2-Tank Scuba Dive in St Martin
St Maarten, Netherlands Antilles
Trip Type: Scuba Diving
Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes
Discover St Martin’s underwater world during this 2-tank dive from Grand Case. Whether you just got your certification or you’re a seasoned diver, you’ll be impressed by the array of colorful coral, sea turtles, tropical fish, sharks and other exotic marine life that inhabit the reefs and wrecks in St Martin’s turquoise waters. Visit two dive sites on the French and/or Dutch sides aboard a comfortable, speedy dive boat, and enjoy VIP treatment with valet service for your equipment. This dive is limited to eight participants, ensuring you enjoy a small-group experience.
The island of St Maarten is split into a Dutch side (St Maarten) and a French side (St Martin), so don't be confused if you see two different spellings for this popular Caribbean retreat.
The island of St Maarten is split into a Dutch side (St Maarten) and a French side (St Martin), so don't be confused if you see two different spellings for this popular Caribbean retreat.
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Discover St Martin’s underwater world during this 2-tank dive from Grand Case. Whether you just got your certification or you’re a seasoned diver, you’ll be impressed by the array of colorful coral, sea turtles, tropical fish, sharks and other exotic marine life that inhabit the reefs and wrecks in St Martin’s turquoise waters. Visit two dive sites on the French and/or Dutch sides aboard a comfortable, speedy dive boat, and enjoy VIP treatment with valet service for your equipment. This dive is limited to eight participants, ensuring you enjoy a small-group experience.
The island of St Maarten is split into a Dutch side (St Maarten) and a French side (St Martin), so don't be confused if you see two different spellings for this popular Caribbean retreat.After checking in for your certified dive in Grand Case (on the French side of the island), meet your dive guide (proof of dive certification is required); if you need to rent equipment, you can pick out your regulator, mask, weights and other gear (rental available for US$5). All of your equipment — whether yours or rented — will then be set up for you on one of the dive boats.
When you’re ready, head with your guide to your dive boat — the Kraken (max eight divers), the Octopussy (max six divers) or the Arvor (max four divers). Each boat is fast and comfortable, getting you to your dive site as quickly as possible so you don’t waste any time above the water.
Speed across the beautiful turquoise waters off St Martin’s coast to your first site. Following a full briefing, you’ll be helped into your equipment and given a pre-dive safety check by your seasoned guide. Then jump in to enjoy your first dive!
Afterward, hop back aboard the boat via a custom-built dive ladder and let your guide help you out of your equipment. You have a break of about 30 to 45 minutes to refuel with bottled water and fresh oranges. While you relax and listen to the onboard music, your guide will switch out your tanks for your second dive.
Then head to a new site for your second dive, after which you’ll return to the Grand Case dive center, where your equipment will be rinsed and hung up for you.
Possible sites visited during your dive:
Turtle Reef (French side)
Located in Grand Case Bay; a diverse reef home to green turtles, fan coral, eagle rays, toadfish and octopus
Japanese Garden (French side)
A reef that ranges from 30 to 70 feet (9 to 21 meters) deep; home to nurse sharks and a sunken garden
The Tugboat (French side)
45-foot (14-meter) sunken tugboat that’s home to stingrays, spotted eagle rays and the occasional dolphin
Crazy Horse (Dutch side)
40- to 60-foot (12- to 20-meter) reef that’s home to lobsters, crabs, orange and purple sponge coral, and rays
The Bridge (Dutch side)
Three small wrecks and a bridge at 50 feet deep (14 meters); home to lobsters, stingrays and the occasional turtle
Molly Beday (Dutch side)
An undisturbed reef site that’s not often visited, so the sea life and coral is abundant; up to 80 feet (24 meters) deep; home to elkhorn coral, which is unusual in this area
The island of St Maarten is split into a Dutch side (St Maarten) and a French side (St Martin), so don't be confused if you see two different spellings for this popular Caribbean retreat.After checking in for your certified dive in Grand Case (on the French side of the island), meet your dive guide (proof of dive certification is required); if you need to rent equipment, you can pick out your regulator, mask, weights and other gear (rental available for US$5). All of your equipment — whether yours or rented — will then be set up for you on one of the dive boats.
When you’re ready, head with your guide to your dive boat — the Kraken (max eight divers), the Octopussy (max six divers) or the Arvor (max four divers). Each boat is fast and comfortable, getting you to your dive site as quickly as possible so you don’t waste any time above the water.
Speed across the beautiful turquoise waters off St Martin’s coast to your first site. Following a full briefing, you’ll be helped into your equipment and given a pre-dive safety check by your seasoned guide. Then jump in to enjoy your first dive!
Afterward, hop back aboard the boat via a custom-built dive ladder and let your guide help you out of your equipment. You have a break of about 30 to 45 minutes to refuel with bottled water and fresh oranges. While you relax and listen to the onboard music, your guide will switch out your tanks for your second dive.
Then head to a new site for your second dive, after which you’ll return to the Grand Case dive center, where your equipment will be rinsed and hung up for you.
Possible sites visited during your dive:
Turtle Reef (French side)
Located in Grand Case Bay; a diverse reef home to green turtles, fan coral, eagle rays, toadfish and octopus
Japanese Garden (French side)
A reef that ranges from 30 to 70 feet (9 to 21 meters) deep; home to nurse sharks and a sunken garden
The Tugboat (French side)
45-foot (14-meter) sunken tugboat that’s home to stingrays, spotted eagle rays and the occasional dolphin
Crazy Horse (Dutch side)
40- to 60-foot (12- to 20-meter) reef that’s home to lobsters, crabs, orange and purple sponge coral, and rays
The Bridge (Dutch side)
Three small wrecks and a bridge at 50 feet deep (14 meters); home to lobsters, stingrays and the occasional turtle
Molly Beday (Dutch side)
An undisturbed reef site that’s not often visited, so the sea life and coral is abundant; up to 80 feet (24 meters) deep; home to elkhorn coral, which is unusual in this area
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