“DIVE NEVIS!"

Explore virgin reefs among majestic stands of pillar coral, sea fans and long slender tube sponges. Dive among schools of snappers, angelfish chubs, jacks, and barracuda while graceful southern stingrays, eagle rays and turtles glide lazily by. Numerous dive sites are available off the shores of Nevis. Scuba Safaris has been in operation since 1985, offering superior knowledge and experience of our local waters, numerous dive sites and varying weather conditions. We operate 2 custom built dive boats, the largest "Sea Monkey" is a 45 foot Corinthian catamaran which takes a maximum of 25 passengers for 2 tank dives. The smaller boat "Over Exposure" is a 34 foot Island Hopper which has a capacity of 14 passengers for 2 tank dives. All dives offered are guided by an Instructor/DiveMaster.

Don’t forget our sunset rumpunch cruise aboard "Sea Monkey" our comfortable 45 foot catamaran. We can also accommodate private groups and picnic parties.
Oualie Beach Resort Sunset Sail.....5:00pm every Thursday for a cruise down the coastline to Charlestown and Back. Complimentary snacks, rum-punch, beer, and wine will be available while you dance to a wide array of musical selections!! US$25.00 per person.

OUR ISLANDS:

St. Kitts and Nevis, like no other islands in the Caribbean, seem to embody a kind of lush tropical paradise usually associated with the South Pacific. Whether you are staying on St. Kitts or staying on Nevis you will experience an atmosphere here that is palpably luxuriant, an intoxicating blend of sunlight, sea air and fantastically abundant vegetation. The two islands are only separated by 2 miles making it easy to experience both islands, as each island provides an assortment of activities and many chances to lime*. At the center of St. Kitts stands the spectacular, cloud-fringed peak of Mount Liamuiga a dormant volcano covered by dense tropical forest. And on Nevis the ground rises upward into a cloud forest filled with elusive green vervet monkeys that are termed as a pest to farmers and local gardens. For ecotourists, or simply anyone who enjoys stunning natural beauty, St. Kitts and Nevis cannot fail to exceed expectations. Located 17 degrees north of the Equator, the average daily temperature is about 84 degrees F, tempered by steady northeasterly breezes, with a sea temperature of approximately 81 degrees F.

*Liming: West Indian term for taking it easy, relaxing, and unwinding in a gentle, unhurried way. Other terms may include: "...busting a sweet lime..." or "...having an ire-lime..." and the obvious simple one word answer to questions such as 'where were you?' or 'what are you doing?'  "Liming!" says it all.

**Nuestra Señora de las Nieves: "Our Lady of The Snows" Chistopher Columbus' name for Nevis because of its first appearance as a snow-capped peak.

Our dive boats depart daily at 9:00am from the dock at Oualie Beach Resort for 2-tanks and returns at approx 12:30-1:00 pm. At 1:30 pm our dive boats depart for Discover Scuba, snorkeling and 1-tankers. Water temperature varies from warm 86 F in summer to 79 F in winter months. The average visibility is 80 feet.

Diving with Scuba Safaris:

Scuba Safaris has discovered over 40 different dive sites which may vary from virgin, gently sloping reefs to caverns, ledges, drop-offs and wrecks.

Here is a brief description of just a handful of our more favored dive sites.

~1. The Thermal Vents.~ This reef begins at a shallow 35 feet and plunges to 95 feet. This reef is covered with large 'Black Coral' trees that stem from the side of the reef. With overhangs and small canyons, this reef provides good hiding places for Spotted Drum, High hats Arrow Crabs and some of the largest Lobsters. Divers can visit the hot vent where 100 F water fizzes from the bottom.

~2. Coral Gardens.~ This area begins at 50 feet and has extensive growth of tube sponges, sea fans, and anemones. Packed with hard and soft corals, this area seems to continue forever. This is home to schools of Atlantic Spadefish and large schools of Horse-Eyed Jacks that tend to love swimming between groups of divers.

 ~3. The Monkey Shoals.~ This two square mile reef is located 15 minutes from shore. Because of the large area, a number of dives can be done on this reef without repetition. Some of these sites include "The Basin","Doughnut","The White Hole" and "Hurricane Reef". The depth varies from a shallow depth of 40 feet to a depth of 100 feet. Visibility here is usually 100 feet plus. This is home to French and Gray Angelfish, Nurse Sharks, Reef Sharks (Black Tip),Flying Gunards, Glass-Eyed and Yellow Tailed Snappers and Much more. There are also many types of coral, such as, majestic stands of Pillar Coral, large Brain Coral and Elkhorn Coral. Definite thumbs up for the novice, intermediate, and advanced divers.

 ~4. Nags' Head.~ This reef has a beginning depth of 15 feet and plummets to 75 feet. Here the large boulders are stacked on top of each other making great hiding places for crustaceans, crinoids and Parrot fish. Here Eagle Rays cruise past divers in fighter jet formation.

~5. Booby High Shoals.~ Named because of it's close proximity to Booby Island and located in the 'Narrows' between the Islands of St. Kitts and Nevis, this 40 foot dive is explosive with life. This almost circular shaped reef is packed with lobster, French Grunts, Horse-Eyed Jacks, Southern Stingrays, and Hawksbill Turtles. The deep ledges provide some protection from the northeast currents that sometimes sweep through here, these ledges provide homes for some of the larger nurse sharks (10-12 feet).

~6. Wreck of the River Taw.~ A large freighter, 144 feet long, sunk in 50 feet of water in 1985. This wreck is now divided into halves (thanks to 'Hurricane Hugo' Sept 1989). She is encrusted in coral and houses a large variety of fish, such as, Squirrel Fish, Glass-Eyed Snappers, Angelfish, rays and much more.

~7. Devil's Caves.~ This 40 foot dive is located at the southern most point of Nevis. Divers navigate through caverns and around overhangs that are riddled with marine life such as, Glassy Sweepers, Blue Tangs, Chubb, Nurse Sharks, Stingrays, lobster and the occasional Black Tip Reef Shark may cruise by.

~8. Fish Bowl.~ This 70 foot site has a sandy circular indentation in the coral bed; it makes a habitat for the illusive Flying Gurnard. Here shoals and shoals of fish (Grey and Yellow Snapper, Angelfish, Grunt) swim among our divers. This is also a place for viewing of lobsters, which tend to align themselves along the cracks in the coral bed.

~9. Turtle Bar.~ This site is located off the western coast of St. Kitts. The depth is 20-55 feet. An out cropping released by volcanic action, makes great hiding places for the endangered Green Turtles and the Hawksbill Turtles. Divers can navigate between these boulders searching for different crustaceans and Sea Horses.

Our dive sites are chosen on a daily basis based on visibility, water currents, wind direction and of course our guest experience.