Can you swim with sharks in the Bahamas?

Yes, you can swim with sharks in the Bahamas — the famous spot is Compass Cay in the Exumas, where docile nurse sharks gather at the marina dock. Nurse sharks are bottom-dwellers with no interest in people; visitors wade in beside them in waist-deep water while the sharks glide past like oversized catfish. Staniel Cay has a similar gathering. It is one of the safest shark encounters anywhere, which is why families do it with kids. The rules still matter: no grabbing, no cornering, feet off the animals, and follow the marina’s feeding rules. A yacht makes the trip easy — Compass Cay sits along the classic Exuma run near the swimming pigs. Read about Compass Cay Marina.