Do you enjoy scuba diving? Are you looking for the top dive sites in the British Virgin Islands? From Tortola to Virgin Gorda, Anegada, and beyond – Here is a list of your 10 top dive sites in the BVIs:
This is the BVI’s most famous dive site, and for good reason – much of the structure is intact, creating habitat for silversides, lobsters, channel crabs, and more. Thanks to its protected status as a marine park, the wreck acts as a canvas for color: red, purple, and yellow sponges crowd much of the metal. Inside, Find large swaths of orange corallimorph.
For sightings of eagle rays, barracuda, goliath groupers, and massive schools of fish — including horse-eye jacks and yellowtail snapper — few advanced dive sites compare to this 246 ft long Korean refrigeration ship that lies between Virgin Gorda and Anegada.
The fast-flowing waters, here where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Caribbean Sea, attract everything from cobia to tarpon. This advanced dive site is also home to pillar coral fields and octopus dens.
Located off the tip of Norman Island this intermediate site is perhaps the best turtle-viewing spot, thanks to seagrass beds that provide endless grazing. Swim around the corner to find surge braking against rocky outcroppings that jut from the surface. In this dynamic area, find rivers of creole wrasse and lube tangs, as well as opportunistic barracuda.
Off the west coast of West Dog Island, the sheer-walled boulders here shelter slipper lobsters, gold-spotted eels, and schools of snapper, which in turn attract cobia and other larger predators.
This intermediate dive site off of Ginger Island winds along spur-and-groove reefs covered with gorgonians and elkhorn corals. Moreover, look to the sand chute to find lobsters and Southern stingrays and to the blue to watch Caribbean reef sharks cruising past.
At this advanced site off of Jost Van Dyke, two massive, coral-covered boulders mark the start of a gently sloping amphitheater where Caribbean reef sharks and nurse sharks occasionally fin past.
Off Cooper Island, find the Mary L., Beata, and Pat wrecks, where spotted eagle ray sightings are common. This advanced site -80ft to the sand- is also home to garden eels and green moray eels.
An advanced dive, the way the water flows around this coral-covered pinnacle attracts turtles. In addition to spotted eagle rays and schools of horse-eye jacks.
This beginner site is a series of swim-through canyons draped with white, orange, purple, green, and yellow encrusting sponges. Look up to find slipper lobsters and fairy basslets and down to encounter Southern stingrays and gray angelfish.
Scuba Diving in the BVI is an amazing and unforgettable experience. Renowned for its top dive sites, the British Virgin Islands attract divers from around the world each year.
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