Grand Bahama
Mermaid's Lair (Old Freetown system)
- CertificationCavern
Diving and fills
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What it looks like
Between light and darkness Mermaid's Lair, Ben's Cave and Owl's Hole Cave Dive March 16 and 17 2018 Mermaid's Lair Cave Dive on Freeport, Grand Bahama, March 23 2018 Mermaid's lair, cavern diving, blue hole, Grand Bahama
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Videos and posts
From other divers, via YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. They only load when you click; after that, Google's or Meta's privacy rules apply.
Between light and darkness Mermaid's Lair, Ben's Cave and Owl's Hole Cave Dive March 16 and 17 2018 Mermaid's Lair Cave Dive on Freeport, Grand Bahama, March 23 2018 Mermaid's lair, cavern diving, blue hole, Grand Bahama
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Other people's footage, not advice: how someone else dives here says nothing about what suits your team. Dive within your training.
The dive
The entrance is a shallow pond (~1.3 m); right behind it lies a chamber ~12 m high with clear water (showcaves.com).
Part of Old Freetown system. Also in this system: Owl's Hole (Old Freetown system)
Profile and sections
The entrance is a shallow pond (~1.3 m); right behind it lies a chamber ~12 m high with clear water (showcaves.com). It is one of Grand Bahama's best-decorated caves: a large room with stalactites, stalagmites, soda straws, flowstone and dogtooth-spar crystals.
Practical: Calabash charges $220 (1 diver) or $200 pp (2+), park fee extra.
- Depth and profile
- Labyrinth deeper than ~-24 m (Calabash) · Old Freetown system ~6.6–7.1 km
- Configuration
- Guided dive; rental available ($10 per item). Configuration rules not published.
- DPV: Not DPV-suitable (estimate)
- Small entrance and many formations; no source mentions scooters
Who can dive where
- At least Cavern
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
This is how the planner decides who in your team may dive this cave. Rules your own trip adds (organizer, a mail, the AI) show with your trip.
How to get there
Entrance pool hidden in the forest, hard to find. Always with a local guide: in the cavern Calabash Eco Adventures or Cristina Zenato; the cave beyond it (the Old Freetown system) only with a cave certification, in sidemount and with a cave guide (Cristina Zenato). Park fee $15 (Calabash).
Around Mermaid's Lair (Old Freetown system)
FillsNo fill station known nearby
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