Dive in British Virgin Islands

    The Rhone's Anchor

    R.M.S. Rhone Wreck - Salt… Southern Island Group, British Virgin Islands

    The Royal Mail Steamer "Rhone" is famous for its role movie "The Deep", with Nick Nolte and Jacqueline Bissett. A great wreck dive with most parts still in tact. Great for all divers with depths from 6-24metres. Lots of corals and sea life such as barracuda, turtles, rays, angelfish, snappers and…
    BVI Diving

    The Indians – Norman Island Southern Island Group, British Virgin Islands

    Great site for diving or snorkeling. Unique rock formations and a tunnel which divers can swim through to the other side. Wide variety of corals and an abundance of reef fish.
    Coral diving

    Angelfish Reef – Norman… Southern Island Group, British Virgin Islands

    The site is exposed to the Caribbean Sea so expect to see the big stuff such as eagle rays and southern stingrays. Explore the sandy bottom and hunt for snake eels and moray eels. 
    BVI Diving

    Rainbow Canyons - Pelican… Southern Island Group, British Virgin Islands

    Great for all levels of divers with wonderful coral formations. Home to an array of garden eels, lots of reef fish and nurse sharks too! Definitely a must do.
    Nurse Shark

    Painted Walls - Deadchest… Southern Island Group, British Virgin Islands

    Can only be dived in good weather, suitable for beginner or advanced.Dive through the painted walls covered in many colourful sponges and look out for the nurse sharks, barracuda and lobster.
    Peter Island Diving

    Blond Rock – Salt/Peter… Southern Island Group, British Virgin Islands

    Can only be dived in good weather, looks like an underwater amphitheater, with lots of colourful coral formations and you can maybe see a sea turtle, shark, ray, lobsters, crabs and conch.
    Wreck diving

    Wreck Alley - Cooper Island Southern Island Group, British Virgin Islands

    Three wrecks in a row to explore and lots of sea life such as sting rays.Excellent for underwater photography.

    Carrot Shoal – Peter/Norman… Southern Island Group, British Virgin Islands

    Can only be dived in good weather, Probably one of the more amazing night dive sites to be found anywhere, this oval-shaped reef is home to sea turtles, angelfish, nurse sharks and so much more!
    African Pompano

    Alice's Wonderland – Ginger… Southern Island Group, British Virgin Islands

    Lovely coral garden, with many colourful species.You can see large groupers, rays,many different types of tropical fish, African Pompano and maybe even a reef shark!Surface conditions can be rough.
    School of Blue Tangs

    Black Forest – Peter Island Southern Island Group, British Virgin Islands

    Small reef wall with lots of places to explore.Schools of tangs and wrasse hang around while long snout butterflyfish hide in the cracks.Lots of black coral and sting rays on the sandy bottom.
    Spotted Drum

    Blue Chromis Reef – Cooper… Southern Island Group, British Virgin Islands

    Sandy bottom with a lot of coral and sea fans.Peek inside the cracks to find spotted drums, blennies, blue chromis and cleaning shrimp.
    Nurse Shark

    Brewer's Bay East Tortola, British Virgin Islands

    Sandy bottom to look for rays and nurse sharks.Big tarpon hunting, can be surge in the winter months.
    Tarpon

    Brewer's Bay Pinnacles Tortola, British Virgin Islands

    Various pinnacles surrounded by jacks, tarpon, eagle rays and turtles.Humpback Whale songs can be heard in the spring.
    Red Lip Blenny

    Brewer's Bay West Tortola, British Virgin Islands

    Alleyways of granite rocks to explore between and find spotted drums, red-lipped blennies and lobster.Current can be strong in the winter months.
    spotted Moray Eel

    Bronco Billy's – George Dog Southern Island Group, British Virgin Islands

    Coral ridges and canyons with colourful corals and sponges.Abundance of sea life including moray eels, dog snapper, spotted drums and grunts.
    White Spotted Filefish

    Brown Pants – Norman Island Southern Island Group, British Virgin Islands

    Ridges and rocky canyon with a small cave.Look out for barracuda, rays, turtles, angelfish and White Spotted Filefish.
    Queen Triggerfish

    Carvel Rock – Cooper Island Southern Island Group, British Virgin Islands

    Massive boulders to hunt around for morays and lobsters or red lip blennies sitting on top.Look into the blue for barracuda and kingfish and in around the rocks for filefish, triggerfish and durgeons.

    Cistern Point – Cooper… Southern Island Group, British Virgin Islands

    Nice shallow dive, good for beginners.You can see cleaner shrimp, blue tangs, and many other reef fish.
    Aeroplane Wreck

    Coral Gardens – Great Dog Southern Island Group, British Virgin Islands

    A cool plane wreck settled on the sand and covered in coral.Rays hiding in the sand, lots of schools of fish and maybe a shark, turtle or flying gurnard if you're lucky.

