Scuba Diving in Carriacou, Grenada

DAILY GUIDED DIVES: DIVE PACKAGES

Morning, afternoon & night dives on request. Accommodation available.

SCUBA DIVING WITH US

Diving Carriacou with Deefer

At Deefer Diving we like to provide you with diving that we ourselves enjoy! This means that we go to a variety of good dive sites and we keep our groups small (no more than 4 divers per guide) to make sure everybody gets a great diving experience. For customers on yachts, we also provide a pick up service from Sandy Island & Tyrrel Bay.

DIVE SITES

DAILY DIVE SCHEDULE

We are open all year round

Monday - Saturday
09.00 - 13.00
Two dives, surface interval on the boat
14.00 - 15.30
One afternoon dive
Night dive optional

Need a more flexible schedule? Contact us!

INVASIVE LIONFISH CONTAINMENT

Help protect our reefs!

Lionfish are an invasive species in the Caribbean region. Their voracious appetites cause damage to fragile reef ecologies. For this reason we go out to hunt lionfish as often as we can. If you would like to participate in a lionfish hunt, please let us know! We also offer lionfish hunter training and a PADI distinctive specialty certification!

SPECIALTY

PRICES & OFFERS

Dive packages and equipment rental

All our dives are guided by a qualified Divemaster or Instructor. We offer a full service, so you can relax more! We keep our dive groups small, with no more than 4 divers per guide, and we don't mix divers of very different abilities, to ensure you get the best possible scuba experience with us! Guided diving prices include tanks & weights.

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DIVING CARRIACOU

Due to the island's southerly location, we benefit from the nutrient rich currents coming in off the Atlantic Ocean, which means our waters are a little cooler than some Caribbean destinations, but our marine life is a little more plentiful and vibrant. There are many excellent opportunities for underwater photographers, as well as gentle sites for beginners, and exciting drift dives for experienced divers who like a challenge! We also offer diving with a special focus, such as macro, wreck and lionfish hunting. We also support REEF.org roving diver fish surveys and the fish fans among our instructors will be happy to help you hone your Fish ID skills!

Our diving is arranged into three zones:
Caribbean 'Park' - encompassing Carriacou's Marine Protected Area, Sisters Rocks, Sandy Island and Mabouya. Sisters Rocks, the most requested of our dive spots, were nominated by renowned dive journalist & explorer Jill Heinerth as one of her 'best diving experiences' in 2016.
Southern Cays - 4 uninhabited islands, brushed by the Atlantic currents, featuring deeper sites with stronger currents. Not for the faint of heart! Diving here usually has larger pelagic encounters as well as there just being 'more'...
Northern Channel - Straddling the border between Carriacou and Union Island, the Channel is also open to the Atlantic currents. This area is great for hunting lionfish. It consists of many patch-reefs teeming with life, and channels we fly through on drift dives. Watch out for Blacktips on the safety stop after a successful hunt!

Dive site choice usually depends on sea conditions on the day, and the ability level of the divers on the boat. We will do our best to accommodate special requests, so if you have a special trip in mind - for example, exciting drift diving in the South of the island - please check with us first, so that we can advise you what times would be best for you to come to Carriacou.

CARRIACOU DIVE SITES

Most of our dive sites are within 10 minutes' boat ride from our dive centre in Hillsborough, but some sites in the South of the island are up to 30 minutes away. Maximum depths are given as a guide - many of our reef dives can also be dived at a shallower level. For more detailed dive site descriptions of some of our team's favourite sites, visit the Deefer Dive Team Blog.

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ARC DU VERO - Max. depth 12m/40ft - Level: Easy & relaxed. Features colourful swimthroughs - great for photos! We often see octopus and snake eels here. There is also good snorkelling nearby.

BARRACUDA POINT - Max. depth 23m/76ft - Level: Challenging. Beautiful fans of black coral and teeming schools of fish circle the little Sister Rock. One of our best dives, frequented by nurse sharks, turtles & barracudas!

