Barbados Scuba Diving Travel Guide

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Turtle in the waters off Barbados, Caribbean
Turtle in the waters off Barbados (Loimere/Flickr)

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  • Sitting on the eastern edge of the Antilles, more in the open Atlantic than the Caribbean, Barbados is better known for its surfing than its diving. However, the protected reefs off the leeward (western) side of the island offer great diving, and the best conditions occur during the calmer summer months.
  • Barbados' waters host an impressive collection of shipwrecks. Carlisle Bay is thought to hold as many as 200 historic ships, though four 20th-century wrecks—the Berwyn, Eilon, C-Trek, and Fox—are the most popular among divers. By far the top dive on the island is the SS Stavronikita, a 365-foot Greek freighter, intentionally sunk as an artificial reef.
  • Barbados has two types of reefs for divers: The deeper barrier reefs lie one to two miles offshore and host larger marine life like turtles and sharks. The near-shore fringe and patch reefs offer shallower depths, calmer conditions, and a bevy of smaller critters like sea horses and frogfish.

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  • Can you provide information and images of the Barbados Baptist College? I can not find a website that shows this information. Thank you
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  • We are an extended family of 20 with 11 children ranging from 2 to 18 -4 families and a grandmother. We went to Mexico last January 1 and found it nice but not quite warm enough and not enough for the kids to do at the hotel. We went to Chel-ha and Telum but we would like for there to be lots of activities at the resort as well. We have a budget of about $1700.00-$1800.00 per person before taxes. Is there somewhere you can recommed for us?? Did I mention beautiful beach and lots of restauraunt choices?? A tall order, thank you so much. Catherine
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  • Hi are thinking of heading over to barbados in september and are planning on staying in the south, im a surfer and wandered what are the waves like down south and also whats the best and cheapest way to get around,eg; to bathseba to the soup bowl. thanks
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Sandy Lane Hotel

Sandy Lane
Saint James Map

Distance: 4.7 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: Not Yet Rated
Good For Scuba Diving
Expert Rated & Recommended
5.0
5.0
from: $99

Divi Southwinds Beach Resort

St. Lawrence Gap
Christ Church 000000000 Map

Distance: 1.3 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 2 class stars

Good For Scuba Diving
Expert Rated & Recommended
4.0
from: $179

Hilton Barbados hotel

Needham's Point St Michael
Bridgetown 11000 Map

Distance: 7.0 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 4 class stars

Good For Scuba Diving
Expert Rated & Recommended
4.0
3.0

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Attractions

West Side Scuba Centre

expert favorite attraction
Good For Scuba Diving
Baku Beach
St. James, Barbados

Distance: 4.8 mi. (from destination center)
Expert Rated & Recommended
4_0

Berwyn Wreck Dive

expert favorite attraction
Good For Scuba Diving
Carlisle Bay, southwest shore


Distance: 7.3 mi. (from destination center)

Description: Berwyn Wreck was sunk in 1919 and is a dive site located in Carlisle Bay. ... Read More
Expert Rated & Recommended
4_0

SS Stavronikita Wreck Dive

Good For Scuba Diving
400 yards offshore, near West Terrace onthe the western shore


Distance: 5.5 mi. (from destination center)

Description: SS Stavronikita Wreck Dive is a 365 ft Greek freighter that lies in 120 feet of water. It was... Read More
Expert Rated & Recommended
5_0

Airports

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Other Smaller Airports near Barbados

Distance (mi.)
Grantley Adams International Airport 9.7 map
Mustique Island Mustique Airport 110.1 map
Port Elizabeth Bequia Airport 114.3 map

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from: $869

5 bedroom West coast villa

Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 5
Sleeps: 10
Amenities: Air Conditioning, Cable/Satellite TV, DVD Player, Internet Access, Non-Smoking, Phone, Swimming Pool, Towels
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from: $885

5 bedroom Sandy Lane Villa

Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 4
Sleeps: 10
Amenities: Air Conditioning, Balcony, Cable/Satellite TV, DVD Player, Internet Access, Non-Smoking, Phone, Swimming Pool, Towels
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from: $397

3 bedroom Barbados private villa

Bedrooms: 3
Bathrooms: 4
Sleeps: 6
Amenities: Air Conditioning, Cable/Satellite TV, DVD Player, Internet Access, Non-Smoking, Phone, Swimming Pool, Towels

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