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Diving & Snorkeling
St Thomas features several premier dive sites, and most island resort hotels have a dive
service on the property. Dive centers charge about $90 for a one-tank dive, or $125 for two.
They also rent snorkeling gear for about $15 per day. Recommended dive shops are listed:
Red Hook Dive Center
( 340-777-3483;
www.redhookdivecenter.com
)
The retail center is at American Yacht
Harbor. It offers mostly boat dives out of the Wyndham Sugar Bay Resort, but also offers
night dives and trips to the British Virgin Islands' wreck RMS
Rhone
.
Coki Beach Dive Club
( 340-775-4220;
www.cokidive.com
; Mon-Sat)
Just steps away from Coki Beach,
this place offers shore and night dives, plus Professional Association of Diving Instructors
(PADI) courses.
Dive In!
( 340-777-5255, 866-434-8346;
www.diveinusvi.com
;
Sapphire Beach Resort)
Mostly boat dives, plus PADI-certification courses.
Snuba of St Thomas
( 340-693-8063;
www.visnuba.com
;
CokiPoint;adult/child$68/65)
A cross between
snorkeling and scuba diving; children older than age eight can participate. The fee includes
admission to Coral World, which is where the snuba takes place.
Boat Trips
Expect to pay $70 per person for a four-hour trip and about $125 for a full-day adventure
bobbing around St Thomas and St John. The trips generally include a catered lunch, free
drinks and snorkel gear, and depart from American Yacht Harbor in Red Hook. Try the
Winifred ( 340-513-2690;
www.sailwinifred.com
)
or
Nate's Custom Charters (
340-244-2497;
www.natescustomcharters.com
)
.
If you want to drive yourself:
Nauti Nymph Power Boat Rentals
( 340-775-5066;
www.nautinymph.com
)
Rents 25ft to 32ft speedboats with snorkel
gear for $425 a day and up. You can hire a captain for an additional $115 per day.
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