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ST. KITTS -- WHERE TO DIVE

by Sport Diver Staff
 

DIVING IN ST. KITTS

St. Kitts and its sister island Nevis, offer some of the prettiest diving in the Caribbean. Here you'll be treated to a wide array of diving in virtually pristine conditions throughout the islands. With most dive sites a short boat ride, St Kitts diving offers clear waters, great visibility, and lots of diving diversity. Here, you can experience shallow reefs, spectacular walls, deeper wrecks and drift diving -- and it's possible to get in several different types of dive all in one day.

Check out dive site maps from kennethsdivecenter.com, prodivers.com and divestkitts.com.

TEN GREAT DIVES
MV River Taw
At 144 feet long and 70 feet wide, this wreck can't be missed…literally. It's only 50 feet deep and offers excellent conditions and lots of corals and reef fish.

The Vents
The Vents offers an unusual dive experience with black corals, wire coral and hot water vent holes at depths of 35 to 110 feet.

Brimstone Shallows Starting at about 45 feet and reaching depths of over 100 feet, this site offers a wall, schools of reef fish and on occasional reef shark.

MV Talata
Sunk in 1985, the wreck sits in about 70 feet of water and its hull has become home to many reef fish.

Coconut Tree
One of the largest reef areas off St. Kitts, it starts at about 40 feet deep and plummets to about 200 feet.

Tug Boat
Lying in only 20 feet, with parts still above water, it's a fun dive with lots of fish and great visibility.

Nags Head
This one's for more experienced divers, due to the strong currents at this location where the Caribbean and Atlantic meet. The reef sits at about 80 feet and offers amazing sea life.

Brassball Wreck
Located in only about 25 feet of water, this is a great dive for new or novice divers and is a popular snorkeling area as well.

Monkey Shoals
This is actually a large atoll of coral that sits between St. Kitts and Nevis. The area offers several dive sites within the atoll area which is about one square mile.

Coral GardensClose to Monkey Shoals, you'll see a drop off with large formations of soft and hard corals and the possibility of seeing some larger fish.

DIVE SHOPS

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