    Coral Gardens – Great Dog Southern Island Group, British Virgin Islands

    A cool plane wreck settled on the sand and covered in coral.Rays hiding in the sand, lots of schools of fish and maybe a shark, turtle or flying gurnard if you're lucky.
    Cherub Fish

    Devil's Kitchen – Cooper… Southern Island Group, British Virgin Islands

    Rocky outcrops covered in corals and sponges.Look for lobster, schools if grunts and maybe even a cherub fish will come out and say hi.Swells can limit diving here.
    Atlantic Spadefish

    Dry Rocks East – Cooper… Southern Island Group, British Virgin Islands

    Out in the open water look for the big stuff like jacks, atlantic spade fish, pufferfish and trunkfish.Currents can be strong

    Fallen Jerusalem National Park Southern Island Group, British Virgin Islands

    Declared a National Park in 1974, the island is fabulous for diving and snorkelling.Tunnels and caves to explore, schools of fish are abundant.
    Juvenile Angelfish

    Ginger Steps – Ginger Island Southern Island Group, British Virgin Islands

    Lots of sea life here, look for angelfish, snapper, grunts and all sorts of reef fish.

    Inganess Bay – Cooper Island Southern Island Group, British Virgin Islands

    Great wreck dive, still in tact so you can swim through the wheelhouse and cargo hold.Lots of fish around the wreck

    Joe's Cave – West Dog Southern Island Group, British Virgin Islands

    A cave with schools of fish and wall covered in corals and sponges
    Lobster

    Ringdove Rock – Norman… Southern Island Group, British Virgin Islands

    Many coral heads with sea life including lobsters, eels and many reef fish.

    Round Rock Tortola, British Virgin Islands

    Boulders covered in coral and sponges.Look out for bar jacks, brown chromis and wrasse.Currents can be strong
    Horse eyed Jacks

    Santa Monica Rock – Norman… Southern Island Group, British Virgin Islands

    Great viz on this site.Hunt around the pinnicles for moray eels, or in the open for spadefish, horse-eye jacks, kingfish and maybe a turtle

    Shark Point – Peter Island Southern Island Group, British Virgin Islands

    Open water dive site with great visibility.Labyrinth of alleys to explore and big pelagic fish.
    Jewfish

    The Chikuzen Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands

    Fabulous wreck dive for advanced divers due to remote location.75M/246ft Japanese vessel surrounded by schools of barracuda, jacks and snapper, lots of rays, african pompano, spadefish, nurse and reef sharks and huge jewfish.
    The Chimney

    The Chimney – Great Dog Southern Island Group, British Virgin Islands

    The site is home to many shrimp, lobster, and anemones.

    The Fearless – Peter Island Southern Island Group, British Virgin Islands

    A 30.5/100ft wreck where you can see lots of reef fish, rays and turtles.

    The Playground – Green Cay Southern Island Group, British Virgin Islands

    Lots of coral head to explore around, head to deep water and look out for Manta Rays!Also sharks, eagle rays, tarpon and reef fish

    The Visibles – George Dog Southern Island Group, British Virgin Islands

    A big pinnacle covered in gorgonians and sea fans.So many fish to see such as barracuda, snapper, high hats, tarpon, rays, sharks and so much more!

    Thumb Rock – Cooper Island Southern Island Group, British Virgin Islands

    Named after the thumb-like pinnacle on this site, tarpons and barracuda cruise about, along with angelfish, damselfish and spotted drums.Great shallow site for photography.

    Time Square – Guana Island Southern Island Group, British Virgin Islands

    Not dived very often but still a lovely site with a cave.Nurse sharks can sometimes be found here.
    The eagle has landed

    Twin Towers Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands

    search for eagle rays and tarpons here and in between the rocks for the great macro life here.
    School of grunts

    Twin Towers – Great Tobago Southern Island Group, British Virgin Islands

    Rocks covered in corals and disappearing into the deep.Look into the blue for large pelagic fish and into the corals for red lip blennies.There is black coral in deep water
    Spanish Hogfish

    Vanishing Rock – Cooper… Southern Island Group, British Virgin Islands

    Lovely reef with schools of Sargent Majors and many other cool animals like nurse sharks and lobsters hiding in the rocks.Keep an eye out for the Spanish Hogfish.
More about diving British Virgin Islands
Quick facts about the British Virgin Islands
Visibility: 18m/60ft - 30m/100ft
Recommended Equipment: Normal scuba equipment - 3mm wetsuit in the winter
Seasons: All year round, best conditions from Nov-May
Water Temperature: 25.5C/78'f - 27.5C/82'f most of the year
Highlights: Wrecks, sharks, manta rays, canyons, caves and great macro life
Currents: Can be strong on the outter sites with high surge in bad weather condtions
Average Depth: Most sites are less than 24m/80ft but there are also some deep sites
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