Diving in BVI waters where visibility may reach more than 100 feet is always a thrill, and many beginning divers choose to get certified here. Dive shops make it simple for students to take an entire course during their holiday. Or, if you've already begun your certification process, you can complete your open water daytime or night time dives in calm, warm seas protected from high wind and waves.
Accessing this extraordinary undersea realm is easy. Land-based divers can lodge at world-class resorts, quiet villas or campgrounds. No matter which island you choose, there are professional dive operators to help you with snorkelling, dives in sheltered coves off secluded beaches, or moonlit dives in protected marine parks. For those who wish to make diving and boating the focus of their holiday, the options range from adventurous to luxurious. Guided tours of Smuggler's Cove on Tortola, Great Dog Island, Blonde Rock, or dozens of other sites are one possibility. Boating aficionados can charter their own yacht, hire a professional who knows these waters and set their personal diving itinerary. For the ultimate luxury experience, hire a crew to do all the work – perhaps even on one of the world's largest trimarans.
BVI Scuba Co.
Inner Harbour Marina
Road Town, Tortola
Tel: (284) 540-2222
Fax: (284) 495-0271
info@bviscubaco.com
www.bviscubaco.com
Five Dive Boats: 50ft Pro-Diver, 30FT Dusky, two 27FT Privateers, & a 30Ft Island Hopper. PADI & SSI Resort Dive Centre - Daily Dive Trips - Night Dives - Rendezvous diving - Equipment rentals with Free delivery - Scuba Instruction (all levels). THE ONLY NITROX FACILITY ON TORTOLA!
Rates:
One Tank: $70
Two Tank: $99
Rentals: $3 and up
Classes: $120 and up
Sites Frequented: RMS Rhone & All dive sites from Ginger Island to Norman Island. In addition, we dive the west end of Tortola & Great Thatch.
Blue Water Divers
Nanny Cay Marina
Nanny Cay, Tortola
Tel: (284) 494-2847
Fax: (284) 494-0198
bwdbvi@surfbvi.com
www.bluewaterdiversbvi.com
Full service Dive Shop, PADI SSI & Universal, Rentals, Discover Scuba PADI courses up to Dive master, Dive Tours, Private Charters, Free Deliveries, 4 Dive Boats, Longest Established and most experienced Dive Shop on Tortola. Rendezvous diving, will meet you charter boat to take you diving, retail shop with largest inventory, t-shirts, sunscreen, BCs, regulators, marks, fins, snorkels and more.
Rates: One Tank: $70
Two Tank: $100
Rentals: $7-85
Classes: $115-450
Dive BVI
Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour,
Leverick Bay, Virgin Gorda & Marina Cay
Tel: (284) 495-5513
Fax: (284) 495-5347
info@divebvi.com
www.divebvi.com
Dive BVI provides 1st class service and instruction, offers snorkel tours daily, Anegada Day trips, Eco-Tours, private boat charters and three full service equipment and retail shops. Three 36' custom dive boats, one 45' wave piercer catamaran, two 26' centre console custom snorkel and dive vessels.
Rates: One Tank: $75
Two Tank: $100
Rentals: $4-25
Courses: $135 and up
Sites Frequented: All of the Dog Islands, Ginger, Cooper, Salt, Scrub Island/Marina Cay area, Peter and Norman Island.
Jost Van Dyke Scuba
Great Harbour, Jost Van Dyke
Tel: (284) 495-0271
Fax: (284) 495-0271
info@jostvandykescuba.com
www.jostvandykescuba.com
We are a small group diving specialists with six divers or less on a boat. Our Group Dive Boat takes up to 30 divers. Rendezvous diving and daily dive trips - Nitrox and Air Fills - Scuba Instruction - Snorkelling Trips. We are the only company that dive the North Side of Tortola, including Cane Garden Bay, Jost Van Dyke, and all the smaller North side islands.
