St Kitts - Nevis.

 

Saint Kitts is the largest island in the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. The country is an independent Commonwealth Realm, recognizing Queen Elizabeth II as head of state. Saint Kitts is located no more than 3 kilometers from the smaller island called Nevis, and they are both Leeward Islands in the Caribbean Sea. The official language is English and the currency East Caribbean Dollar.

Compared to many other paradise islands in the Caribbean, St. Kitts has never been heavily promoted as a scuba diving destination despite the fact that the island is surrounded by many excellent dive sites. This means that St. Kitts can offer relatively new, untouched dive sites. The average water temperature is 79 to 82° F (26 to 28 °C). The west side of the island is more sheltered than the east side, and underwater visibility is usually 60 to 100 feet (18 to 30 meters).

St. Kitts offer shallow inshore scuba diving sites as well as offshore ones, and some are stretching several miles. The coral life around St. Kitts is diverse and you will see different types of coral depending on depth and proximity to the shore, including majestic pillar corals. You can also dive among long slender tube sponges, blue sea fan gardens and intensely fluorescent sponges – just to mention a few of the species thriving in these waters. There are more than 25 dive sites easily reached from St. Kitts and three of them features wrecks. Reef dives, wall dives and cave dives are also possible and the varying depths and conditions make St. Kitts a good scuba diving destination for beginners and experienced scuba divers alike. Even though St. Kitts is a small island diving gear can be purchased or rented here and there are several dive operators to choose from.

The animal life around St. Kitts varies from tiny crayfish and colourful tropical reef fish to larger pelagic fish, and includes spiny lobsters, schools of snapper, peacock flounders, angelfish chubs, large barracudas, jacks, garden eels, eagle rays, southern stingrays and magnificent leatherback turtles. January to April is humpback whale and dolphin season in this area, and especially the dolphins are renowned for their curiosity when they spot a scuba diver.

Popular dive sites around St. Kitts are Booby Island, Redonda Bank, The Caves, the Black Coral Reef, the Bloody Bay Reef, Nags Head, Grid Iron, the Coconut Tree Reef, the Beached Tug Boat, the Sandy Point Bay, the Brassball Wreck, the Monkey Reef, the River Taw Wreck and the M.V. Talata Wreck. If you wish to encounter nurse sharks while scuba diving you should pick a dive site with overhangs, since the nurse sharks are found of them. If you want to see turtles you should go on a night dive, since most of St. Kitts’ scuba diving operators know where the turtles like to sleep. Keep in mind that the turtles – like any other living being – hate to be disturbed while snoozing and respect their privacy.

 

 

A large number of islands are located in what used to be known as buccaneer country, the Caribbean Sea offers some of the best diving found on this planet. Caribbean islands entice snorkelers, scuba divers, water skiers and tourists who come to enjoy the beautiful environment these islands an offer. The islands enables you to have an vacation with everything you come to associate with the good live such as relaxing under a lush palm tree at the sandy beach while contemplating your next adventure in a wonderful surrounding. Other ways to spend your time includes playing beach volleyball, taking a tour into the Caribbean wilderness, go shopping, chartering a yacht, enjoying romantic sunsets on a secluded cliff, visiting an historical area and learn more about the history of the area and how the history affected how the area look today – a history that starts long before Columbus and other parts of the history such as the age of the pirate buccaneers. Travellers from all around the world consider, Nevis as a place for a memorable experience as well as for finding inner peace and leaving all stressful thoughts behind.

One of these much loved paradisiacal places in the Caribbean’s is Nevis. Nevis is located in the Caribbean Sea$ and encircled by thousands of islands, islets, caves and reefs. Nevis is a part of the West Indies, the area was named by Christopher Columbus since he thought he had found a new way to India when he named the area after leaving Europe in an attempt to find a new faster route to Asia.

Nevis is offering scuba divers clear waters and outstanding visibility that is enjoyed by scuba divers and under water naturalists. The water around Nevis is less salty than the Atlantic and the waters around Nevis have a very low tidal range. Nevis water temperatures are always enjoyable and the average water temperature is 75°F / 24°C, this combined makes for great diving. The sea around Nevis was once known for piracy and scuba divers can enjoy a large quantity of wrecks. Scuba divers how make long dives favour the use of full wetsuits during the period from December to March when the water is colder, a half wetsuit is sufficient from April to November. During the summer, from May to October, its warm enough to dive without clothes because of the high water temperature. The currents surrounding Nevis moves counter-clockwise. The water of the Caribbean Sea enters via the Lesser Antilles, the water is warmed by the climate in the area. It then exits through the Yucatan Channel and forms the Gulf Stream

The geological history of the area is fascinating and the island was formed by volcanic activity a long time ago, when magma came streaming up from to the earths surface was being cooled of by the sea. The coral reefs surrounding Nevis has been the home of for generations of calcium carbonated based corals that created the reefs. Corals can only grow on suitable surfaces, the lava stone around Nevis is perfect for this purpose. As one coral polyp dies its skeleton is used by other coral polyps to attach them selves on, which causes the reefs to grow over time. Coral reefs are mainly found in tropical waters as the waters around Nevis. The Caribbean Sea is a premium environment for coral reefs, because of the clear water. A high visibility combined with the sunny weather means that the reef will receive a lot of sun light and the energy is used by the corals to grow. The coral are unable to synthesise energy through photosynthesis, as a substitute they form relationships with microscopic algae that do the photosynthesise in their place. One of many relationships that show of the complexity of the marine world. Nevis and its surrounding waters are bustling with marine life. You can observe marine life of all kinds and lower life forms found in the sea such as sea snails and sea cucumbers. You will also have the opportunity to se some larger sea creatures, such as whale sharks.