefish
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Total number of species: 8

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Bannerfish
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Total number of species: 60

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Spiny Lobster
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Total number of species: 3000

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Nudibranch
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Dive Sites Nearby

Aqualung

The Pumpkin Patch (★4.4)

The Pumpkin Patch is a spectacular reef dive, shallow enough to snorkel, that sits off the southwest coast of New Providence. Water flowing off the Great Bahama Bank twice a day, during the tidal change, over the wall and into the Tongue of the Ocean brings nutrient-rich water making this reef a haven for all.
MS BUCEO - CENTRO DE BUCEO, 1870 AVELLANEDA

Stuart Cove’s Shark Arena (★4.6)

Also known as “The Arena,“ this is the most popular site of Stuart Cove’s famous Shark Adventure. During the dive, you will kneel on the sand bottom and form a semicircle in front of the professional shark feeder who will place a bait box in the center to attract the sharks.
David M. (#2588036)

Ray of Hope (Wreck) (★4.7)

The Ray of Hope is a 200-foot long Haitian freighter that was sunk as an artificial reef in 2003. She is fully intact, allowing divers to penetrate her interior, cabins, and gangways. Sitting in just 40-60 feet of water, this is the perfect dive for all levels of divers.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

James Bond Wrecks (★4.4)

With their glory days long past, these purposefully sunk wrecks have become amazing artificial reefs for an array of fish, turtles, and eels to call home. Due to the Bahamas’ gin-clear water, Universal Studios sunk a number of vessels here to shoot many of the James Bond films on.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

Periwinkle Reef (★4.2)

Periwinkle Reef is located off of the island of New Providence and maximum depth is 21-25ft/6-8m with excellent visibility most days. It is a boat accessible dive site.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

Lost Blue Hole - Bahamas (★4.5)

Located a little to the south of Rose Island, this blue hole, 30 m in diameter and 52 m deep, is suitable for diving from basic to technical levels. It starts at 13 m with a small cave at 22 m.
Scubapro

Hollywood Bowl (★4.2)

Also known as Goulden Cay, the Hollywood Bowl is the dive site correlated to this government protected island and sits directly west of the island of New Providence. This site has been featured in several Hollywood films, hence the name, and is a great site for snorkelers and beginning divers.
Scubapro, Stephen Frink

Nassau (★4.5)

All around the island of New Providence, where the famous city of Nassau is located, lies many different dive sites and different types of diving from blue holes and thriving reefs to shark dives and old Hollywood movie wrecks.