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Scuba diving within the breathtaking fantastic thing about Saint Lucia


Scuba diving within the breathtaking fantastic thing about Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia’s iconic Piton Peaks (Photograph: Shutterstock)

The Caribbean island of Saint Lucia is a picture-perfect, scuba diving paradise, with lots to see and do – each above and beneath the floor


Behold the breathtaking fantastic thing about Saint Lucia, the place undulating valleys, hovering mountains, lush rainforests, and smooth sand seashores are framed by the nice and cozy waters of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

From the Piton peaks to the ocean deep, this picture-perfect paradise is a scuba diving paradise and adventurer’s playground, with a world of exhilarating experiences simply ready available.

Large sponges and smooth corals are a part of Saint Lucia’s underwater seascape (Photograph: Shutterstock)

Beneath the iridescent waves, scuba divers will uncover a seascape as enthralling because the verdant panorama above. Teeming with colleges of tropical fish and fascinating marine life, the lenses of your dive masks will reveal a kaleidoscope of color as you swim and sway your means by means of a vivid scene of shipwrecks and drift dives.

Whether or not you’re a well-seasoned fanatic, or taking the plunge for the primary time, each learners and skilled divers have an array of diving alternatives to select from, plus dive colleges and guided scuba tour teams be certain that you make the very most of any underwater exploration.

A magical web site to behold!

A moray eel peers from its lair on a Saint Lucia's reef
A moray eel friends from its lair on a Saint Lucia’s reef (Photograph: Shutterstock)

Select from 22 world-class dive websites, together with the dramatic Piton Wall dropping all the way down to a whole bunch of ft beneath, and the fascinating Turtle Level, the place you may come head to head, or fairly face-to-flipper with sea turtles. And it’s not simply turtles that may be discovered right here, but additionally a shocking number of coral and sea fauna, sergeant majors, parrot fish, seahorses, octopus, moray eels – and many extra.

For these travelling with non-divers, or just wanting to remain nearer to the shore, shallow coral gardens akin to Anse Chastanet Reef are an important spot for snorkelling, and thrilling SNUBA programmes are additionally accessible in some areas across the island.

The wonderful shoreline additionally supplies a picturesque backdrop for every kind of different watersports, akin to kayaking, windsurfing, and catamaran cruises, and even the Splash Island Water Park, a large floating impediment course designed to create hours of infinite enjoyable for all.

A pair of angelfish on a Saint Lucia reef (Photograph: Shutterstock)

Dive into life on land

Again on land, travellers can totally immerse themselves in Saint Lucia’s distinctive topography whereas embarking on the joys of ziplining by means of the timber, jungle biking by means of the rainforest, bathing in a mineral mud tub, or mountaineering the verdant terrain of Pigeon Island.

Spend these tranquil days surrounded by the lavish comforts of a five-star resort or go for one thing off the crushed monitor with the island’s Assortment de Pépites, made up of native villas, B&Bs, boutiques, and inns.

An aerial view overlooking the gorgeous shores and reefs of Pigeon Island (Photograph: Shutterstock)

Saint Lucia’s incredible array of lodging guarantee there’s something to go well with all necessities and budgets, with nice worth choices for these centered on their time within the sea fairly than in a collection.

With per week filled with boat and shore dives, PADI programs, and photographic competitions, ‘Dive Fest Saint Lucia’ will happen between the 14 – 21 of September 2024 and it’s a calendar spotlight to not be missed by any underwater fanatic.

Go to stlucia.org/dive to search out out extra about diving in Saint Lucia.



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