Thunderball Grotto
A sea-carved grotto beneath a small island, where sunlight pours through a skylight. Featured in the Bond film *Thunderball*, it is a snorkeling hotspot.
Thunderball Grotto is a small rocky islet across from the Staniel Cay Yacht Club. Its interior is a hollow sea cave, and sunlight streams in through an opening in the top, lighting up schools of tropical fish and coral. The 007 films *Thunderball* and *Never Say Never Again* were partly filmed here. You swim into the grotto through a low opening, which can be underwater at high tide. Visit at slack tide with a guide, and do not enter when the current is strong. It is only a few minutes by boat from Staniel Cay.
Opening hours
Daytime, at slack tide
Nearby sights
- Staniel Cay
- Pig Beach, Big Major Cay
- Bitter Guana Cay
- Compass Cay Nurse Sharks
- Rachel's Bubble Bath
- Rocky Dundas
- Sea Aquarium Snorkel Site
- Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park