Bimini Sands Resort in Bahamas to open new state-of-the-art scuba diving centre

To its already impressive and extensive collection of eco-adventure activities and natural attractions, the Bimini Sands Resort and Marina in the Bahamas has just announced that as of 2013 it will also start offering scuba diving holidays as part of their full programme of leisure options.

Launching in January next year the resort will see the grand opening of a brand new scuba diving facility, complete with state-of-the-art equipment and offering all kinds of scuba diving adventures, from the very basics including lessons for all levels of divers to more advanced diving excursions.

The new scuba diving operation will be directed by Neal Watson, a world-renowned diver who will oversee the day-to-day running of new scuba centre. The full-service Neal Watson’s Bimini Scuba Center will be based at Bimini Sands’ Beach Club, one the resort’s two properties on South Bimini Island in the Bahamas, and will feature a 40-foot custom dive boat accommodating 30 divers, all-new Oceanic dive equipment rentals, a commercial compressor for tank refills and the only Nitrox fill station in the Bimini Islands.

“Our new location at the Bimini Sands Beach Club is ideal for a dive operation – the international airport is just a few minutes’ drive away, and it’s a short boat ride to Bimini’s best dive sites, most of which lie to the south,” Neal Watson said, citing as examples the wreck of the Sapona, Victory Reef and Tuna Alley, among other sites. “Bimini Sands’ condos are perfect for our divers’ needs. The resort’s new Infinity Pool is about to open, and its great restaurant, sushi bar and Mackey’s Sand Bar watering hole will be just steps from the door of our new dive shop.”

Daily operations at Neal Watson’s Bimini Scuba Center will be managed by Watson’s son, Neal Watson, Jr., a PADI-certified dive instructor with both U.S. Coast Guard and Bahamian captain’s licenses. USA Travel Network, the international travel service operated by Beth Watson, Neal Watson’s daughter, will offer Bimini Sands dive vacation packages combining daily two-tank boat dives with waterfront villa accommodations.

“It’s all come full circle, and I’m happy to be back working in South Bimini with my family,” said Watson. “Bimini is a very unique dive destination. It’s known for its big sea animals, like sharks and wild dolphin, and also for its incredible visibility. You could travel around the world and find no better dive site than you can find just a 20-minute plane ride or a two-hour boat ride from South Florida.”