Boa Vista Island – Dive Spots Description for website
Diving in Boa Vista Islands is a unique experience! The underwater world of this “one Country, ten destinations” place is known worldwide, not only be the location of the archipelago and the influences of Atlantic Ocean currents and the tropical waters but also for the variety of underwater environments and the unique diversity of marine life. Cape Verde is a wonderland for divers of all levels. The warm sea temperatures and the lack of a real rainy season.
Here the shallow dives progress to deeper waters from the long and sandy beaches and large pelagic species can be found all year round.
Rays and schools of colorful fish swim around the old shipwrecks and reefs. Turtles and nurse sharks rest in caves. The Cape yellowtail fish swim between the diverse sorts of coral. And during some seasons there are also swimming large species of animals such as dolphins and whales.
With the alternation of shipwrecks, rock formations, corals, caves and rock walls the underwater has a diver quite a lot to offer. The warm sea temperatures and the lack of a real rainy season make this Island a perfect destination for a Diving Holiday
With a variety of temperatures ranging from 20 – 27°C, both a 5mm and 7mm wetsuit may be appropriate depending on the season. Diving is possible all year round, but the best season lies from April to November.
Between colorful volcanic walls, cathedral-like caves and well-preserved wrecks, Boa Vista delights for divers with a variety interests. You are sure to be amazed not only by the interesting environments but also by the wide variety of marine life from humpback whales to the flying gurnard.
SHARK POINT NORTH
Elkhorn coral, scroll coral, pillar coral, Brain coral, Overhang coral, encrusting stinging coral.
Black Durgon, rock beauty, yellowtail snapper, stingray, spotted eagle ray, surgeon fish, spotted eel morey, gray eelmorey, squirrel fish
SHARK POINT SOUTH
Elkhorn coral, scroll coral, pillar coral,brain coral,
Overhang coral, encrusting stinging coral.
Black Durgon, rock beauty, yellowtail snapper,stingray, spotted eagle ray, blue tang, spotted morey, green morey, squirrel fish, lobsters, turtles.
SCREENSAVER NORTH
Overhang coral, encrusting stinging coral.
Black Durgon, trumpet, rock beauty, yellowtail snapper,stingray, nudibranquis, flounders, blue tang, spotted morey, squirrel fish, butterfly, parrots, lobsters
SCREENSAVER SOUTH
Cavernous coral, encrusting stinging coral.
Black Durgon, trumpet, parrots rock beauty, yellowtail snapper,stingray, spotted eagle ray, blue tang, spotted morey, green morey, squirrel fish
WALL ROCKS
Elkhorn coral, scroll coral, brain coral, coral, encrusting stinging coral. Black Durgon,trumpet, parrots, rock beauty, angel , parrots, lobsters, yellowtail snapper,stingray, spotted eagle ray, blue tang, spotted morey, squirrel fish
MARINE CLUB REEF
Elkhorn coral, scroll coral, brain coral,
cavernous coral, encrusting stinging coral, common sea fan, deepwater gorgonia,sea anemone
Black Durgon, trumpet, rock beauty, yellowtail snapper,stingray, spotted eagle ray, blue tang, spotted morey, green morey, squirrel fishCoral reef, reef squeed,coralshrimp,arrow crab, fairy basslet, spotted drum,
Porcupine fish, queen angelfish, french angelfish, butterfly fish,bluehead wrasse.
POSSONA DEEP
Elkhorn coral, scroll coral, pillar coral,brain coral,cavernous coral, encrusting stinging coral. Black Durgon, trumpet, rock beauty, yellowtail snapper,stingray, spotted eagle ray, blue tang, spotted morey, green morey, squirrel fish Coral reef
Possona Hole
Coral Reef , Advanced Divers
Elkhorn coral, scroll coral, pillar coral,brain coral,
Cavernous coral, encrusting stinging coral.
Black Durgon, trumpet, rock beauty, yellowtail snapper,stingray, spotted eagle ray, blue tang, spotted morey, green morey, squirrel fish Coral reef
Bodega De Juan
Black Durgon, trumpet, parrotsrock beauty, yellowtail snapper,stingray, spotted eagle ray, blue tang, spotted morey, green morey, squirrel fish
NORTH ROCKS
Advanced divers. Strong current often.
Elkhorn coral, scroll coral, brain coral.
Cavernous coral, encrusting stinging coral.
Black Durgon, rock beauty, yellowtail snapper,stingray, spotted eagle ray, blue tang, spotted morey, green morey, squirrel fish
BODEGA TEBAR
Black Durgon, trumpet, parrots rock beauty, yellowtail snapper,stingray, spotted eagle ray, blue tang, spotted morey, green morey, squirrel fish, huge puffer fishs, flounders
THE CHANNEL
Elkhorn coral, scroll coral, pillar coral,brain coral, cavernous coral, encrusting stinging coral. sponge,common sea fan,deepwater gorgonia,sea anemone
Black Durgon, rock beauty, trumpets, yellowtail snapper,stingray, spotted eagle ray, blue tang, spotted morey, squirrel fishCoral reef, reef queed,coralshrimp,arrow crab, fairy basslet, spotted drum,
Porcupine fish, queen angelfish, french angelfish, butterfly fish,bluehead wrasse.
SNORKELING REEF
TAGLIARTE WRECK
ANCORA REEF
Porcupine fish, angelfish, butterfly fish,bluehead wrasse.
ZANSWRECK
Porcupine fish, angelfish, butterfly fish, bluehead wrasse.
SHARK BOW
ATLÂNTIDA
Big schools of Cape yellowtail fish (yellowtail snappers), schools of sergeant majors and sea bream swimming over the reef and the steep reef.
Experienced divers can descend further to 30 meters, where sometimes nurse sharks are resting.
ATLANTIDA SHALLOW
ATLANTIDA DEEP
Common see, black Durgon, rock beauty, trumpets, stingray ,surgeons, spotted morey, squirrel fish, coral shrimp, arrow crab, fairy basslet , spotted drum, Porcupine fish, angelfish, butterfly fish blue head wrasse, jack fish, nurse sharks, turtles.