Caribbean Diving – Explore an Amazing Underwater World
For those of you who love exploring the depths of the Ocean, you’re sure to appreciate the warm clear waters and diverse marine life found in the Caribbean Sea. Scuba diving and free-diving adventures in the Caribbean are filled with vibrant coral reefs, fascinating wrecks and amazing underwater structures like canyons, steep walls and fun swim-throughs! You’ll also encounter colourful fish along with large fish, sharks, rays, eels and crustaceans to observe. Some islands even feature underwater art to explore.
The Caribbean has a number of different islands featuring a variety of diving experiences. Some have beach-accessible dive sites while others offer drift, night and/or challenging technical dives. You choose the adventure. For your best Caribbean diving experience, follow the highlighted links below to get our island-specific dive site information along with listings of dive centres and boat operators to get you below the waves…
The Best Caribbean Islands for Scuba Diving and Free-diving include:
- Cayman Islands (Little Cayman, Cayman Brac & Grand Cayman)
- Bonaire
- Belize
- US Virgin Islands (St. John, St. Thomas & St. Croix)
- British Virgin Islands (Virgin Gorda & Salt Island)
- Dominica
- Honduras
- Bahamas
- Grenada
- Barbados
- Turks and Caicos
- Saint Lucia
- Jamaica
- Antigua
- Mexico
- Puerto Rico
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Saba
- Statia (Sint Eustatius)
- St. Kitts & Nevis
When planning your Caribbean underwater adventure, there are many factors that could influence your travel decisions… Everyone’s priorities are different – Considerations for choosing a Caribbean snorkeling or diving vacation include:
- The number of desirable sites (reefs / wrecks etc…) per island
- Site characteristics:
- Water depth, visibility and calmness
- Availability and variety of corals and fish
- Type of access – Via beach, boat or specialized tour operator
- Availability of ‘live-aboard’ boats
- The ease (cost) of getting to each island
- Other things (other than snorkeling / diving) to do on each island
Find the information you need to make an informed decision, here on the pages of the Active Caribbean Travel
If you’re also interested in some snorkeling, check out our Caribbean Snorkeling page
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Explore what else each island has to offer on our Caribbean Islands page
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