Höhlentauchen auf Andros
Die Insel der Blue Holes: Stargate und das Black Hole in South Andros, Guardian und die Cavern-Tauchgänge von Small Hope Bay in Central Andros sowie Uncle Charlie's und Conch Sound im Norden. Geschichtetes Wasser mit H₂S- und Bakterienschichten, tiefe Schächte und Gezeitenströmung.
6 Blue Holes · bis 133 m tief · 1 für ein Intro-Team geeignet
Die Höhlenbeschreibungen sind hier vorerst auf Englisch.
Alle 6 Blue Holes
| Tauchplatz | Max. Tiefe | Typ | Brevet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hole of South Andros⛔ Für Taucher gesperrt | 47 m | Noch unbekannt | Full Cave |
| Conch Sound Blue Hole | – | Noch unbekannt | Full Cave |
| Diana's Dungeons (Small Hope Bay) | – | Backmount | Open Water / kein Overhead |
| Guardian Blue Hole | 133 m | Backmount | Full Cave |
| Stargate Blue Hole | 104 m | Backmount | Full Cave |
| Uncle Charlie's Blue Hole (Little Frenchman Blue Hole) | 127 m | Noch unbekannt | Full Cave |
Brevet-Anforderungen, Konfigurationen und Trimix-Tiefen sind Schätzungen für die Planung. Prüfe sie immer vor Ort und tauche im Rahmen deiner Ausbildung.
Praktische Infos: Regeln, Füllmöglichkeiten und Notrufnummern
Notfälle
- 911 or 919; ambulance also +1 242 323 2586; BASRA +1 242 325 8864; air ambulance AAS Life-flight +1 242 377 1606. Nearest hyperbaric chamber: Bahamas Hyperbaric Centre, Western Road, Lyford Cay, Nassau — +1 242 362 5765 / 422 2434. DAN America +1-919-684-9111.
Zugang und Regeln
- Rules: Blue Holes National Park (BNT, since 2002, 40,000 acres, 22 inland blue holes; Captain Bill's Blue Hole is a free swimming spot with a jump platform and stairs; BNT guides by arrangement). The AMMC protects all blue holes and caves: research needs a Bahamian research permit plus AMMC approval. Lucayan remains were found in Stargate and Sanctuary Blue Hole — never touch bones. The Black Hole may only be dived for science.
- Operators: Small Hope Bay Lodge (Central Andros, since 1960; +1 855 841 6966, info@smallhope.com): boat at 9:00 and 14:00, 1 tank $125, 2 tanks $150, 'Ocean Blue Hole' and the Diana's Dungeons cavern dives, nitrox $15; in 2010–2011 the lodge guided dives in Guardian and flew divers to Stargate — ask whether that is still possible. Andros Diving at Andros Beach Club (Kemp's Bay, South Andros; +1 242 554 0411 WhatsApp): inland blue holes including Stargate $190, ocean blue holes, 2-tank boat dive $220, max. 6 divers per boat. Bahamas Underground (Abaco) runs trips to Andros. Andros tourist office: +1 242 368 2286.
Wasser und Saison
- Tides: ocean blue holes 'breathe' with the tide — plan around slack water with your guide. Conch Sound has a net outflow (1.57 m³/s measured in 1981).
Sicherheit
- Accidents: blue holes and caves are overhead environments. On Abaco three divers without cavern or cave certification drowned in Big Boil Blue Hole in April 1994, on Grand Bahama two divers without cave certification drowned in a blue hole in May 1994, and in January 2003 two divers went missing in King Kong's Cavern on Andros. Go only with cave training and a local guide.
Unterwegs und in der Nähe
- Getting there: flights from Nassau take 15–25 min to San Andros (Nicholls Town), Andros Town (Fresh Creek; port of entry), Mangrove Cay (Clarence A. Bain) or Congo Town (South Andros). Wikipedia mentions the Sea-Link ferry to Morgan's Bluff and Fresh Creek and mail boats; Openferry shows no current sailings to Fresh Creek — check.
Ruhetag
- Rest day: swim at Captain Bill's Blue Hole (free) or Uncle Charlie's Blue Hole; a ~2-hour walk past blue holes and a bat cave near Caerula Mar Club (South Andros).
Gut zu wissen
- Blue holes: Andros has 178 inland and at least 50 ocean blue holes (Wikipedia; Caribbean Beat counts 164 and 110). Many are layered: fresh water on top, salt water below, often with H₂S at the halocline (Stargate ~15 m, Guardian ~27 m) and sometimes a bacterial layer (Stafford Creek at 6 m, the Black Hole at 17.8 m). The fresh top layer is often murky (3–9 m visibility) from decaying plants; below the halocline >30 m.
Plane einen Höhlentauchtrip auf Andros
Trag dein Team mit Brevets, Gasen und Konfigurationen ein und sieh sofort, welche Höhlen passen. Mit Fahrzeiten ab deiner Unterkunft, Füllstationen und einem KI-Tauchlehrer, der mitdenkt.
Compiled from web research (Small Hope Bay Lodge, Andros Beach Club/Andros Diving, bahamas.com, Bahamas National Trust, National Geographic 2010, Scuba Diving 2011, Blue World TV, InDepth 2026, Schwabe & Herbert 2004, Smart 1984, Wondermondo, OpenStreetMap/Mapcarta, Explorersweb, Caribbean Beat, Out Islands, Friends of the Environment, Wikipedia, Get Ready Bahamas; Sept 2026). Pins: Black Hole from the 2004 paper's GPS, Uncle Charlie's from OpenStreetMap, Guardian approximate (wannadive); the others unknown. ~ = estimate. Rules and access change — check locally.