Scuba diving in Jamaica

A diving experience in Jamaica could be one of the most enjoyable vacations you ever take. With thousands of destinations to choose from, there is always a resort with activities for every vacationer.
Jamaica, for many the most beautiful island in Caribbean Sea, with capital at Nassau, features many interesting diving resorts. If you rent a boat you can hit the water any time you wish and stay on the water as long as you wish. If your local destinations are not interesting enough and you prefer a more private scuba diving vacation, then you can request from your travel agent to find those hidden destinations from Jamaica which don't have packages available. There are plenty of charters that you can reserve in your vacation. The beauty of renting a charter is that you get someone that knows the waters and has a crew that can help you to find the best diving locations.
The reality is that the options in Jamiaca for a perfect diving vacation are limitless! Today Jamaica is known in the world for its lush vegetation, reggae music, rum and coffee. One of the most overlooked attraction is that part of the island that lies below the surface of Caribbean Sea. Many vacationers don't think on Jamaica as a premiere diving destination, except those who have explored its reefs and have found out that Jamaica is the best destination of all! Where else can you do a breathtaking wall dive in the morning, enjoy the sea life on a shallow reef and have plenty of time left in the afternoon to go river rafting, horseback riding, play golf, or visit a restaurant and taste the delicious Jamaican food?
The island has many excellent diving and snorkeling opportunities: reefs and walls, wrecks and caverns. This island is home to all manner of sea life: spectacular coral, exotic sponges, spiny lobsters, moray eels, sea turtles and multitudes of colorful fish...
You can start your search for the perfect diving resort from Nassau or Montego Bay and some of the best diving resorts from Jamaica are:

Diving resorts in Caribbean Sea

Located just a couple miles east of Montego Bay is a shallow reef filled with marine life. Here you'll discover "Fairy Castle", a massive colony of pillar coral, and "Fairy Bridge", a coral formation that connects two sections of reef over a sandy river. The reef forms a system of tunnels that are home to squirrel fish, goat fish, porcupine fish, bar jacks and grunts.

The Spanish Anchor

Located on the west side of the marine park, the shallow reef drops to a sandy bottom at 50 ft deep. The site became its name from the large anchor of Spanish origin that rests on the sandy bottom. At this reef you can explore tunnels and caverns with abundant sponge colonies. Sightings of eagle rays are quite common here and in the deeper water large mutton snappers and sometimes nurse sharks may pass by.