Dive specials in Montserrat

The two dive shops on the volcanic island of Montserrat have joined forces and launched a special diving package valid until December 31st 2010.
 
Deuces Wild dive special, the joint package from Scuba Montserrat and Green Monkey Dive Shop includes four days of two tank dives, a kayak excursion and a boat tour of the former capital Plymouth, which is often compared to a modern day Pompeii.
 
Visitors can dive and explore areas covering more than 13 miles of Montserrat’s coastline and 30 unique dive sites with the island’s two dive shops.
 
The dive sites in Montserrat are unique to anywhere in the world thanks to the Soufriere Hills Volcano eruptions. When the first eruptions took place in 1995 the lava flows brought huge rocky boulders into the sea south of the island, this provided new foundations for reefs. During this time a two-mile maritime exclusion zone was put in place, this helped the underwater ecosystem recover as it suffered very limited human interference. As a result the dive sites are teeming with new life.
 
Montserrat’s underwater landscapes vary from sandy sea floors to areas littered with rocks and stony ledges, creating the best environment for diving.
 
At Rendezvous Bluff, divers can swim through a partly submerged opening into a cave housing thousands of fruit bates, whilst the Yellow Hole dive site contains a wreck of a steel schooner.
 
Deuces Wild dive package costs US$420 (approx. £272) per person and includes two days of two-tank dives with Scuba Montserrat, two days of two-tank dives with The Green Monkey Dive Shop, a sea kayaking excursion and a boat tour of the former capital Plymouth.
 
For bookings email: scubamontserrat@gmail.com
 
For more information about Montserrat, see: visitmontserrat.com