Tarpon

We consider ourselves very lucky to have the most amazing dive site and marine protected area in our backyard. This shallow site hosts more than 7 different shipwrecks ranging from 5m to 15m, most of which you can see on a single dive.

4 Miles away of Linaria Port, close to diavati islet , is Agia Matrona Wreck. It is a 84 meters Cargo Ship sunk in 1983. The wreck starts from 23 to 55 meters and it lays on her left side in excellent condition.

A pleasant reef to snorkel or dive to explore. A vertical hole in the reef creates a blue hole like swim through allows scuba divers to descend down and exit from a cave at the bottom.

At a depth of around 9 to 12m, this site offers a lovely walk on a reef that boasts an incredible number of rope sponges and other sponges, hence the name Aplysina.

At only 5mins away to Gustavia harbor you have the perfect place for beginners (shallow water, calm sea) ! We call it “Aquarium”, because you have thousand of fishes and lobsters !

Apocalyptic mayhem at 80ft/24m, remnants of the old Frederiksted pier that was destroyed in Hurricane Hugo were dumped on this site. Lots of beams, tires and twisted steel to explore. Some reef sharks get a little close on this dive. Sea floor is at 101ft/30m.

This dive site is located at the northern end of the reef platform that makes up Isla Fuerte. Its shallowest part is at 8 meters deep, going to 15 meters on a vertical wall, after which it descends between coral mounds to a maximum depth of 24 meters.

Dive into this wreck of an small plane, a CESSNA 188, which was used to spray pesticides on banana plantations in its first life. Following an accident, it could not be repaired. The plane was decontaminated and submerged in 2000 at a depth of 23 metres on the edge of the coral reefs, and is now full of life!

Diving level: All levelsMaximum depth: 33mAzapiko nets is a reef 300m from the coast, shaped by abandoned fishing nets. The dive starts at about 2m depth parallel to the shore. The site offers two distinct dive spots, the outer section, reaching down to -33m, while the inner section, descending to -20m.

This site is the house reef for Azure Diving Center. This dive site is suitable for new divers who want to get into diving, but also for certified divers that want to refresh their skills or just dive from the shore.

A beautiful walk upstream from the breaking waves in the Almadies lighthouse bay, past rocky outcrops sheltering typical marine life. Head north for deeper waters and west to reach the Deux Phares site.

Close to Gros ilets, there are two shipwrecks at 20m deep. The Non Stop, 63m ship, sank during Hugo cyclone in 1989. And the Dakar, a little fisherman boat.

A small rock close to the island called Pain de sucre (“sugar loaf“), you can dive at a depth of 25m maximum. Easy to go all around the rock to find your way back to the boat.

Bloody Bay Wall is known as the most spectacular drop-off in the Caribbean. The top of the reef starts in only 20 feet of water and then drops off into the abyss. Visibility here is more than 200 feet! What an amazing dive!

The C-50 Rivapalacios is a decommissioned Naval ship from WWII sitting off the coast of Isla Verde and was sunk in 2000 as an artificial reef. Today the 180-foot wreck sits upright in about 90 feet of water and is recommended for advanced divers only.

The TC-55 USS SCUFFLES (AM 283)—renamed ARM Teniente Juan de la Barrera C-55—was scuttled in Cancún, Mexico, in the year 2000 to serve as a dive site. Due to its depth, it is recommended primarily for advanced divers.

Cabo Pulmo National Park offers a wide variety of diving adventures from shallow, easy reef diving to more challenging, deeper drift diving. An amazingly biodiverse and successful marine park with over 6,000 different marine species.

The reef is located at the bay of the same name and is easily accessible from the shore. The reef stretches out enormously so it may take a while to explore every corner. Be careful, there can be a strong current out of the area.

Accessible from north shore road at Cane Bay Beach. 600ft/200m kick out to buoy at depth 25ft/7.5m, steep slope to 65ft/20m, then a vertical wall dropping down to over 2,000ft/600m. It’s a beautiful dive. Sometimes reef sharks at the drop off. Be on alert if you are spearing lionfish.

A descent into the blue brings you to an oval reef between 15 and 25m. Here you’ll find magnificent sponges that can be great hiding places for warty spider crabs and lobsters.

A shallow site perfect for beginner divers and snorkelers ranging from 20-50 feet/6-15m. The rock formations closer to shore create beautiful overhangs for fish and lobsters to hide in, and the gentle sloping reef offers divers the opportunity to spot schooling tarpon, creole wrasse and an abundance of reef fish.

On the southern side of the small island of Dipsa, at a depth of 27 meters, lies the shipwreck of Cleio, an iron ship that sank in 1904.The tiny island of Dipsa rises sharply like a rocky pinnacle in the middle of the Evoikos Gulf, crowned by a small lighthouse at its summit.

Fifteen minutes from Charlotte Amalie lies the beautiful Coki Point beach. This site has a sandy beach entry and is great for snorkelers and diving with coral reef extending to the East with max depth of 60ft/18m and to the West with a max depth of 50ft/15m.

the site is 26 km away from Jeddah creek, it features interesting reef formation to the north with shallow 7-13 meters of depth, while the south west of the site features a drop off that extends beyond 60 meters, the site has excellent visibility most of the year and has many features that excite divers.