Grand Bahama · about 26 km from Lucaya (Port Lucaya)
Ben's Cave & Burial Mound Cave (Lucayan Caverns)
- Max depth22 m (72 ft)
- CertificationCavern
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The dive
Two entrances, Ben's Cave and Burial Mound Cave, lead to stalactites, stalagmites, fossil coral and shells, and a column broken during the ice age.
Profile and sections
Two entrances, Ben's Cave and Burial Mound Cave, lead to stalactites, stalagmites, fossil coral and shells, and a column broken during the ice age. Below the halocline the water is warmer. Migratory bats raise their young here in summer.
It is one of the world's longest charted underwater caves (BNT); People of the Water has resurveyed Ben's Cave since 2020 to ~10.4 km and found two new entrances in the mangroves. In 1986 the remains of six Lucayans were found in Burial Mound Cave, and the remipede Speleonectes lucayensis was discovered here.
Practical: bring 5–7 mm with a hood. No sunscreen or lotion before the dive: the freshwater lens is drinking water. Calabash charges $180 (1 diver) or $160 pp (2+); Scuba Diving mentioned min. 20 logged dives.
- Depth and profile
- Fresh water on top, halocline at ~-8 to -10 m, salt water from ~-11 m · lower level ~-22 m · guided cavern route ~60 m of passage · system 9.2–10.4 km
- Configuration
- Cavern: guided dive in recreational gear (tank and weights included with Calabash, other rental $10 per item); a light is mandatory. Cave: sidemount only, on OC or rebreather.
- DPV: Not DPV-suitable (estimate)
- Short guided cavern dive in a national park; no source mentions scooters
Who can dive where
- At least Cavern
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 22 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
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How to get there
Lucayan National Park (BNT), ~32 km east of Freeport. A few minutes' walk in your kit over uneven ground, then a spiral staircase down to the water at Ben's Cave. Always with a local guide, arranged in advance: Calabash Eco Adventures guides only in the cavern; in the cave beyond it Cristina Zenato and Kewin Lorenzen guide, sidemount only, on OC or rebreather. No one may dive through the Burial Mound Cave entrance.
Around Ben's Cave & Burial Mound Cave (Lucayan Caverns)
FillsNo fill station known nearby
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