THE BARREL - Max. depth 12m/40ft - Level: Easy & relaxed. Shallow dive for beginners. A large loaf shaped rock covered with colourful coral offers opportunities to find small critters and eels. Also good for snorkelling.

BLACK ROCKS - Max. depth 22m/72ft - Level: Drift, fast current. Challenging, exciting drift dive in South! Our furthest dive site. Teems with life, but be prepared for strong currents. We frequently see rays, sharks and ocean triggerfish here.

BLACK SAND BEACH - Max. depth 12m/40ft - Level: Drift, easy. Lovely, relaxed dive for those who like to linger! Great shallow reef for photographers and lots of turtle grass for those who love to look for small creatures. We often see Bandtail Sea Robins here!

BORIS WRECK - Max. depth 23m/76ft - Level: Deep, wreck. One of our big tugboat wrecks, Boris is 30m / 100ft long, and covered in colourful coral. Schools of barracudas are often gather here. Also a great night dive for experienced divers!

CIRCLES @THE SISTERS - Max. depth 16m/52ft - Level: Advanced. Circle both of the amazing Sisters Rocks: Beautiful coral & schooling fish everywhere! Unblievable colours! Availablility of this dive depends on current. & conditions.

DEEP BLUE - Max. depth 40m/130ft - Level: Advanced. Beautiful deep dive around the big Sisters Rock. You will be surrounded by schools of fish from the moment you drop in. Nurse sharks, barracudas and turtles are frequently seen here.

GARDEN - Max. depth 15m/49ft - Level: Drift, fast current. Oodles of aquatic life on this fast drift dive! For experienced divers, this dive starts takes you along exciting reef & rocks surrounded by schools of small fish. Rays are frequently seen on this dive.

GUN POINT - Max. depth 18m / 60ft - 28m / 92ft - Level: Advanced. Located beyond the northernmost point of Carriacou, this dive site consists mostly of patches of reef & sand. Max. depth depends on where we drop in. This is the best place to find large lionfish!

JACK A DAN WEST - Max. depth 16m/52ft - Level: Advanced. This site is mostly used as a training and reef monitoring site, but can be very pretty in clear conditions, as the shallow sloping reef attracts clouds of brown chromis. We also find lots of eels here.

JACK A DAN - Max. depth 18m/60ft - Level: Easy & relaxed. This is one of our favourite training sites, as it has a nice large sand patch, surrounded by colourful reef. We often see stingrays here. There is also a nice reef wall that hugs this side of Jack A Dan.

JACK IRON POINT - Max. depth 15m/50ft - Level: Easy. Starting on a large sand patch where we look for stingrays and brown garden eels, we go on to explore reef & rocks that shelter nurse sharks, lobsters, octopus and lionfish.

JETTY SHORE DIVE - Max. depth 5m/15ft - Level: Easy. Shallow dive, amazing for photography. Hillsborough jetty is just a short swim away and teems with marine life.

LAYER CAKE - Max. depth 40m/130ft - Level: Challenging, fast drift. Located to the South of the island, Layer Cake has super clear conditions, strong currents & lots of marine life. An amazing adventure!

LIME KILN - Max. depth 12m/40ft - Level: Easy, drift. Starting just inside Tyrrel Bay, we drift around the corner, following a ridge of reef & rocks. Octopus, eels, lobsters & rays are often seen here. Current here can get strong, depending on tides.

MABOUYA GARDEN - Max. depth 18m/60ft - Level: Easy & relaxed. This is one of our favourite dives because of the large schools of fish that surround this reef. Nurse sharks, turtles, eels, scorpionfish and lobsters are found here on most dives.

POINT CISTERN - Max. depth 18m/60ft - Level: Easy, drift. This is an amazing dive during dry season. Beautiful steep cliffs & rocks, and coral reef that opens out into a huge expanse of yellow finger coral make this a great wide angel dive.

