Antigua and Barbuda Earns 12 Honours in International Scuba Diving Awards
Recognition in Scuba Diving magazine’s 2027 Readers’ Choice Awards highlights the destination’s reefs, wrecks and underwater wildlife.
underwater landscape, with rock formations beneath the cliffs near Shirley Heights and wreck sites in waters where the Caribbean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean.
At Sunken Rock, just outside Indian Creek, a submerged rocky peninsula reaches depths of approximately 130 feet. According to the tourism authority, experienced divers may encounter eagle rays, turtles, sharks and other large fish at the site.
PADI dive operators based in Jolly Harbour and English Harbour help visitors select dives suited to their certification, experience and interests.
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