Dive Sites and Tour Operators near Runaway Bay
A great island in the Caribbean for scuba diving, Jamaica offers over a hundred dive sites around the island. The island features a narrow fringing coral shelf close to shore along most of the north coast. Runaway Bay is home to one of 2 re-compression chambers on the island. There are a number of dive sites off the shores of Runaway Bay and Discovery Bay, featuring a colourful reef along with walls and wrecks (ship and airplanes) to explore. You’re sure to enjoy a wide variety of marine life in the area.
Local Dive Boat/Tour Operators are listed below…
The best Jamaica diving sites near Runaway Bay / Discovery Bay include:
Reggae Queen
- This popular dive site has a max depth of 60 feet (18m) and features a sunken 100 foot long tugboat on a sandy bottom near two reefs. Schools of fish can be seen around the wreck, and sponges and the occasional ray can be seen near the reefs.
Pocket’s Reef
- This popular dive site for advanced divers, has a max depth over 200 feet (60m) and features a plunging wall covered with sponges and sea-fans. A variety of fish can be seen on the reef as well as down the wall.
Canyon
- Another deep dive site for advanced divers with a max depth of over 130 feet (40m), this amazing site features steep parallel walls 20 feet (6m) apart with schools of fish
Planes
- This interesting dive site, for advanced divers, has a max depth over 150 feet (45m) and features two sunken aircraft at 75 feet (23m) right next to a plunging wall. Turtles and large fish can be seen near the wreck and down the wall.
Groupers Drop
- This deep dive site, recommended for advanced divers, has a max depth of over 120 feet (35m) and is a good spot for drift diving
Nursery
- This shallow dive site has a max depth of 30 feet (9m) and is a good spot for underwater photography and night diving
Spanish Anchor
- This dive site has a max depth of over 125 feet (40m) and features an anchor at 50 feet (15m) with it’s chain dangling invitingly over the wall
Note: The information above has been extracted / summarized from Matt Holden’s informative website ‘Scuba Dive Jamaica‘…
Other popular dive sites in the area include The Garden of Allah, Shipwreck Reef and Ricky’s Reef…
For Jamaica Scuba Diving in/from the Runaway Bay area, these local Boat / Tour Operators will take good care of you (Click on a Tour Operator name below for more details):
- Scuba Diving (Ship Wreck or Devil’s Reef)
- A variety of PADI Certified Courses
- Certified Dive Excursions, to dive sites in the Montego Bay, Runaway Bay and Ocho Rios Area
- One Tank, Two Tank or 4 Tank Dives / Three Daily Dives Scheduled
- Certified Night Dives in the Montego Bay, Runaway Bay and Ocho Rios Area
- Scuba Diving and Snorkeling Rental Equipment Available
Also check out Jamaica Snorkeling
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