Jamaica Diving – From Treasure Beach

Dive Sites and Tour Operators near Treasure Beach

A great island in the Caribbean for scuba diving, Jamaica offers over a hundred dive sites around the island. The island features a number of wide reefs off the south coast.  There are over a dozen dive sites off the shores of Treasure Beach, including a number of reefs and areas for advanced divers 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 dive sites near Treasure Beach include:

The several reefs near the Sandals Whitehouse resort (from west to east):

  • Chubb Reef – This dive site has a max depth of 60 feet (18m)
  • Treasure Reef – This shallow dive site has a max depth of 30 feet (9m)
  • French – This shallow dive site has a max depth of 30 feet (9m)
  • Lobster Reef – This dive site has a max depth of 35 feet (11m)
  • Sandals Reef – This dive site has a max depth of 40 feet (12m) and features caverns and rays
  • Welch Reef – This dive site has a max depth of 60 feet (18m)

Maize

Maui Jim (SHOP NOW)

  • This dive site has a max depth of 60 feet (18m) and features a complex reef system

Dutch

  • This dive site has a max depth of 60 feet (18m) and features colourful coral along with fish and lobster

Chubb #2

  • This dive site, recommended for advanced divers, has a max depth of 80 feet (24m) and features plenty of chubb, along with the occasional shark

Cottage / Deep Cottage

  • This dive site, recommended for advanced divers at the deep end, has a max depth of 70 feet (21m) and features a variety of corals and tropical fish

Peter Tosh

  • This dive site located in front of Peter Tosh’s childhood home, is recommended for advanced divers.  The site has a max depth of 60 feet (18m) and features coral and rays

Belmouth Reef

  • This dive site, recommended for advanced divers, has a max depth of 90 feet (27m) and features trenches

Bluefield Reef

  • This dive site, recommended for advanced divers, has a max depth of 90 feet (27m) and features a variety of coral and fish

Coral Garden / English Reef

  • This deep dive site, for advanced divers, has a max depth of over 100 feet (30m) and features a reef resembling underwater mountains

Arches Reef

  • This interesting dive site, for advanced divers, has a max depth of 60 feet (18m) and features coral arches as a swim-through

South Sea Park

  • This dive site, recommended for advanced divers, has a max depth of 60 feet (18m) and features swim-throughs and fish


Note:  The information above has been extracted / summarized from Matt Holden’s informative website ‘Scuba Dive Jamaica‘…

 

For Scuba Diving from the Treasure Beach area, these local Boat / Tour Operators will take good care of you (Click on a Tour Operator name below for more details): 

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Also check out Jamaica Snorkeling

 

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