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Divers have a world of choice – after all, oceans cover over 70% of the planet. But here’s why the Caribbean offers the best scuba – fins down!
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Wreck diving is extremely popular in the Caribbean Grenada Tourism Authority
team is on-hand to help divers get the most out of their trip, and advise on local sites like the atmospheric Underwater Perfect conditions Sculpture Park where spooky human-like Whether you’re an experienced statues rise from the sea bed. diver who’s filled a whole shelf with your Or, for something a bit more exclusive, log-books or a newbie who hasn’t yet how about a private island? Turneffe worked out how to fit a mask without Island Resort, Belize, is one of three leaving a mark on your face for several neighbouring atolls with more than 160 days, the Caribbean offers the perfect miles of walls and reef and its conditions for a dive holiday. dedicated dive programme The water is warm yearincludes 15 dives per round and visibility regularly e iv week – that’s plenty of extends to 30-metresd a nt ’re If you doesn’t wa opportunities to spot plus. And the weather e t a th m c th fanati y too far fro elf a resident hammerheads. above the sea is unlikely s to stra book your njoy Magdalena Grand Beach to scupper your chances , e r l te ’l ou wa oard. Y y! Resort in Tobago is an allof enjoying the treasures liveab r dives a da fou inclusive resort that offers beneath it. a combination of leisure and A variety of habitats great diving. and terrains mean divers There’s a five-star PADI dive centre will never tire of the Caribbean: on-site and the wreck of the M/V shallow, fringing reefs; sheer walls; exhilarating drop-offs and coralMaverick ferry is close by. This was the covered pinnacles. You can shore first passenger ferry to offer a service dive, drift dive, cave dive and do just between Trinidad & Tobago. about any other kind of dive you can think of. For example, St. Kitts and sister island Nevis offer a huge variety of diving, which you can sample in a single day. There’s the coral atoll of Monkey Hassle-free sites Shoals, hot water vents with reefs and The Caribbean’s dive sites are mostly wrecks, including the Nags Head site, close to shore, unlike many scuba where the Atlantic meets the Caribbean. destinations which require divers to join a liveaboard to access the best sites. That makes the Caribbean a great choice for groups of both divers and non-divers because the latter can do their own Resorts that understand thing, but everyone can still meet up and The Caribbean is set up for enjoy lunch together! For divers, it allows diving and many resorts have ‘house plenty of time to explore on-land too. reefs’ and on-site dive shops. At Sunset Curaçao offers shore divers numerous Diver’s Resort in Grand Cayman guests beach-accessible sites along its enjoy unlimited shore dives. southwestern coast. Oswaldo’s DropLike many Caribbean resorts, True Blue off is only a few minutes’ swim from the Bay in Grenada has its own dive shop, shore and jammed with colourful fish like Aquanauts, which offers certification blue chromis and yellowtail snappers. courses and specialist qualifications. The
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Grenada has an abundance of characterful sealife hidden in its depths