Tobago Diving: Dive Sites

The definitive guide to dive sites around the coast of Tobago

This page lists the 54 established dive sites around Tobago. The list starts at Columbus Point and extends around the coastline, in a clockwise direction, to Pedro Point off King’s Bay. There are no recreational dive sites along the mid-Atlantic coast between these two points. The list has been divided into the standard regions used throughout myTobago.

Dive sites are often referred to by several names. Some times these are simply alternative names adopted by individual dive operators. Sometimes the name refers to a different drop zone or route across one of the main reefs. Alternative names are provided in the detailed dive site listing, where known to us.

Readers unfamiliar with Tobago may be puzzled by the absence of Tobago’s most famous reef from the list of dive sites. However, Buccoo Reef is a very shallow reef and best viewed by snorkelling. The Coral Gardens to the south-western end of Buccoo Reef are used by some operators for training dives or children’s courses, but even then only rarely.

Click on the 'Details' button for detailed information about the dive sites in each region. Dive depths are shown in metres.

Key to Dive Levels:

§ – Easy    §§ – Medium    §§§ – Advanced     §§§§ – Expert

Key to Dive Types:

FR – Fringing Reef      BR – Bank Reef     PR – Patch Reef  
RO – Rock Outcrop    RP – Rock Pillars   RH – Rock Headland   

Region 1 - CROWN POINT  

No	Name	Depth	Level	Type	Notes	Location
1	Cove	7-25	§§§	FR	Drift. Some strong currents	off Columbus Point
2	Cove Crack	7-14	§§§	BR	Occasional strong current	off Columbus Point
3	Majeston	12-20	§§	FR	Drift	off Canoe Bay
4	Divers Dream	6-20	§§§+	BR	Drift. Frequent strong currents	Columbus Passage
5	Divers Thirst	17-25	§§§+	BR.	Drift. Frequent strong currents	Columbus Passage
6	Flying Reef	6-16	§§	FR	Drift	south, off airport
7	Stingray Ally	7-18	§§	FR	Drift	south, off airport
8	Kariwak	4-15	§	FR	Training/intro/night dives	Store Bay
9	The Rock	19-25	§	PR		off Cable Beach
10	Ketchup Reef	7-18	§	PR	Training	off Cable Beach

Region 2 - Lower Caribbean  

No	Name	Depth	Level	Type	Notes	Location
11	MV Maverick	18-32	§§§	Wreck	Purpose-sunk wreck	Mt Irvine Bay
12	Dutchman's Reef	7-18	§	FR	Remains of old wreck	Mt Irvine Bay
13	Mt.Irvine Extnsion	10-25	§§	FR		Mt Irvine Bay
14	Mt Irvine Wall	6-15	§	RH	Macro-marine	Off Back Bay
15	Dollar Reef	6-20	§§	FR		Off Ft.James / Plymouth
16	Anna Reef	6-20	§§	FR		west, off Arnos Vale
17	Arnos Vale	4-20	§§	PR	Macro and nursery	Arnos Vale Bay

Region 3 - Upper Caribbean  

No	Name	Depth	Level	Type	Notes	Location
18	Culloden	7-25	§§	Fingers	Occasional drift	Culloden
19	Castara	12-28	§§§	FR		east, off Castara
20	Scotch On Rocks	9-25	§§	FR		Englishman's Bay
21	Gin & Tonic	12-25	§§	FR		Englishman's Bay
22	Sisters Rocks In	12-40	§§§	RP		off Parlatuvier
23	Sisters Rocks Out	12-40	§§§	RP		off Parlatuvier
24	Bloody Bay	6-12	§§
25	Brothers Rocks	5-20	§§§	RO		off Bloody Bay

Region 4 - North End   

This region have been divided into two sub-groups: Caribbean & Atlantic

No	Name	Depth	Level	Type	Notes	Location
26	Ladycomb	10-90	§§§+	RO		North end coast
27	Obeah Man Point	10-40	§§§+	RO		off Corvo Point
28	Cardinal	7-40	§§	FR		Westside MOW Bay
29	Booby Island	5-25	§	FR		Westside MOW Bay
30	Pirate's Bay Reef	4-15	§	FR		Eastside MOW Bay
31	Long Rock	5-9	§	FR		Eastside MOW Bay
32	Washaroo	12-21	§§§+	RO	Frequent strong currents	N/E Flagstaff Hill
33	London Bridge	5-25	§§§	RO	Frequent strong currents	off North coast
34	Rocky Mntain High	10-22	§§	RO	Frequent strong currents	N/W St Giles Islands
35	Rocky Mntain Low	6-20	§§§	RO	Frequent strong currents	S/W St Giles Islands
36	Marble Island	7-25	§§§	RO	Frequent strong currents	Marble Island
37	South St Giles	6-15	§§§	RO	Frequent strong currents	S/W St Giles Islands
38	Sleeper	12-25	§§§	RO	Frequent strong currents	Speyside
39	Sail Rock	9-25	§§	FR		off Starwood
40	Batteaux Bay	15-30	§§	FR		Batteaux Bay
41	Roundtable	17-30	§§§	Wreck	Purpose-sunk wreck - 1 year	Batteaux Bay
42	Japanese Gardens	5-18	§§	FR		Goat Island
43	Angel Reef	5-12	§§	FR		Goat Island
44	Cathedral	5-20	§§	FR		west Lt.Tobago
45	Kelleston Drain	9-15	§§	FR		south Lt.Tobago
46	Black Jack Hole	6-21	§§	FR		S/E Lt.Tobago
47	Picker	7-40	§§§	FR	Frequent strong currents	east Lt.Tobago
48	TDE's Special	12-40	§§§	FR		S/W Lt.Tobago
49	Alps	12-20	§§	FR		Speyside
50	Bookends	12-35	§§§+	FR	Frequent strong currents	south Lt.Tobago
51	Shark Bank	10-35	§§§+	RO	Frequent strong currents	south Lt.Tobago
52	Spiny Bay	5-12	§§	FR		off Merchiston
53	Lucifer's Bay	12-21	§§	FR	Occasional strong currents	Cap Gracias a Dios
54	Inner Space	7-30	§§§	FR	Frequent strong currents	off Pedro Point

Region 5 & 6 - UPPER & LOWER Atlantic

There are no usable dive sites in these regions.

    

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