Manatees in Florida, hammerheads in Bimini

[Antoine de Brisbane]

Hi,

 

I am planning a late December trip to Florida and Bimini, 

I am thinking of starting with manatees in crystal river and then flying to Bimini for a few days. 8 days Miami to Miami.

 

Do you think this leaves me enough time to do both?

 

Do you have recommendations regarding operators in both locations?

 

Should I consider staying in Florida and looking for day trips for the shark dives?

 

Any other place(s) you think I should consider?

 

Thank you!

[sinetwo]

Hey @Antoine de Brisbane, you can see the responses on my post which is a *REALLY* similar ask 🙂

 

I ended up ditching the idea of hammerheads in Bimini as the day trip cost an obscene $610+ - which is more than my return direct flight to Florida from London. You can do it on a day trip to Bimini if you're flush with cash. Sadly there's a monopoly there, so you won't have a choice as to who you go with.

 

The Jupiter shark dives start in the morning, and they're FL based (closer to West Palm Beach).

 

I'm going for roughly 8 days and I think I'll be able to fit in:
* 2 days manatees

* 1-2 days Sharks

* 1-2 days land wildlife

* Springs

* Chill