Cuba is one of the best islands for shark lovers as here you’ll see silky, black tip, bull, reef and nurse sharks as well as whaleshark in November and December.
La Caleta Underwater National Park in the Dominican Republic is a top dive site. Big draws to the site are the shipwrecks of the Hickory and Limon. At nearby Cueva Taina, there’s an extensive network of underwater caves. With some of the healthiest reefs in the Caribbean, Dominica’s volcanic origins can be seen beneath the water with vertical walls, pinnacles, volcanic arches and caves, alongside rich shallow reefs encrusted with corals and sponges. Champagne is the island’s most famous dive site and features bubbling underwater hot springs. Go in July and join in the annual dive festival.
Grenada’s Bianca C is a 200m long cruise ship which sank off the island in 1961. The island also has an underwater sculpture garden at Moliniere. Bermuda is home to the ghostly ‘Shipwreck Alley’, an impressive array of 365 shipwrecks dating from the 1500s and ranging from Spanish galleons up to Confederate steamers. Over in the British Virgin Islands, the wreck of the RMS Rhone off Salt Island is one of over 200 ship wrecks that attract avid divers. St. Kitts, the Cayman Islands and Curacao are also renowned for wreck diving.
The legendary walls and breathtaking marine life of Cayman Brac and Little Cayman have thrilled divers for decades, including Jacques Cousteau who labeled Bloody Bay Wall as one of his all-time dive spots.
The diverse underwater world of St.
Vincent & the Grenadines offers something for divers of all levels – from a resort course graduate anxious to get up close and personal with marine “fritters”, to an experienced diver aspiring for the next photographic trophy.
Above: Up close and personal - Turks & Caicos Tourist Board Below left: Divers with starfish in St. John - US Virgin Islands Department of Tourism
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