West Caicos snorkeling - fun and relax for you and your family
Located 10 miles southwest of Providenciales, West Caicos is an uninhabited island offering pristine walls and numerous pelagics. Caribbean, Black Tip Reef shark, and eagle rays are often seen along the sheer walls. This is your best chance to spot wild Flamingos, Osprey and Brown Pelican. Beckys Beautiful Bottom - The reef and wall on this site is “beautiful” according to divemaster Becky! Huge coral heads and barrel sponges line this wall, each containing a community of fish and creatures. This is a wonderful site for photographers who like shooting macro shots. You’ll find hermit crabs, pederson cleaning shrimp, and corkscrew anemones. Boat Cove - The top of the wall is a sand plateau with small coral heads scattered about. This sandy area brings in many rays and flounders to keep an eye out for, as well as yellow coral shrimp. The reef on top of the wall has small clumps of staghorn coral and is home to grunts, snappers, groupers, rooster-tail conch, and many juvenile fish. This is a great fish-watching site. Brandywine - The top of this dive site starts at 55 feet and drops down the sheer wall to about 120 feet. There are many sand chutes leading down to the wall creating overhangs for fish to hide in. Here you will find giant sea anemones, blue tangs, soft corals, tiger-tailed sea cucumbers, and white spotted filefish. Keep your eyes out for azure vase sponges as well along the wall and on top of the reef. Coney Island - Don't be detered by the 'shallow' depth here. If you're looking for 'critters' this is your dive! A small, sloping mini wall in about 25 feet of water is home to several small caves and overhangs. This is a great place to find those elusive critters that like to hide in the shade, including the occasional Nurse Shark! Continuing out, a lush coral field is located in 40 ft of water, and is home to numerous fish, Southern Stingrays and eels. Also a good place to see Flying Guynards. Up on top of the wall, the depth gets as shallow as 5-15ft, but is one of the prettiest parts of the dive. Large 'sinkholes' here are home to Giant Sea Anemones, and the small critters that live in and around them. Bring your macro kit! Devils Horn - An impressive site named for the large coral outcropping ('the horn') on the wall. This site starts in about 55 ft, with the top of the horn in approx 80 ft of water. The view as you round the top of the horn is usually spectacular, with many schooling fish congregating on the top of the out cropping. Back under the boat, keep an eye out for large Southern Stingrays, and beds of garden eels. Elephant Ear Canyon - Named for the largest known orange elephant ear sponge in the Turks and Caicos, nearly 11 feet in diameter, this site is a diver’s favorite! The top of the reef starts in 40-50 feet of water with scattered coral heads amongst sand chutes that extend down the reef. Divers often see garden eels, stingrays, & conch while finishing their dive under the boat.
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