Diving

The diving in the BVI is absolutely stunning, from shallow coral reef dives to deeper wreck dives! Angel fish, flamingo tongues, eels and turtles, just to name a few!

Where we take you diving will depend on the day’s weather conditions and our divers, but we guarantee showing you some of the best spots in the BVI!

Below you can find an overview of our most frequently visited dive sites!

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Northern Sites (15-35 minutes)

1. Invisibles (30- 60ft)Chikuzen Diving
Two underwater pinnacles which never break the surface, no matter how rough the sea conditions! Spot all types of marine life and beautiful coral. A great spot for diving when the conditions are right!

2. Chikuzen (50- 85ft)
This Korean refrigerator ship went down in the 80’s while being towed out beyond Anegada. She lays 8 miles from any feature making her an oasis for larger creatures and massive schools of fish!

Mountain Point (20 minutes)

Mountain Point Diving3. Cowsmouth (15-50ft)
Swim under two shallow arches to find yourselves on the east side of Mountain Point, surrounded by beautiful coral formations and plentiful marine life!

4. Big Grotto (15-40ft)
Follow the contours of the headland guiding you into a cathedral like room filled with boulders and clear shallow water!

5. Little Grotto (15-30ft)
A beautiful shallow reef dive with great coral formations and a fantastic cave like tunnel.
A great spot to slow down and take in the macro life!

Dog Islands (20-25 minutes)

6. Seal Dog Rock (30-65ft)Bronco Billys Arch1 Diving
A pinnacle dive which offers great marine life including the possibility of spotting larger pelagic.

7. Seal Dog Island(20 – 80ft)
A great dive to ride the swell through the boulder valleys spotting many a lobster on the way!

8. Ledges (20-75ft)
Dive under the ledges towards the depths where you will find a southern stingray cleaning station. Even if the rays are absent, a great spot to find large schools!

9. Bronco Billy (30-40ft)
Jaques Cousteau’s favourite dive in the BVI with beautiful coral canyons. A great place to see some of the healthiest Staghorn coral in the BVI!

Chimney Diving10. Visibles (20-45ft)
Circumnavigate the underwater pinnacle finding plentiful marine life coupled with the chance of seeing more elusive creatures cruising by.

11. POS (40-70ft)
A deeper dive often coupled with a current, making it a great place to spot pelagics.

12. Chimney (20-45ft)
Named after a rock climbing term where you will swim through a narrow opening between two cliff faces, ending the dive spotting juvenile lobsters in the large coral heads.

13. Coral Gardens (20-55ft)
Enjoy a beautiful dive exploring the corals or take the swim out to the plane wreck, which wentPlane at Coral Gardens Diving down in May 1993.

14. Wall to Wall (40-75ft)
A finger stretches into the deep. Named after the amount of fish you will encounter when diving on this slow paced exploration!

15. Joe’s Cave (15- 50ft)
Investigate the large boulders, spotting a variety of marine life and ending the dive exploring a cave like structure filled with sweepers which reflect the incoming light!

16. Flinstones (40-60ft)
Named after the quarry in Bedrock due to its huge boulders and topography. A great place to see passing eagle rays and the occasional nurse shark while diving!

Ginger Island (30 minutes)

17. Alice in Wonderland (50-75ft)
Feel like Alice in Wonderland as the huge mushroom corals and reef structure take your breath away. A great place to spot turtles and other more elusive reef dwelling creatures.

18. Ginger Steps (35- 100ft)
Make your way down three large steps to a maximum depth of 100ft with crystal clear water all around you!

Cooper Island (35 minutes)

19. Cistern Point (25-50ft)
Slowly make your way around the headland searching every nook and cranny for reef dwelling creatures such as lobsters, puffers and the not so shy tarpon which can grow over 6ft in length.

20. Vanishing Rock (30-50 ft)
A current is often found when diving on this pinnacle, but offers some of the most spectacular pillar coral of the BVI. With large schools of horse eye jacks, sharks, turtles, lobster and much more.

21. Chromis Reef (25-40ft)
A nice shallow reef dive which allows you to explore the cracks and crevices off Cooper Island. As the name suggests, plenty of blue chromis will join you on this dive.

22. Wreck Alley (45-85ft)
Come and see the final resting place of the Mary L, Pat, Beata, and Joey D sunk in the depths as early as 1991. Play with the fields of garden eels who surround them and maybe spot a southern stingray laying in the sand. Where else can you go diving and find four wrecks on one dive?

Salt Island (40-45 minutes)

RMS Rhone Diving23. RMS Rhone Bow (60- 85ft)
Dive the BVI’s most famous wreck with a fascinating historical tour showing you the crowsnest, pillars, lifeboat davits, signalling canon and see where Jacqueline Bisset escaped while filming the movie The Deep.

14. RMS Rhone Stern (15-65ft)
The stern section of the Rhone where you will see the dance floor, Captain Willie’s silver sipping spoon, stroke the lucky porthole and see the massive bronze propeller.

 

 

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