Bequia, the best kept secret of The Grenadines! In the heart of this secret you will find Dive Bequia.
Discover Bequia’s Underwater Paradise with Dive Bequia.
Dive into healthy fringing reefs teeming with life, thrilling drift dives, and a rich variety of marine creatures that will captivate divers of all levels. With Dive Bequia, you’ll have effortless access to these incredible underwater adventures and so much more. Let us guide you to the best of Bequia’s 24 dive sites, where every dive is a journey into the extraordinary. Our experienced SSI and PADI instructors can also teach beginner courses and further education classes.
Highlights
- Hassle-Free Diving with Dive Bequia: Certified divers can enjoy the freedom of choosing between our high-quality rental dive gear or using their own equipment. For your convenience, Dive Bequia offers secure storage for your personal gear at our dive center, making your diving experience as easy and enjoyable as possible.
- Valet Service: Let us do the hard work! Our dive guides will take care of all of your gear and change tanks over in-between dives so you can focus on your holiday and diving! We have coffee at the shop and water and snacks out on the boat to enjoy on your surface interval.
- Perfectly Located: Nearby to restaurants and the local high street everything is easily accessible, including accommodation at the Bequia Plantation Hotel which is within minutes walk along the seafront which also has a pool and beachfront access.
Courses Offered
We teach a variety of SSI and PADI courses, through both organizations we can certify beginners all the way to Divemaster level.
In addition we offer a multitude of specialties from both SSI and PADI for those looking to further their underwater skills, such as; Perfect Buoyancy, Deep, Wreck, Fish ID, Photo/Video, Navigation and Night Diving and so many more. Contact us today if you’d like to learn more!
Photos courtesy of Tamsin Eyles: Searching for seahorses at North West Point; diving at Moonhole, a popular site; one of our divers exploring the cave. Cover photo courtesy of Catharine Howard Sachs
Top 5 Dive Sites
Name: Boulders
About: A favorite site for many divers as this site can be dived at a multitude of depths along a sloping coral reef. Garden eels can be seen if you look out over the sand as well as peacock flounder and scorpionfish. The middle section of this dive is a stunning array of huge 30ft boulders that provide swim-throughs and the opportunity to find shy nurse sharks.
Type: Reef and boulder topography
Depth: 30m/100ft
What to see here: Trunkfish, eels, trumpetfish, French angels, spotted drums and barracuda.
Name: Stratmann Wreck
About: The Stratmann tug is an interesting wreck to explore for all types of divers, sunk in 1996 the dive begins or ends with the beautiful Devil’s Table reef depending on the direction of the current. The stern sits in the sand surrounded by shy garden eels and tiny yellow-headed jawfish peeking out of their holes. Divers can look into the portholes and hatches of the tug for green moray or lobster and large schools of fish congregate around the funnel.
Type: Wreck
Depth: 18m/60ft
What to see here: Squirrelfish, glasseye snapper, French grunts, lobster, shrimp, turtles.
Name: North West Point
About: A truly memorable dive for intermediate divers along a healthy, vibrant reef which starts at 7m/25ft and drops to 25m/82ft. This site is dived depending on the current. Look on the large boulders for frogfish next to the colorful sponges and fans. Keep a look out for bumblebee-like juvenile trunkfish and elegant spotted drumfish. Barracuda and cero cruise up and down the reef and maybe the odd turtle or ray.
Type: Reef
Depth: 25m/82ft
What to see here: Filefish, seahorses, trumpetfish, cowfish, eels, vase corals, barracuda.
Name: West Cay
About: The start of the dive is a dramatic swim over a shallow ledge which then descends steeply into the deep blue. At the bottom of the wall there are interesting swim-throughs. The dive usually culminates at a shallow shelf on the southernmost tip where the currents meet, but on days when no currents exist, it is possible to continue completely around the rock. Due to the conditions and depth at this site, a minimum certification level of Advanced diver is required.
Type: Wall
Depth: 40m/130ft
What to see here: Barracuda, spiny lobsters, lionfish, eels, turtles.
Name: Moonhole Cave
About: Divers descend into 9m/30ft of blue water with a wall on one side and rolling reef meeting the sand at 15m/50ft. The reef steeply drops to 28m/92ft with larger boulders and colorful sponges. On the ascent at around 8m/25ft, a wide cavern appears and divers can check it out and look under the boulders for nurse sharks.
Type: Reef and cave
Depth: 28m/92ft
What to see here: Creole wrasse, porcupine fish, lobster, yellowtail snapper, parrotfish.
Contact
Address: Belmont Boardwalk, Port Elizabeth, Bequia, St. Vincent and The Grenadines
Phone Number: +1 (784) 495 9929
Reservations: divebequia@gmail.com
Online Reservations: https://www.divebequia.com/store/
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