Scuba diving locations in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:

• Bequia Island's sea-life ranges from Hawksbill Turtles, black-tip sharks, tarpon, sea horses, basket stars, harlequin pipefish, bat fish to damsel fish.
• Saint Vincent Island sports ruggged cliffs and sheer drop offs which continue underwater and create some extraordinary dive sites.
• Canouan has underwater rock formations covered in a variety sponges and soft corals.
• Mayreau has coral gardens hosting garden-eel, swaying grass-like in the sand.
• Mustique has untouched corals and drift diving.

When to scuba dive in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:

The water is warm all year, with a minimum of around 24°C in February, but there are frequent hurricanes between July and October.

Local standards for gear:

The best scuba diving spots in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:

• Ship's Stern, Bequia Island, is a sloping colourful reef which meets the sand at 15m. Rich in a variety of marine life you can see schools of french grunts and brown chromis swirling around the iridescent vase corals and sponges.
• Boulders (max 30m/100ft) can be dived at a multitude of depths between 12m and 30m. The start of the dive is a sloping vibrant reef down to sand at 15m, which is overflowing with trunkfish, eels, damselfish, trumpetfish, french angels and spotted drums. The middle section of this dive is a stunning array of huge 30 ft boulders that provide swim-throughs and the opportunity to find shy nurse sharks.
• Moonhole Cave has a wall on one side and rolling reef meeting the sand at 15m. Schools of blue creole wrasse, yellowtail snapper and brown chromis circle around solitary silvery cero. The reef steeply inclines to 28m with larger boulders and formations in the shallower area covered in colourful sponges. At 8m a wide cavern appears and divers can check it out for nurse sharks.
• New Moon has lots of nooks and crannies to explore and queen triggerfish abound. The sheer wall dominates the middle portion of this dive reaching depths of greater than 30m.

The best spots to snorkel in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:

Fun scuba facts:

Country data:

Administrative details

• Currency: East Carribbean dollar (XCD)
• Population: is about 120,000 (2008)
• Time Zone: (GMT-4)
• Main languages spoken: English ## Diveable overseas territories:

Vincentian diving federations:

Local diving laws and regulations (and PADI-equivalent certifications):