Scarborough scuba diving - a reason for your vacation
You’d be pushed to do all of Tobago’s dives in a fortnight’s holiday. Whether you’re a beginner or advanced diver, there’s something for everyone. The outflow of South America’s Orinoco River, the Southern Atlantic and the Caribbean Sea, all meet around the island of Tobago. Consequently, the surrounding waters are teeming with nutrients and underwater life. So what can you see? Over 300 species of coral, including the world’s largest brain coral, fish galore - Glassy Sweepers and Spotted Drums. Fairy Basslets, Parrotfish, Barracuda, Triggerfish, Sergeant Majors, every species of Angel Fish. Southern Stingrays, Morays, Turtles, Nurse Sharks, as well as on the Northern Atlantic side of Speyside, drift diving with Manta Rays, and Tarpon. Manta season runs from November to June, and peaks in January & February. During this period, Manta Rays can be seen at Speyside, around Little Tobago and Goat Islands. Far from shy, Mantas are not afraid of divers! When not feeding, they will often approach divers, begging for a back scratching or offering an ride. A ride on one of these 'Tobago Taxis' is an experience no one can forget. Speyside has been described as the ‘Disneyland’ of diving. An apt description, with its diverse range of dives and the surprise creatures that visit this part of the sea. Whale Sharks, the biggest fish in the sea, are rare in the Caribbean. They are most often seen in Tobago in the summer time - June and July being the most likely months for an encounter with these giants. There is no way to be sure exactly when or where a whale shark will arrive in Tobago, or how long it will linger, but if you are lucky enough dive with one, you’ll never forget it. There’s an island wide Association of Dive Operators whose instructors are all PADI , NAUI or BSAC certified. The island also has a recompression chamber to deal with cases of decompression sickness. From the autumn of 2003, the number of dive sites in Tobago was increased with the addition of two new wrecks. The first is in the Speyside area between Goat Island and the mainland, at the northeast tip of the island. The second went down off Mount Irvine Point on the Caribbean side, very near to the wreck of the MV Maverick, which is a popular site with divers.
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