BVI Diving Charters
The BVI are best known for perfect sailing conditions, but they also have more than 100 dive sites well worth an underwater visit.
There is an amazing underwater world in the BVI just waiting to be explored! Crystal clear waters enable divers to see clearly to the very bottom for an enthralling encounter of the aquatic life. Fascinating drops, outcrops, reefs and wrecks are alive with mesmerizing marine life.
The best time for scuba diving in the BVI is from Mid December to Mid May. However, mild temperatures and warm water make the BVI a great scuba diving destination year around.
Rendezvous Diving
If you are interested in occasional diving you do not need to charter a yacht specifically designed for diving, you can dive from any of the yachts in our fleet by rendezvous with a local dive company who will meet you at your yacht, take you for your dive and return you to your yacht. The fee is additional to your charter and payable to the dive company (they all accept credit cards). The cost depends on whether you prefer a private dive boat or a willing to share the dive with others.
The cost for a private dive boat is $90 per person, with a minimum of $250.
Onboard Diving
Many boats offer onboard scuba diving for experienced divers and and some even offer diving courses for beginners.
You can find boats offering diving on our site - just look for the scuba flag next to the boat's name. 
Contact us for a complete list of boats offering scuba diving.
Some of the most popular BVI diving locations:
- RMS Rhone
Probably one of the most famous dive spots in the world. An ocean steamer, 310 feet in length sank off Salt Island during an extremely violent hurricane in 1867. After 117 years of silent slumber in 20-80 feet of water, this great ship remains remarkably intact with much of her decking, rigging, steam engine and propeller still visible. Gilded with colorful sponges and flourishing corals, the Rhone is perhaps the most impressive shipwreck in the entire Caribbean.
- The Indians
The Indians are four large rock formationsthat rise from the ocean floor to a height of about 90 feet. Near the bottom, fish fill the narrow passages, and large sea fans and small corals dot the walls. This site is considered to be one of the best spots for macro life in the BVI’s.
- Caves
The caves at Norman Island can provide many hours of fun for snorkelers. The reef in front of the shallow caves slopes downward to a depth of 40 feet.
- Angelfish Reef
Angelfish Reef is one of the best sightseeing dives. It is located just west of Norman Island. Depths range from 10-90 feet and a colony of angelfish resides at the bottom.
- Cooper Island
The southeastern shore of Cooer Island, called Markoe Point, is a sheer rock wall that plunges some 70 feet to the ocean floor. Nurse sharks are often encountered there lying on sandy floors.
- Scrub Island
The south side of Scrub Island is a splendid reef with depths of up to 60 feet.
- Great Dog - the Chimney
Winding canyon goes to a colorful underwater arch. Many coral heads with an unbelievable variety of small sea creatures.
- Rainbow Canyon
Calm and shallow with large coral heads rising from a sandy bottom with classic spur and groove coral formations with canyons and small overhangs. Expect to see hamlets in all colors, cleaning stations, scorpionfish and large colonies of garden eels.
- Fearless & Willy T
The Fearless is a 110ft wooden minesweeper that was scuttled in 1986 and sits next to a small coral wall on a sandy bottom. A short swim south, divers come to the wreck of the Willy T, the BVI’s original floating restaurant and bar. The Willy T is a battered 90ft Baltic trader that was put to her rest in 1995. The consistently less than perfect visibility in Great Harbour adds to the mysterious, ghostly feel of this dive site. The coral walls has an abundance of life, including a large amount of Black Coral.
