Amazing scenery. Overlooking Indian Bay with Bequia in the distance.

The rugged, mountainous island of St. Vincent drips with green foliage. Surrounded by black sand beaches and topped by a smoldering volcano it has spectacular dive sites as well as other outdoor activities for adventurous souls.

The view of Indian Bay, overlooking Fort Duvernette, with Bequia in the distance, is one of the finest in the world. It also overlooks a dive site we've been visiting for 18 years, Critter Corner, the original muck dive.

No trip to St. Vincent is complete without both diving and topside touring. Few tourists visit St. Vincent and the tourist facilities are minimal. St. Vincent is one, if not the only Caribbean Island that has not been developed for tourism. There are plenty of sights to see, Vincentians are friendly, but often shy, people (perhaps because they are not deluged with outside visitors.

Diving in St. Vincent

There are several dive shops located on the islands. Diving is the best in the Caribbean for unusual critters, macro photography or just an enjoyable dive with lots of color and fish.

Day trips to the cool, beautiful Falls of Baleine or the island of Bequia, famous for its seafaring and whaling history can be combined with snorkeling or scuba.

St. Vincent and the Grenadines are some of the few Caribbean islands that have not seen a hurricane for many decades. The rainforests and reefs are in fine shape.

	Casual reading at Critter Corner

Both very experienced divers and beginners are entralled with diving St. Vincent's underwater delights.

Beginning divers are often overwhelmed with the beauty and dazzling colors of the corals, sponges and reef fish. The colors of St Vincent's marine creatures and brighter than the same species seen elsewhere.

Finding and photographing a rare species of marine creature they have never seen excites experienced divers. Any level of diver can dive St. Vincent and enjoy the dive experience.

Boat-lovers enjoy sailing some of the finest yacht cruising in the world. The Grenadines, Bequia, Mustique, Canouan, Union Island, Mayreau and the Tobago Cays combine breathtakingly beautiful white sand beaches with azure waters. Sailors, whether on their own yacht, or a charter, can easily sail between the islands and have pleny of time to stop for a dive or a snorkle, lunch in a perfect bay or at one of the Grenadines' many small restaurants.

Above the sea, St. Vincent and the Grenadines boast some of the Caribbean's best small resort hotels such as Young Island Resort, Petit St. Vincent Resort and Cotton House.

The small intimate resorts are ideal for a romantic, tropical honeymoon. Activities such as hiking up to a magnificent volcano crater, visiting the oldest Botanical Gardens in the Western Hemisphere, diving into the pool beneath a waterfall or visiting with the islanders are very simple things one can enjoy in this diverse country of islands.

Check out the Island link for practical information, such as how to get here, entry information, how to get around on the island, currency and electricity, etc. Check our Photo Tours link for details on our escorted underwater photography tours. These tours are not just for underwater photographers. Any diver that enjoys seeing exotic marine animals and spending time observing their behavior will love these trips.

Read a story about the August '98 pro photographer's trip to St. Vincent. Read:
Well-Trained Eyes.

Other stories:
The Christmas Seahorse Tale and Special of the Day all at
www.SeaHorseTales.com

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