Caribbean Scuba Diving

Feel the Magnetism of Adventure

Caribbean Scuba Diving has an exotic magnetism that has lured divers from all over the world for a long time. When most people think of the Caribbean they think of Caribbean pirates like Blackbeard and Henry Morgan, tails of sunken treasures, or turquoise waters on a white sandy beach lined with palm trees. To divers, scuba diving Caribbean Islands means diving some of the best dive sites in the world. From the Florida Keys and the Bahamas to Bonaire, the Caribbean has hundreds of dive destinations.

Divers from every skill level can find their kind of diving in the Caribbean. You may just like hanging out on a coral reef surrounded by hundreds of colorful tropical fish. Or perhaps you prefer exploring a long forgotten ship wreck, lying peacefully on the ocean bottom. Regardless of the type of diving you like, you can find it in the Caribbean.

Many people plan a Caribbean scuba diving vacation to complete open water training to become divers. Experienced divers can upgrade their skill level in specialized certifications.

If you look a map of the Caribbean, you’ll see hundreds of islands. Some of these islands are still uninhabited. Many have developed to enable divers to plan great Caribbean scuba vacations. There are also many coastal regions in South Florida, Mexico, Belize, and Honduras that are also world class dive destinations.

Diving in the Caribbean can bring you face to face with many fascinating marine animals. You can see giant mantas, dolphins, manatees, or if you are real lucky, you might even spot a whale or two.

The Caribbean offers classic coral reef diving combined with superb visibility and calm, warm waters. Add to this the different kinds marine animals that live in the Caribbean Sea; you’ll see why the Caribbean has been a favorite dive destination for a long time.

Caribbean Scuba Diving by Island

Let’s start our tour of the Caribbean with a group of islands in the eastern Caribbean known as the Leeward Islands (the yellow shaded area in the above map). These islands start with the U.S. and British Virgin Islands and run south down to Dominica. There are many great dive destinations hidden within this small group of islands.

Anguilla
Saba
St. Maarten/St. Martin
Sint Eustatius
St Thomas USVI
St John USVI

• Tortola

• Virgin Gorda

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