Grenada Diving – Carriacou Marine Park

Find the best Carriacou Dive Sites and Dive Centre / Boat Operators to enjoy Caribbean diving in Grenada

The Best Grenada Dive Sites in the Carriacou Marine Park

With its healthy coral reefs and marine life biodiversity, Grenada is a top Scuba Diving destination in the Caribbean. Carriacou is aptly known as the ‘Island of Reefs’ and is home to a couple dozen dive sites. The Carriacou Marine Park provides some amazing dives for beginners as well as experienced divers, all close to shore and some ideal for underwater photography!

Local Dive Center / Boat Operators for Carriacou scuba diving are listed below…

Some of the best Grenada dive sites in the Carriacou Marine Park include (from north to south):

  • Westsider Shipwreck
    • The 100-foot tugboat sits in 90 feet (28m) of water. This artificial reef features a variety of coral, along with lobsters and large fish. A great dive site for underwater photography. Due to the depth, this dive site is recommended for advanced divers only.
  • Boris Shipwreck
    • The 100-foot tugboat sits in water ranging from 50 to 80 feet (16-24m) of water and features a variety of encrusted coral, along with large fish. A good spot for a night dive.
  • Rock Garden
    • This dive site has a maximum depth of 60 feet (18m) and features a reef plus a sandy bottom that is home to rays.  A good dive site for beginners.
  • Sharky’s Hideaway / Sharky’s Part 1
    • This dive site ranges in depth from 40 to 70 feet (12-22m) and features a diverse reef landscape complete with a wall/cliff, overhangs, caves and canyons. There are corals and sponges along with a variety of schools of fish as well as eels and of course, sharks. A great drift dive site for underwater photography.
  • Mabouya Garden
    • This dive site features a coral reef and an abundance of aquatic life including schools of fish as well as lobsters, turtles, eels, rays and sharks. A good dive site for both beginners and experienced divers.
  • World of Dreams
    • This dive site has a maximum depth of 70 feet (21m) and features a sloping reef with a variety of marine life.
  • Sharky’s Hideaway 2/ Sharky’s Part 2
    • This dive site has a maximum depth of 40 feet (12m) and features a shallow reef along with large boulders that are home to lobsters, eels, rays and sharks.  A good dive site for beginners to drift dive.
  • Whirlpool
    • This dive site has a maximum depth of 90 feet (27m) and features a reef, a wreck, boulders as well as bubbles from volcanic activity beneath the ocean floor. A great dive site for beginners.
  • Sandy Island Garden
    • This dive site ranges in depth from 20 to 60 feet (6-18m) and features a ridge reef home to plenty of fish along with turtles, rays and maybe even seahorses. A good site for beginners to drift dive as well as for underwater photography.
  • Sandy Island Lighthouse / Divers Surprise / Sandy Island Drift
    • This dive site ranges in depth from 20 to 70 feet (6-21m) and features a sloping reef as well as crustaceans, eels, turtles, rays and large fish. A good dive site for underwater photography.

Also check out these other Scuba Diving areas in Grenada: Ronde Island & Moliniere Bay Marine Protected Area; St. George’s Harbour & Grand Anse Marine Protected Area; South-West Grenada; South of Grenada; and Carriacou: North and West of Carriacou; South Carriacou as well as Grenada Snorkeling.


Planning a Carriacou Scuba Diving vacation?  These local Dive Centres / Boat Operators will take good care of you (Click on an Operator name below for more details):

Find the best Carriacou Dive Sites and Dive Centre / Boat Operators to enjoy Caribbean diving in Grenada

Dive Carriacou

  • Diving Excursions:
    • One Tank Dive (flexible schedule)
    • 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, as well as 10, 12 and 14 Tank Dive Packages
    • Night Dive
  • Scuba equipment rentals is also available
  • PADI / SSI Scuba Diving Courses Include:
    • Discover Scuba Diving
    • Open Water Diver
    • Advanced Open Water Diver
    • Emergency First Response
    • Rescue Diver
    • Dive Master
    • Specialty Courses Include: Deep Diver; Wreck Diver; Enriched air diver; and Drift diver
  • FFESSM Courses (Levels 1, 2 & 3) also Available

Lumbadive Carriacou

  • Diving:
    • 2, 6, 19, 16 Dive Trip Packages
    • Drift Dive Excursion with Lunch and Mud Bath
    • Day Trip to Île la Ronde
    • Night Dive
    • Free Diving with Rescue Diver
  • Dive & Stay Packages plus Sail & Dive Packages
  • PADI Courses Include:
    • Discover Scuba Diving, Open Water Diver
    • Advanced Open Water Diver, Rescue Diver, Dive Master
    • Introduction to Marine Biology, Reef Conservation, Invasive Lionfish Tracker, Fluorescent Night Diver
    • Plus many, many other courses…

Deefer Diving Carriacou

  • Diving Excursions:
    • 2 Dive Morning Trip or 1 Dive Afternoon Trip
    • Invasive Lionfish Containment
    • 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 Guided Dive Packages
    • Night Dive
  • PADI Courses
    • Beginner Courses Include: Discover Scuba Diving, Scuba Diver, Open Water Diver
    • Advanced Courses Include: Advanced Open Water Diver, Emergency First Response, Rescue Diver, Divemaster, Assistant Instructor, Open Water Scuba Instructor, Recreational Rebreather Diver, Divemaster, Instructor Development Course
    • Specialty Courses Include: Recreational Sidemount, Digital Underwater Photography, Deep, Night, Wreck, Drift, Search & Recovery, Peak Performance Buoyancy, Fish ID, UW Naturalist, Coral Watch, Invasive Lionfish Containment, Enriched Air Diver (Nitrox)


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