Rates: One Tank: $79
Two Tank: $110
Rentals: $3 and up
Classes: $95 and up
Sites Frequented: We have over 40 sites that no one else dives because they are too far away: Private’s Purchase (wreck), The Cathedral, No Man’s Land, Mercurious Rock, Playground, Twin Towers, Nine Finger Reef and Blind Side
Sail Caribbean Divers
Hodge's Creek Marina
East End, Tortola
Tel: (284) 495-1675
Fax: (284) 495-3244
info@sailcaribbeandivers.com
www.sailcaribbeandivers.com
We are a PADI 5 Star IDC Dive Resort & National Geographic Centre on Tortola with 2 Satellite locations open daily & offering 2-tank morning dives, 1-tank afternoon dives and regular night dives. We offer rendezvous pick-ups from Norman, Cooper, Marina Cay, Trellis Bay & other locations for small & large groups. We provide small group supervision in water & qualified surface support on every dive from our fleet of 4 custom Newton dive boats- 26', 36' & 46' vessels maintained in showroom condition. Guests/renters use a quality range of new & well maintained Aqualung rental equipment.
Rates: One Tank: $80 (includes all equipment, fees &snacks)
Two Tank: $110 (includes all equipment, fees & snacks)
Rentals: $14-30 per day and $75-150 per week
Sites Frequented: RMS Rhone, Wreck Alley, Ginger Steps, Alice's Wonderland, Devil's Kitchen, Carval Rock, Vanishing Rocks, Blonde Rock, Painted Walls, The Fearless, Black Forrest, Spyglass, Indians, Rainbow Canyons, Angelfish Reef, Ring Dove Rock, Tip of Scrub, The Flintstones, Joe's Cave, Wall to Wall, The Chimneys, The Visibles, Bronco Bully, Dolphin Rocks, The Plane & Coral Gardens, Mountain Point & The Chikuzen
We Be Divin'
Village Cay Marina
Road Town, Tortola
Tel: (284) 494-4320
Fax: (284) 494-5172
iwannadive@bviscubadive.com
www.bviscubadive.com
We are PADI registered dive operation and offer scuba diving for the novice diver, the experienced diver and for those who have never been scuba diving but would like to try. We also offer PADI dive courses from Open Water right up to Dive Master. There is a PADI instructor in the water with you all the time. We have a 35ft dive boat which comes equipped with clean towels, water and sodas. We only take small groups of divers at any one time. Scuba diving gear is available for hire and we deliver the gear to your boat at no charge.
Rates: One Tank: $100
Two Tank: $120
Rentals: see website for details
Classes: $120 and up
Sites Frequented: The world famous Wreck of the Rhone, The wreck of the Fearless, assorted wrecks off of Cooper Island, different reef dives from Norman Island to Ginger Island and anywhere in between.
Sail & Dive:
Trimarine Boat Company
Baugher's Bay, Tortola
Tel: (284) 494-2490
Fax: (284) 494-5774
cuanlaw@surfbvi.com
www.bvidiving.com
Cuan Law was designed with divers in mind but with the space, luxury and other activities to suit non diving companions. She takes 20 guests with seven crew. She is 105' long and 44' wide, schooner rigged with twin diesels. We are known for our high quality crew and superb food with such luxuries as on board spa services.
Sites: Frequented: Dive the length and breadth of the BVI, both National Parks Trust sites and a lot of unmarked ones. We discovered a lot of the Established BVI sites as well as our "secrets".
Promenade Sail Dive Charters
Harbourview Marina
East End, Tortola
Tel: (284) 499-2756
Fax: (866) 388-0770
saildive@yachtpromenade.com
www.yachtpromenade.com
Find a guide and learn to dive in the BVI. For further information about diving in the BVI check BVI Scuba Organization
UBS Dive Centre
Harbour View Marina
East End, Tortola
Tel: (284) 494-0024
Fax: (284) 496-8475
mail@scubabvi.com
www.scubabvi.com
UBS Dive Centre is the only exclusive dive service in the BVI. We run two custom boats twice a day fro your group of family and friends only. Both boats are fully loaded with shade, showers, drinks, snacks, towels, all dive equipment, all instruction, and two private guided dive tours per trip. Snorkelling and Island hopping trips are also available, as are night dives.
Rates: One Tank: $85
Two Tank: $110
Rentals: Package from $80 per week
Classes: Complementary
Sites Frequented: Our rendezvous area is the largest of all the dive companies in the BVI in the BVI from Norma Island up the channel to Virgin Gorda including Guana, Camanoe, Marina Cay and Trellis Bay.