The waters of St. Maarten / St. Martin and the surrounding islands offer very interesting and varied scuba diving at moderate depths, which means easy and relaxed diving and snorkeling. Besides numerous varieties of reef fish, you are likely to see Great Barracudas, Tarpon, Flying Gurnard, Moray Eels, Snake Eels (there are no sea snakes in the Caribbean), Stingrays, Spotted Eagle Rays, Manta Rays, Sharks - both Nurse and Reef, Turtles, Lobster, and a lot of macro critters. There are numerous well established coral reef systems with a wide variety of beautiful soft and hard corals in pristine condition.

For those of you who love to sail, St. Maarten / St. Martin is the ideal destination for a Sail / Dive vacation. St. Maarten / St. Martin is home to all of the major yacht charter companies, among them, Sunsail and The Moorings. We offer a FREE DIVE GUIDE "Diving from Your Yacht in the Waters of St. Maarten / St. Martin and the Surrounding Islands" which gives general information and details on over 14 great dive sites located just a short, safe dinghy ride from the best yacht anchorages.

The Scuba Shop & Dive Safaris cover St. Maarten / St. Martin with 3 locations (La Palapa Marina, Simpson Bay • Bobby's Marina, Philipsburg • Captain Oliver's Marina, Oyster Pond) and offer the best  Snorkel & Diving Trips with the friendliest staff (they even wash out your dive mask for you), multi-level Scuba Courses, the best Rental Equipment and 2 complete Retail Stores stocking Mares, Scubapro / Uwatec, Suunto, Sherwood, Dacor, SeaQuest, Princeton Tec and many other brands at very competitive prices. If you are looking to buy new or upgrade your gear, Duty Free St. Maarten / St. Martin is definitely the place to do it.