Dive sites in Southern Island Group

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…

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Dive in Southern Island Group