Diving In Northern Dominica

The diving in the north of Dominica contains some of the healthiest and least dived reefs in the Caribbean. Due to extremely low impact from divers, the dive sites in northern Dominica are renowned for a huge variety of rare reef fish and critters, living amongst unspoilt coral walls covered in sponges of every shape and colour, set in clear warm blue water, with hardly any currents.

Commonly seen creatures are Rays, Turtles, Eels of all descriptions, Seahorses, Frogfish, Batfish, Spotted Drum, Jackknife Fish, Squid, Barracuda, Scorpion Fish to name but a few.

It is a photographer's dream, especially for macro enthusiasts. There are also caves and swim-throughs on several sites, with the caves populated by large amounts of Lobster. There are Hot Water Vents to be felt, from 30ft all the way down to 130ft. Diving around Cabrits National Park is along a wall, from a plateau at 30 feet covered in sand, sea plumes, sponges and coral the wall drops off to over 130 feet in places.

Due to Dominica's volcanic past, there are huge boulders strewn around the reef, covered in a fascinating variety of sponges, crinoids and critters. There are also beautiful sand beds stretching out from 40-100ft, with oasis’s of coral heads and sponges attracting the fish and Sting Rays. It is also possible to dive in the Atlantic and see the differences in coral formations and to view, from the boat, the incredibly rugged and windswept north shore of Dominica.

When diving in the north you feel you are diving somewhere unique and untouched. With only one diveshop in the area you can be guaranteed to never see another group of divers. For those divers looking somewhere they will never forget for all the right reasons, Dominica is for you.