Champagne Reef

Probably the most popular dive site in Dominica. You can enjoy its bubbly hot springs where volcanic gasses vent through small fissures in the rocky reef. It’s also one of the few shore dives on the island. You enter from a shoreline of rocks that eventually give way to a shallow wall and then to other boulders, in an area where the water warms noticeably thanks to the volcanic activity.

Scott’s Head Drop Off

Located in Soufriere Bay, an underwater volcanic crater, Scott’s Head is one of the most stunning dive sites in Dominica. The dive starts over a sandy area with coral bommies and patches of seagrass and then drops to a 40-meter/130-foot deep shelf. Along the way, you can see anything from schools of grunts to wire coral shrimps.

Dangleben’s Pinnacle

This series of five pinnacles is perfect for intermediate divers. the pinnacles are of various shapes, sizes, and depths, and form a superb underwater seascape. Here, you’ll find numerous species of marine animals such as yellowtail snappers, jacks, barracudas, and snappers.

Cottage Point

A beginner level dive and one of the few wreck dive sites in Dominica. Here lies the wreck of an 18th-century ship. You can admire chain links and other remains at a depth of only 5 to 10 meters/16-33 feet.

Swiss Cheese

What an odd name for a dive site, right? But it makes sense. Swiss Cheese got its name because of its swim-throughs, valleys, hills, and wall – which combined create a real obstacle course for divers. There’s also plenty of life in this area, from gorgonians and sea rods to fish such as triggerfish and butterflyfish.