Dive Sites in British Virgin Islands - Scuba Diving at its Best!

Diving Overview for British Virgin Islands

The perfect sailing conditions of the BVI often over shadow the wide variety of exotic reefs, caves, wrecks, lava tunnels canyons and other fascinating dive sites on offer.

The crystal-clear waters here offer an amazing opportunity to snorkellers and divers alike. There are some sheltered ship wrecks suitable for novice divers including the Rokus on the Southeast point of Anegada or Chikuzen to the East of Tortola. For experienced divers there is the famous Rhone off the coast of Salt Island -a British mail ship sunk in 1867 (as seen in the 1977 film 'The Deep'!!)

The Caves around Norman Island make for great diving and are rumoured to have given Robert Louis Stevenson the inspiration for his classic 'Treasure Island'. Other popular cave sites include Dog Island and Virgin Gorda. There are numerous reef sites around the islands and cays offering colourful diving and are home to all the usual favourites including huge schools of jacks, massive groupers, butterfly fish, eagle rays and mantas, turtles, sharks and a variety of corals and sponges. 

Whale migration is between late December and early April (most likely Feb-March) to the north of Virgin Gorda, divers often hear whale songs and can see mothers and calfs travelling near the surface.

THE BVI are dedicated to protecting there underwater environment and have established marine parks and mooring buoys around the islands to preserve the corals and attract even more life.

Water temperatures range from 26 C in January to a lovely 29 C in July, visibility is generally good and diving is possible all year round, for a safe bet dive between October and July to avoid hurricane season.

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