Which of these islands has the best dives? (St Thomas, St John, St Kitt)

[DazedAndConfuzed]

Thanks for all the info. So it's either winging it at Coki beach or admiralty (which I might have used many years ago... It was someone who picked us up and dropped us off right in front of the cruise pier from their boat).

So is navigation on coki Beach's Reefs easy? No swimming in the blue to the reef? As easy as Bonaire?

 

[Jersey]

I could not recommend Coki as easy navigation. It isn't a defined reef like Bonaire. It's not swim to the reef/mooring ball, drop, burn 1/3 of your tank, turn, swim back to the mooring or unique coral head and turn to shore. St. T is irregular coast lines making even simple navigating a challenge. As diversteve said there is enough current that he & a buddy were swept around the point. I used local guides (solo traveler) who knew when to turn to avoid that and where to go to get out of the current.

Heres a quick paste from maps - the orang-y part marked Coki beach is flat sand. It's higher elevation rock & vegetation as you head out and around the point. Fail to navigate and you are either swept to wherever the current takes you, or facing a long surface swim back.

I'm intrigued by the pig at Admiralty! I'd want to see that on the dive boat .

 

[St. Thomas Scuba Diver]

I could not recommend Coki as easy navigation. It isn't a defined reef like Bonaire. It's not swim to the reef/mooring ball, drop, burn 1/3 of your tank, turn, swim back to the mooring or unique coral head and turn to shore. St. T is irregular coast lines making even simple navigating a challenge. As diversteve said there is enough current that he & a buddy were swept around the point. I used local guides (solo traveler) who knew when to turn to avoid that and where to go to get out of the current.

Heres a quick paste from maps - the orang-y part marked Coki beach is flat sand. It's higher elevation rock & vegetation as you head out and around the point. Fail to navigate and you are either swept to wherever the current takes you, or facing a long surface swim back.

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I'm intrigued by the pig at Admiralty! I'd want to see that on the dive boat .

 

[Jersey]

Awww! Love your little pig! Should I find my way back, I'll check it out. I heard lots of good about Admiralty.