Sint Eustatius scuba diving - a reason for your vacation
The highlight of a many diver's vacation is to dive with the flying gurnards. Statia has several dive areas where divers can see one or up to a dozen of these spectacular fishes. They are considered uncommon throughout the Caribbean, however in Statia's waters one can see them everyday. Whether you are just beginning to dive or whether you are an old salt and want to dive walls, pinnacles, reefs or an old archeological shipwreck site, Statia has them all. The abundance of fish, coral and color makes this truly a divers dreams come true. And bring a camera. To help preserve Statia's pristine marine life, the St. Eustatius Marine Park, managed by Stenapa, was established in 1998. There are several dive shops that offer complete Scuba diving packages (PADI), dives, resort courses, lessons, certification programs, equipment rental, accessories and snorkel tours. DOUBLE WRECK, a popular dive site, consists of two corralized shipwrecks in 60 feet of water. The ships lay tip to tip surrounded by hundreds of schooling grunts, snappers, and other curious fish including the flying gurnard. Large barracuda guard the upper waters while spotted morays and southern sting rays patrol the depths below. The unexplainable abundance of fish near these wrecks inspires thoughts of how marine life "used to be" in other popular dive sites around the world. For those interested in archaeological dives, Statia has plenty. STINGRAY REEF, TRIPLE WRECK, BLUE BEAD HOLE are the most visited. It is common to find a glass shard from an ancient wine bottle or a piece of a Dutch clay pipe. Most divers dream of exploring shipwrecks and finding artifacts, here on Statia you have an opportunity to live that dream. THE CLIFFS, a truly spectacular dive site near the southern tip of the island begins in a coral garden at 65 feet and drops to nearly 250 feet. The coral and sponge covered wall is frequented by large black tip sharks, Loggerhead and Hawksbill turtles, and a variety of friendly groupers. The colorful hard and soft corals and queen angelfish accent the walls for photographic potential. This is a wide angle photographers dream come true. HANGOVER REEF, where permits, horse-eye jacks and other speedy open water fish can be found surrounding this colorful reef. This shallow, 45-60 foot reef is covered with a variety of sponges, anemones and sea fans and a colorful assortment of hard coral, including pillar, knuckle, brain, sheet and staghorn. The many cracks, crevices and undercuts in this are home to hundreds of species of fish such as spotted drums and high hats. Even the elusive longlure frogfish and longsnout seahorse can be observed here. Be sure to bring your camera and plenty of film!
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