Monkey Shoals, situated just off the western coast of St. Kitts’ Southeast Peninsula, is home to lobsters, rays, lizard fish, and a nurse shark or two. Average depth on the reef is only 50 feet, allowing extensive bottom time.
Coconut Tree Reef is one of the largest reefs in the area, beginning at a depth of 40 feet and plunging to nearly 200 feet. With its expanse, clear water, tremendous depth and abundant marine life, it is a good site for new and experienced divers alike.
Nags Head is located at the southern-most tip of St. Kitts where the Caribbean meets the Atlantic. The current here is usually strong, making this a destination for experienced divers only. The reef plunges to roughly 80 feet and is populated by rays, turtles, lobsters, and cruising pelagics.
Sandy Point is designated as a National Marine Park and offers truly world-class diving. Guarded from above by the historic Brimstone Hill Fortress, two of the most popular mooring sites are Paradise Reef and Anchors Away. Paradise Reef begins at 40 feet, a beautiful site of large coral heads with swim-through canyons sloping to about 100 feet. Anchors Away, a flatter reef system with undercut shelves that hide all sorts of critters and at 50 feet an 18th century coral-encrusted anchor wedged between two coral heads. Bring your cameras.
The Wreck of the River Taw is a 144-ft.-long island freighter sunk intact in 50 feet of water. It broke in half during a hurricane in 1980 and the stern turned 180 degrees, providing easy swim-throughs and views directly into the hull—a macro-photographer’s delight. Skin Diver Magazine has called this one of the best 20 wreck dives in the Caribbean, but the local divemasters think it’s one of the best 10.
The Caves are a series of coral grottoes lying in 40 feet of water south of Nevis. Divers can navigate tunnels and swim-throughs filled with many types of coral, sea fans, sponges, squirrel fish and lobster.
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