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San Salvador

Atlantic wall diving from a quiet Bahamian island

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Destination Guide Sources For San Salvador

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34 sources • Updated Oct 29, 2026

Written by DiveJourney. Built from public sources and local operator knowledge. Last updated Oct 29, 2026.

Bahamas Ministry of Tourism - San Salvador island guide - Official island boundary, beaches, heritage, ZSA, reefs, Runway 10, Vicky's Reef and Devil's Claw; no booking assurance.
Bahamas Ministry of Tourism - Islands of The Bahamas - Successfully retrieved after the handoff source-capture HTTP 403; confirms San Salvador is distinct from Rum Cay and lists ZSA.
Only Blue Diving - operator home - Operator says both Club Med and non-Club Med clients are welcome, with air/nitrox, boat, training and claimed chamber. Service is subject to direct confirmation.
Only Blue Diving - current FAQ - Operator booking, marina alternates, named snorkel circuit, course claims, seasonal preferences and unverified chamber status. The sole-operator claim conflicts with Riding Rock.
Only Blue Diving - practical information - Supplementary booking and dock access; published evening office times and snorkel duration differ from its newer FAQ, so details need direct confirmation.
Riding Rock Resort & Marina - home - Independent San Salvador dive-resort operator marketing Guanahani Divers and local lee-side wall diving; contradicts Only Blue sole-operator claim.
Riding Rock Resort - 2026 packages - 2026 price, diving/non-diver packages, airport-transfer inclusion and extras; published offer, not confirmed real-time availability.
Riding Rock Marina - private-vessel services - Private-vessel docking and marina services, not proof of scheduled passenger ferry.
PADI - Only Blue Diving Bahamas listing - Training agency directory includes PADI Freediving and freediving rental; does not establish dates, prices, depth plans or currently staffed courses.
Club Med - Columbus Isle resort - Resort guest amenities, scuba at extra cost, near-airport access and doctor/nurse claims; current admission and seasonal schedules require confirmation.
Club Med - diving at Columbus Isle - Named Doctor John's and Runway 10 dive sites; page refers to Seafari while contemporary Only Blue sources name Only Blue.
Bahamas Ministry of Tourism - flight routes - Lists ZSA flights from Nassau on Southern Air and Bahamasair and a Paris flight; publication itself says schedules can change.
Bahamas Ministry of Tourism - visa and immigration - Passport, visa and supporting-document rules varying by citizenship; airline and immigration verification still needed.
Bahamas Ministry of Tourism - island FAQ - Currency parity, card/ATM guidance, 120V/60Hz electricity, swimming and licensed-excursion cautions.
Bahamas National Trust - San Salvador parks - West Coast Marine Park and other formally designated San Salvador parks, including mangrove and wildlife habitats.
Bahamas National Trust - park bylaws - No wildlife disturbance, no unauthorized removal of natural material, protected nesting zones, no damaging anchoring or prohibited uses.
Bahamas National Trust - park admission fees - 2026 standardized daily single-park passes; does not specify a San Salvador dive-boat or marine-park tag.
Bahamas National Trust - July 2026 fee update - Effective July 1, 2026 BNT park admission rates.
NOAA National Hurricane Center - tropical climatology - Atlantic hurricane season June 1 to Nov 30, peak near Sept 10, heightened activity mid-Aug to mid-Oct.
Bahamas Department of Public Health - Cockburn Town clinic - Clinic public weekday hours, walk-in intake and telephone; not 24-hour emergency care.
Bahamas DRM Authority - emergency numbers - National EMS 911/919, Bahamas medical evacuation and Bahamas Hyperbaric Center telephone listings.
Divers Alert Network - emergency contact - 24/7 diver hotline, including The Bahamas in its Latin America/Caribbean coverage.
Divers Alert Network - flying after diving - Evidence-based minimum no-decompression surface intervals and caution for decompression diving.
Bahamas Ministry of Tourism - Lagoon Tours Bahamas - Tourism-listed Pigeon Creek lagoon, small-group birdwatching, nature and snorkel tours; active operations need reconfirmation.
Bahamas Ministry of Tourism - Fernanders Tours - Tourism-listed San Salvador historical tours and prearranged airport transportation, with contact details.
Bahamas Ministry of Tourism - Long Bay Columbus Monument - Long Bay historical monument and viewpoint, without requiring underwater access.
Bahamas Ministry of Tourism - 1968 Mexico Olympic Monument - Long Bay beach swimming and snorkeling mentioned on official tourism site; no conditions or lifeguard guarantee.
Bahamas Ministry of Tourism - Runway 10 dive-site briefing - Named local wall dive with entry/topography guidance and operator contact; not a self-guided route authorization.
Bahamas Ministry of Tourism - diving types - Lists Vicky's Reef and Hole in the Wall as distinct San Salvador sites.
Bahamas Ministry of Tourism - Watling's Blue Hole - Inland limestone/karst feature on southwest San Salvador; no public swimming or freediving access proof.
Bahamas Ministry of Tourism - Gerace Research Center - Northern San Salvador field research centre; academic accommodations do not imply public walk-in tours.
Bahamas Ministry of Tourism - fishing and spearfishing regulations - Written permission for spearfishing, speargun ban, and coast-distance limits; not a freediving activity recommendation.
Destination hero photo by James St. John (historical) - Elkhorn coral reef, Gaulin Reef, San Salvador. Photo: James St. John / Wikimedia Commons. CC BY 2.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0. Cropped and resized.
Destination hero photo by Gerald Schömbs - Representative photo. Great hammerhead shark swimming above a sandy bottom, photographed in Bimini, The Bahamas. Unsplash License (https://unsplash.com/license). Photographer: https://unsplash.com/@geerald. Cropped and resized for the cover.