St. Vincent and the Grenadines is a small, often overlooked, island chain located between St. Lucia on the north and Grenada to the south, in what is called the West Indies. Barbados is to the east.
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Though a challenge to access, those that make it are almost always delighted with this secluded and pristine archipelago. St. Vincent is the largest island, and is home to the capital city of Kingstown. With cobblestone streets and a still apparent British and French colonial history, the city is never short of character. The 32 islands that surround St. Vincent form the Grenadines. Enchanting white sand beaches and turquoise waters allows visitors to disappear into this tiny paradise for as long as possible. Accommodation ranges from budget to absolute luxury. With a relaxed atmosphere and friendly people, a visit here makes for a truly memorable vacation.

St. Vincent is an often overlooked small Caribbean island that offers an excellent all around diving experience with wrecks, walls, large fish and reefs but it is known world wide for its “critters.”
People come to dive and return to dive at St. Vincent because with so few divers, the reefs, corals and sponges are all pristine. There always seems to be something new to see. What Dive St. Vincent is famous for is “Critter” diving, made famous by Bill Tewes before he retired.
The island has become known as the “Critter Capital of the Caribbean” and with good cause. It is a macro photographer’s paradise. Many of the reef creatures shown in the “Reef Creature Identification book for Florida and the Caribbean by Humann, Deloach and Wilk can be found in the waters of St.Vincent. We like to think of it as “Where the Rare is Common.”
Climate
Average daytime temperatures range from 24 C/75 F to 30 C/87 F. Dry season is from Jan to Apr but you can expect short sudden rain showers at any time. Rainy season is from July to Oct and you can expect longer and more frequent rain showers. Average rainfall on the coast is 80” and inland 150”. Hurricane season lasts from June until November.
Water runoff from heavy rains can, at times, cause poor visibility. Some of the dives sites are not in protected bays and therefore can be affected by sudden currents, particularly around periods when there is a full moon.
Marine Conservation
St. Vincent is constantly working to develop Marine Parks to protect the marine life. The largest and best known is the park at Tobago Cays. At Dive St. Vincent, we discourage the use of gloves to protect the coral.
Other year round marine life
Nudibranchs, shrimps, crabs, flatworms, worms, brittle stars, blennies, gobies, hamlets, batfish, frogfish, chitons, cowries, angelfish, wrasse, basslets, anemonies, butterflyfish, puffers, boxfish, drums, trumpetfish, cardinalfish, damselfish, hawkfish, jacks, jawfish, lizardfish, eels, tilefish, urchins, etc.
Information & photos kindly provided by: Ray Haberman & Dive St. Vincent
Ray Haberman is a retired deputy sheriff who loves muck and critter dives. Ray is an avid photographer and has discovered many new critters in St.Vincent, such as the Royal Sea Goddess, Mud Shrimp, Bahama Simnia, as well as numerous flat worm, Bennies and Gobies.Several of his pictures could be seen in the Reef Creatures books by Paul Human and Ned Deloache.
St
Vincent
and
the
Grenadines
is
a
small,
often
overlooked,
island
chain
located
between
St
Lucia
on
the
north
and
Grenada
to
the
south,
in
what
is
called
the
West
Indies.
Difficult
to
get
to,
makes
it
a
divers
paradise.
The
island
of
St
Vincent
is
the
largest
of
32
islands.
Its
relaxed
atmosphere
and
friendly
people
make
for
a
truly
memorable
vacation.
Nick T. Morrison
Sounds wonderful :)