This Caribbean Island Is Hosting a Dive Fest

By: - June 29th, 2016
St Lucia Dive Fest

Are you a diver? Then you may want to book a trip to St Lucia this fall.

The Eastern Caribbean island is hosting its first-ever Dive Fest, aimed at strengthening St Lucia’s position in the diving sector.

The festival, which will take place Sept. 10-17, aims to celebrate St Lucia’s undersea beauty.

The festival, which is being hosted by the Saint Lucia Dive Association, includes a pair of competitions: the Photographic Competition and the Treasure Hunt.

A number of the island’s hotels are also offering special packages for Dive Fest, from Cap Maison to Capella Marigot Bay to Windjammer Landing, with some offering significant savings off regular rates.

The festival is highlighting 22 dive sites across the island.

For the full list of sites, see below:

1.    Saline Point
2.    Smugglers Cove
3.    Bird’s Rock
4.    Pigeon Island
5.    Berger Rock
6.    La Roche (The Rock)
7.    Bone Yard
8.    Anse La Raye Wall
9.    Virgin’s Cove
10.    Anse Chochon (N)
11.    Lesleen M Wreck
12.    Roseman’s Trench
13.    Anse Chochon (S)
14.    Daini Koyomaru Wreck
15.    Turtle Reef
16.    Anse Chastanet
17.    Fairyland
18.    Grand Caille
19.    Keyhole Pinnacles
20.    Superman’s Flight
21.    Coral Gardens
22.    Piton Wall

 

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