Providenciales diving - enjoy distinctive feeling
Many miles of 6000 foot vertical wall drop-offs, canyons and pinnacles. Because of the thermal-forms created from cooler ocean waters intersecting with the Caicos Bank... a complete spectrum of corals, sponges, small tropical fish, mid-sized groupers, barracudas, and many larger pelagics... keep one eye in the blue for constant visuals of reef shark, eagle ray, plus occasional hammerhead and manta. Also, sea turtles, nurse shark, stingray and more reef shark. Summer diving brings perfect water conditions and increased sightings of Manta Rays. The water is teaming with life from plankton to pelagic... The walls here are renowned for amazing diversity of hard and soft corals. Sponge growth is also prolific, and overall the reef system is incredibly lush and healthy. Tunnels, arches, undercuts, outcrops... all the sites have their own special predominant features that creates a special variety and magic all their own. The wall of Northwest Point starts at 35 feet and plunge to depths exceeding 3000 feet. Tube sponges, wire coral and black coral are in abundance, while large schools of Creole Wrasse and Mahogany Snapper call this area their home. Amphitheatre - This sight aptly gets its name from an undercut on the wall at about 85 feet extending back into the wall about 10-15 feet. A very prominent feature of this undercut is the large orange elephant ear sponge on the top lip. Black coral and orange rope sponges are common on this area of the wall below the undercut. Lobsters are common here with schooling horse eye jack swimming on their sides to acclimate to the wall. A large buttress extends out from the wall into the deep. Upon returning to the top edge of the wall, divers are amazed to see bubbles emerging from the coral as a result of their visit to the amphitheater. Flamingo tongues are common on the soft corals on the top of the wall. Black Coral Forest - At the beginning of this dive, you will encounter large areas of plate coral and deep water gorgonians. With good visibility, you can see a ledge at about 200 feet leading off into the blue. Divers will see several types and lots of black coral here including wire and pinnate. Schools of grunts and numerous parrotfish are common on the top of the wall. Chimney - This swim through ravine gives this sight its name. Starting at about 50 feet, you will exit on the wall at 90 feet. The wall is a nearly vertical drop to about 200 feet with scattered wire coral, soft corals, and crinoids in many of the holes. Keep your eyes on the blue water for the occasional shark and eagle ray. Coral Stairway - The top of the wall on this site sits at about 45 feet before sloping down like a stairway. This is a unique site due to its lack of sand patches and stairway-like wall. On the wall you’ll find schools of barracuda, horse-eye jacks, Bermuda chubs, and hamlets. The occasional hawksbill turtle is also seen on this sight.
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