Kariwak Reef is the first place among the best dive sites in Trinidad And Tobago. If you’re new to scuba diving, then this is the perfect dive site for you. The reef is a closed reef and is close to Store Bay Beach. The spot can be dived either from the beach at Store Bay or from a boat. This site is usually flat with little to no current. The beginning of the dive takes place on a sandy bottom at around 6m, where you’re met with a stunning reef, which is home to Angel Fish, Scorpion Fish, Southern Stingrays, Electric Rays, and many more species of reef fish. Hawksbill turtles are also frequently seen. The average depth is 11 m/36.1 ft and the maximum depth is 14 m/45.9 ft. In addition, visibility is good, due to the absence of currents and varies from 10 m/32.8 ft to 30 m/98.4 ft. Make sure you keep your eyes open for Trumpet Fish that tend to try and imitate the coral.

Kariwak Reef is also a great location for night diving, as it caters to a spectacular variety of nocturnal marine life. Finally, it is advisable not to walk on the reefs or touch the coral formations. Have a small note be careful of boat traffic.

Location: Tobago.

The MV Maverick Wreck is one of the most famous wrecks found in the Caribbean and is among the best dive sites in Trinidad and Tobago. With a maximum depth of 30m, this is a dive for more advanced divers. This 107m long car and passenger ferry would often make journeys between the two small islands until 1997 when it was intentionally sunk off Rocky Point. This giant ship sits totally upright and is perfectly intact, with a rich growth of corals, and is home to abundant marine life including Turtles, Eagle Rays, Cobia, and Barracuda. This wreck is safe and easy to penetrate, providing access to as far as the engine rooms.

The top of the MV Maverick Wreck is 60 ft where divers start to descend down a line that is attached to the bow. Usually passing through a school of baitfish with Bonito fish darting in and out. It is not unusual to meet large Cobia on this wreck. Because of the depth, the dive usually lasts 30-35 minutes and it is possible to penetrate the ship even as far as the engine rooms. Reef-building crabs, sennet fish, and clams add to this interesting dive site. If you’re based on one of these islands, make sure you do not miss this dive site.

Location: Trinidad and Tobago.

The Sisters dive site is a world-renowned dive site that is located approximately 1.5 miles from land on the Caribbean side of Tobago. It is a stunning rock formation made up of 5 pinnacles, rising from a depth of more than 40m under the surface. These 5 pinnacles come out of the water and are almost 30m high. These rocks act like a slope providing the perfect home for soft coral. As this dive site is located quite a distance from land and has quite a depth, large pelagic fish congregate here, providing amazing sites for divers. Hang around the overhangs and caverns and you’ll see Hammerhead Sharks, Nurse Sharks, Stingrays and if you’re really lucky, you may see Whales, depending on the time of year. Turtles, Moray Eels, and Lobsters can be found around and within the rocks.

Around the base of the pinnacles are large boulders and rocks, which have sand chutes running between and around them, and the hammerheads can be found cruising in this particular area. Due to its location, the Sisters is often subject to strong currents, large swells, and unpredictable weather patterns, making it suitable only for experienced divers not averse to dropping to the limits of recreational diving and coming into close contact with big pelagic fish. These conditions can render the Sisters undrivable at times, but if you are lucky enough to choose a day when it’s all systems go, you’re in for the dive of your life.

Location: Tobago.

Located on the Atlantic side of Tobago, Flying Reef is a well-known reef amongst divers traveling to this area and is one of the best dive sites in Trinidad And Tobago. It’s relatively shallow at only 15m however it is full of stunning soft corals and giant sponges. The sheer variety of reef fish is just astounding and the colors are stunning. Divers can drift past the reef and see enormous colonies of plate coral as well as large Stingrays burying themselves in the sand surrounding the reef.

The current at this location can get pretty fast, hence the name ‘Flying Reef’. However, look out for Turtles, schools of Big Eye and Glass Eye Snapper, French Angelfish, and Porcupinefish. There is also a large ship’s anchor along the reef, which is usually surrounded by Pork Fish and Schools of Bermudan Chub. This is a fascinating and great dive for newbies introducing themselves to drift diving.

Kelleston Drain is a diver’s paradise and is one of the best dive sites in Trinidad And Tobago. Kelleston Drain, which is sometimes known, as Keleston Deep or Little Tobago is a fascinating drift dive along a long plain of lush coral that drops from 9m to 18m, then slopes off steeply. This dive site is also home to the world’s largest brain coral. Even though this single colony is absolutely enormous, it is extremely fragile. Spanning 3m high and 5m wide, this Brain Coral is comprised of millions of individual coral animals.

Adjacent to this magnificent coral structure is a reef, which is just beaming with colors and abundant marine life. You’ll see colorful Sponges, Sea Rods, Sea Whips, branching Corals, Sea Fans as well as large Barracuda and large Green Morays. This location is also where the famous Manta Rays of Tobago gather during certain seasons.

Location: Tobago.