25 Dive Sites found
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Mountain Top ( Difficult ) SouthWest
Location: x
A rarely visited site 1/2 mile from shore in the Atlantic, as the name suggests this is a rock spire rising to about 18m/60ft of the surface, it is a wonderous site when it is diveable, and is done very infrequently due to it's position and the massive currents which abound.
The Village ( Difficult ) SouthWest
Location: x
Another advanced southern Atlantic site, the mooring sits in 10m/30ft on top of the wall, from the depths three rock pinnacles rise each slightly shallower than the other giving a good multilevel dive, as with all sites in the Atlantic sponges grow large and horizontal, the corals are predominantly soft and fans, and schools of big fish abound.
The Suburbs ( Difficult ) SouthWest
Location: Soufriere
The Suburbs and The Village are richly covered rocky drop-offs that are visited by schools of black durgons, huge barracuda, frequent turtles, and often some big stingrays. This is a much wilder area and one never knows what might pass by. But on the quiet days when nothing exciting happens, one is given time to enjoy the magnificent coral life. Huge barrel sponges and walls of incredibly dense deep-water sea fans, which frequently conceal shy seahorses, hundreds of colourful crinoids and sponges, like splotches of paint from a deranged artist's palette.
Crater's Edge ( Difficult ) SouthWest
Location: Scott's Head
Continuing northwest from Scott's Head Pinnacle there is a volcanic ridge that leads out to Crater's Edge. This site is guaranteed to please. Staring into the blue are masses of black jack, bar jacks, rainbow runners, tuna, yellowtail snapper and cero, all pursuing schools of baitfish who dart back and forth in a futile attempt to escape their hunters. If you can peel your eyes from this frantic activity and look toward the pinnacle you will see waterfalls of Creole wrasse and brown and blue chromis. Behind all this activity is a spectacular wall covered in colourful sponges and giant barrel sponges. It is not uncommon to be followed by one or two giant barracuda escorting you from the area. The Crater's Edge Pinnacle can easily be circumnavigated during a single dive, or one could follow the volcanic ridge towards Scott's Head Pinnacle.
Five Finger Rock ( Difficult ) NorthWest
Location: Portsmouth
In the Cabrits Marine Park, not far offshore from the Cabrits Peninsula. Divers will see plenty of squirrelfish, flounders, tobacco fish, and angelfish.
