Barbados (Dive Sites)

We’ve just been on a fleeting one-week visit to Barbados. We stayed in the St Lawrence Gap area on the South coast and luckily I managed to pack in eight dives while here I did all of my diving with Exploresub who have a shop at the West End of the Gap, as it was handy just to pop along after breakfast. Most of the other operators I looked at would pick you up and return you to your hotel. Having a non-diving partner whose extensive patience I don’t like to stretch, I opted for closest at hand rather than cheapest. As it turned out they were a pretty good choice. It worked out at about 25 quid ... more

Admittedly, its not the most spectacular diving in the world but there's plenty to see. Most of the reefs and wrecks lie in less than 20m of water and this makes it a good destination for those who want to learn or have just learnt to dive. There are many good and competent dive operators willing to offer you a good package for dive, certification or any combination. There are coral reefs and a wide variety of tropical fish to be seen . . . you may be amazed and the amount and variey of fish you can see. You also have the opportunity to see turtles and other sea-animals depending on the ... more

I used to work as a diving instructor in Barbados. I lived there for a couple of years & workede for 3 dive shops in total. Barbados has some really good wrecks, from Carlisle bay where there are 4 wrecks at very shallow depth & on one dive site, to the Stavronikita, which is 45m at it's deepest. This one really is fantastic!! There are numerous fringing reefs with loads of life & the visibilty is pretty good (not so good after hurricanes in other ares). There can be a few Shonky dive shops around, but most are pretty good. The last one I worked for is past Holetown & although it is a small ... more