Netherlands Antilles

Mike's Maze (★4.5)

Mike’s Maze is one of the prettiest and shallowest sites within the Man of War Shoal Marine Protected Area. It starts at approximately 40 feet (12 m) and boasts healthy coral formations and numerous maze-like swim throughs.

BUBBLE SHOP, 97150 Saint-Martin

Little Bay (★4.2)

With a maximum depth of 20ft (6m), this site is perfect for beginners . This spot is just on the front at the beach and he have a sea museum with the statues.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Frenchmen's Reef (★4.3)

Reef located at the exit of Simpson Bay, different rocky rise surrounded by a sandy bank constitutes this site. Depth between 4 and 8m. It’s the best for the discovery.

BUBBLE SHOP, 97150 Saint-Martin

Shark Hotel (★4.5)

There is a good chance to spot reef sharks here! At 60 feet there’s a beautiful reef with lots of ledges and ridges to explore. Located right next to Fishbowl.

BUBBLE SHOP, 97150 Saint-Martin

Fish Bowl (★4.5)

Jump on in and explore this circular-shaped reef. As the name implies, this site boasts an abundance of wildlife from Honeycomb Trunk Fish, Scrawled File Fish, and huge schools of Bi-coloured Damsel Fish.

Scubapro

Gregory (★4.4)

A 33 m long transport barge, positioned upside down on 15 m of sandy bottom, south of Long Bay. The boat is located not far from a small drop off with turtles roaming it and shoals of sergeants major.

BUBBLE SHOP, 97150 Saint-Martin

Porpoise (★4.7)

The Porpoise is a sunken tugboat that sits upright in approximately seventy feet. It is located opposite Maho Beach, directly opposite the airstrip. Wreck Depth: 80-90ft.

Scubapro, Stephen Frink

Sara’s Smile (★4.3)

Sara’s Smile is the house reef of Belmar Private Oceanfront Apartments, so if you dive from the shore you need permission. A nice reef and after the dive you will certainly emerge with a “smile“.

Scubapro

Anchor Point (★4.2)

Anchor Point is a dive site with a coral-covered French anchor dating from around 1750 and said to be the most beautiful anchor in the entire area.

Aqualung

Hangover (★4.5)

It is a chatty spot located in the pristine marine reserve. Swim through a maze of lava flows with small and large overhangs that give this spot its name. This spot is spectacular for all divers.

Mares

Man O War Shoal (★4.3)

Just east of Diamond Rock, this similarly steep rock structure lies in the sandy bottom at 70 feet with twin peaks rising to 15-20 feet from the surface. A multi-level dive profile works best here by circumnavigating the base and slowly spiraling upwards between the two peaks in a figure eight fashion.

Aqualung

Moonscape (★4.4)

Moonscape is a cratered reef that resembles the face of the moon, hence its name. The reef starts at about forty feet of water and is home to numerous Caribbean Stingrays.

Mares, Predrag Vuckovic

Double Wreck (★4.1)

The spot is not exactly what you expect; nothing is visible anymore of the wrecks that sank here more than 300 years ago. Only some ballast and an anchor.

Mares

Customs House (★4.4)

This reef is often described as a “loaf of bread“ for its distinctive rectangular shape. The sloping reef starts with a fabulous sandy area, home to garden eels and both southern and roughtail Stingrays.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Baleine du pain de sucre (★4.7)

A small rock close to the island called Pain de sucre (“sugar loaf“), you can dive at a depth of 25m maximum. Easy to go all around the rock to find your way back to the boat.

Mares

Pain de sucre Sud (★4.7)

South Sugarloaf is one of the most famous diving sites on this part of the island. It provides amazing dives for every level of divers and almost always great visibility!

Ouanalao Dive, 97133 Saint Barthelemy

ÎLe Fourchue (★4.7)

This island is located 15 minutes by boat from Gustavia. The site is located in a protected bay, allowing all levels of experience to come and enjoy this magnificent coral garden.

Ouanalao Dive, 97133 Saint Barthelemy

Le tombant de colombier (★4.6)

Wonderful wall with a lot of plants, corals, sponges, and fishes! It’s possible to see tarpons, stingrays, turtles and lobsters. Sometimes there is a little courant on this site, so perfect to discover the drift dive!

Scubapro

Weber’s Joy (17) (★4.5)

Located at the “Witch’s Hut“. Good parking and easy entry from a stone path and across a sandy beach. Well sheltered. Great macro site. Lots of sponges.

Aqualung

Big Rock Market (★3.9)

Easy dive spot. Lots of scientific research going on here, please do not touch anything that you come across as it could interfere with experiments. Some small corals in a largely sponge dominated reef.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Turtle City (★4.8)

When you drive from Sorobon to the east coast, on the left side there is a deserted shrimp fishing house. When the fence stops, drive in on a sandy road. At the end you can park the car and walk towards the entrance, which is a shallow bay at the shoreline.

Mares, Predrag Vuckovic

Charly shoal (★4.6)

Located in the bay of Simpson Bay, this reef is a break in the rock with an average depth of 15m surrounded by a sandy bank and various barrel sponges.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

Tug boat (★4.4)

Wreck of a tugboat sunk in the 2000s. Boat lying 6m deep on a sandbank surrounded by a turtle meadow. Ideal site for introduction to scuba diving or freediving.

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