Sub-aqua in Paradise
Tobago is prized with having some of the best scuba diving and snorkeling in the Caribbean. It is a destination for both advanced and amateur divers.
Diving can be enjoyed in virtually any area of the island. Tobago has a relatively untouched underworld; its waters teem with marine life - manta rays, stingrays, angelfish, sharks, barracuda, trigg
erfish and hundreds more. The waters abound with nutrients, an underwater world of thriving barrel sponges, sea fans and some of the largest brain coral. Wrecks are another attraction on the island.
Drift diving is popular in Tobago, and several sites are well known for the intense currents which allow this challenging type of dive.
The seas are at their roughest from December to April and the temperature is highest from July to September - reaching around 80°F. Manta rays are best seen in the winter months when the waters are cooler.
Private diving lessons at the villa
We've recruited the services of Andre from Tobago Watersports, a PADI qualified diving instructor and one of the best and most safety conscious instructors on the island. For an additional fee, he'll be pleased to provide private lessons at the villa, making the most of the large pool.
Wild Turtle Dive Safari
There are a number of diving companies on Tobago. The Wild Turtle Dive Safari has offered a 10% discount to Villa Petrus residents. It is based at Pigeon Point in the south of the island and only minutes away from many of Tobago's best dive sites, offering gentle reefs, high speed drift dives, the wreck of the MV Maverick or the thrill of a night dive.
Wild Turtle Dive Safari is a full PADI resort training centre and offers a comprehensive range of courses including Discover Scuba Diving (a half day beginner's course), PADI open water diver, Advanced diver, rescue and dive master as well as specialties like drift, wreck, night, deep and underwater photographer. Two fully covered professional dive boats with VHF radios, oxygen kits, GPS and fishfinders allow diving all around Tobago.