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Long
known for it's famous big game fishing, Bimini provides
excellent diving and is the closest island to the United
States. Bimini is less than 50 miles from Miami and a
favorite trip for weekend getaways for Floridians. Bimini
is split into two parts, North Bimini and South Bimini.
In all, it is only 7 1/2 miles long and covers only 9
square miles. Most of the islands 1500 residents live
in Alice Town on North Bimini. This is the center of activity
and a famous haunt of Ernest Hemingway in days past.
There is only one airport, located on South Bimini. It
is serviced by both the mainland and inter-island commercial
flights. Although the island is bustling with boat traffic,
it does not accommodate cruise ships.
On island transportation is handled in two ways. The Bimini
Bus handles your transport along the strip on North Bimini,
while the water taxi will get you between the two islands.
Activities include diving, snokeling, fishing, great beaches,
nightlfe and shopping.
Diving off Bimini provides a number of thrills for the
diver. Bimini's location on the edge of the Bahama Bank
and and gulf stream offers shallow and deep reefs, walls,
and blue water drift diving along the 2000' abyss of the
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Dive
Services & Accommodations
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Scuba
Bimini
Alice Town, Bimini
Ph. (800) 848-4073
Ph. (954) 524-6090
Fax. (954) 524-2145
info@scubabimini.com
www.scubabimini.com
Scuba Bimini offers a newly remodeled 16 room
resort, PADI certified with restaurant, Bar and
full service dive operation on premises. Three
modern dive boats.
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