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Caribbean Diving

The Caribbean offers some of the finest scuba diving in the world . There are islands with stretches of reef teeming with tropical fish and walls that drop from six to 6000 metres in the bleep of a depth-sounder. There are wrecks and caves to explore, coral-clad pinnacles and underwater fumaroles that bubble volcanic gases – like diving in champagne. You can even dive with sharks and dolphins in the Bahamas.

There are dive shops on almost all of the islands, so it is easy to set up a dive trip when you are there. If you are not already a diver a ‘resort course’ will allow you to dive while on island (the qualification lasts while you are there). Longer lasting qualifications are also available as well if you want to set aside the time. It is always worth considering ‘referral diving’, in which you do much of the theory at home (thereby not wasting tanning time abroad), but the open water dives in the Caribbean.

On Definitive Caribbean we list the best PADI/NAUI dive shops/operators, live-aboard dive boats and specialist dive tour operators and travel organisers. You may choose to arrange your trip by booking directly with a hotel, resort or villa that offers dive packages or via a tour operator (shown where applicable on every accommodation review page).

Top accommodation for Diving

Allamanda,Nevis Villas & Villa Living

A 3-bedroom Nevis villa, on the hillside above Oualie Bay close to Nevis's sports' beach, with excellent swimming. Extra bunk beds. Read more
Flamboyant Hotel & Villas,Grenada & Carriacou Hotels & Resorts

A friendly, independent 67-room hotel set above the excellent Grand Anse beach in the South of Grenada. Read more
True Blue Bay Resort & Marina,Grenada & Carriacou Hotels & Resorts

Owner run, colourful cottages housing 44 rooms, apartments and villas on a hillside above a calm bay on Grenada’s south coast. Read more
Blue Waters Inn,Tobago Boutique/Small Hotels & Inns

A delightful 38-room hotel in beach club style set in its own pretty, remote cove in north-eastern Tobago. Read more
Carlisle Bay,Antigua and Barbuda Hotels & Resorts

An exquisite 82-room hotel set in its own very attractive, natural bay on Antigua's south coast. Modern Caribbean style, decorated with metropolitan verve but with the loveliest tropical calm and charm. Read more
Curtain Bluff,Antigua and Barbuda Hotels & Resorts

An upscale 72-room sophisticated hotel resort in a lovely secluded setting on two bays on Antigua’s southern shore. A trusty fixture among Antigua hotels with fine dining and an excellent wine cellar. Read more
The Calabash Hotel,Grenada & Carriacou Hotels & Resorts

One of the most agreeable, long-established hotels in the Caribbean. Small and sophisticated, with 30 suites in cottages set in a semicircle around lawns, gardens and the beach. Read more
Biras Creek,British Virgin Islands Hotels & Resorts

A delightful retreat. Elegant and full of character, set on its own bays in the North Sound on Virgin Gorda. Just 31 very comfortable suites in cottages, excellent dining room with superb views. Stay sail holidays available on crewed yacht. Read more
Cooper Island Beach Club,British Virgin Islands Boutique/Small Hotels & Inns

An informal and often lively 10-room hotel on a pretty and virtually private island in the BVI, popular with sailors and divers. Good value. Read more
Sugar Mill Hotel,British Virgin Islands Boutique/Small Hotels & Inns

One of the nicest small BVI hotels - friendly and comfortable set in pretty gardens within an old sugar estate on Tortola’s north shore. 23 bedrooms and a prize-winning dining room. Read more
Fort Recovery Beachfront Villa & Suites Hotel,British Virgin Islands Villa & Condo Resorts

A delightful cluster of 29 villa-style suites and an eight-bedroom beach house, set on a quiet beach near Tortola’s lively West End. A very low-key getaway for those seeking a relaxed setting with a therapeutic ambiance. Scuba nearby Read more
Round Hill Hotel & Villas,Jamaica Hotels & Resorts

Jamaica’s most refined hotel, in an exquisite setting of villas and hotel rooms on a hillside and private peninsular just west of Montego Bay. 36 rooms and 27 villas with 74 suites. Read more
Fort Young Hotel,Dominica Hotels & Resorts

The country’s premier flagship hotel on the Roseau waterfront, 71 luxury rooms and suites. Read more
Ascot Great House,Barbados B&Bs & Guest Houses

A guest house with 11 rooms in Gibbs on the West Coast of Barbados for independent travellers on a self-catering, room only basis, or works as an entire villa. Well positioned, inexpensive and very low-key. Read more