ROCK GARDEN - Max. depth 18m/60ft - Level: Easy & relaxed. We start this dive along a colourful sloping reef, then move out across the sand to look for the Southern & Roughtail stingrays that frequently settle around here.

SALINE EXPRESS - Max. depth 30m/100ft - Level: Advanced. Super exciting drift dive with the speed of an express train! Fly along the reefs amongst the cays to the South of Carriacou. For small groups of experienced divers only.

SANDY ISLAND DRIFT - Max. depth 20m/66ft - Level: Easy. Nice relaxed drift dive for beginners and budding lionfish hunters! We sometimes see eagle rays here and stingrays like to settle in the sand at the bottom of the reef.

SANDY ISLAND GARDEN - Max. depth 20m/66ft - Level: Easy. Slow drift dive following the ridge of reef wall from Sandy Island towards Mabouya. A great dive in clear conditions, rays & turtles can often be seen here.

SANDY ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE - Max. depth 20m/66ft - Level: Easy. Spotted eagle rays are frequently seen around here in spring & early summer! Some nice reef and good for lionfish hunting, this dive can be either a drift or out & back.

SEAVIEW- Max. depth 12m/40ft - Level: Easy. A great gentle dive sites for beginners, Seaview is home to big schools of sergeant majors, a variety of eels and octopus. We have also see frogfish and seahorses there in the past!

SHARK HOTEL - Max. depth 20m/66ft - Level: Advanced. One of Gary's favourite sites, Shark Hotel is an amazing drift. For experienced divers only, as the current can be challenging, this is an opportunity to see sharks and large pelagics.

SHARK DORM - Max. depth 20m/66ft - Level: Advanced. Another of Gary's favourites, this challenging fast drift is a great video dive! Nurse sharks gallore and the possibility of seeing other large creatures make this dive worth a trip tot he South.

SHARKY'S PART I - Max. depth 18m/60ft - Level: Easy. Point to point drift dive that takes in exciting volcanic cliffs, great reef, and ends in a rocky amphitheatre called the Fish Bowl, named for the large schools of fish that frequently congregate there.

SHARKY'S PART II - Max. depth 15m/50ft - Level: Easy, drift. A long drift over rocks & reef and through rocky canyons, this dive starts at the Fish Bowl, and provides lots of opportunities for spotting nurse sharks and rays.

THE ROSE - Max. depth 23m/75ft - Level: Advanced. This dive starts with the wreck of The Rose, where the Southern Stingrays hang out, then continues over turtle grass, where we often find Bandtail Sea Robins and Magnificent Urchins.

TRIGGERFISH ALLEY - Max. depth 12m/40ft - Level: Easy. This dive takes us to Anse La Roche, which is a beautiful bay and great place for snorkelling. Queen triggerfish, octopus and sleeping stingrays make this a great easy dive.

WESTSIDER - Max. depth 27m/89ft - Level: Advanced. Overgrown & atmospheric, this is one of our 30m / 100ft tug boat wrecks. Often surrounded by barracudas and snappers, this wreck provides great photo opportunities.

TROPICAL HILL - Max. depth 18m/60ft - Level: Easy. A large pinnacle of coral covered rock set close to shore, this dive teems with fish life, and boasts the best safety stop of all, surrounded by thousands of sergeant majors.

TROLL WRECK - Max. depth 36m/120ft - Level: Advanced. Located just beyond the Sisters Rocks, the 42m long Troll is a deep wreck, often surrounded by large barracudas. Subject to current.

WHIRLPOOL - Max. depth 27m/89ft - Level: Easy. This dive site has everything: good reef, a small wreck and a huge boulder garden! It's also a place where you can see volcanic bubbles seep through the sea bed.

WHITE SAND BEACH - Max. depth 12m/40ft - Level: Easy, drift. Shallow, colourful & gentle, White Sand Beach is a great relaxing dive. Suitable for beginners & experienced divers alike, we often encounter stingrays and schools of Southern sennets.

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Phone: +1 473 417 3992

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