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Cane Garden Bay (Tortola)

Bay reef

Near Virgin Islands (St John)

Depth: 5–20 mLevel: Open WaterAll year round
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A quiet bay on the north coast of Tortola, with shallow reefs ideal for beginners and families.

Depth

5–20 m

Recommended level

Open Water

Average visibility

20 m

A quiet bay on the north coast of Tortola, with shallow reefs ideal for beginners and families.

Location

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1 park within 30 km.

Cane Garden Bay (Tortola): 32 documented species

Ecosystem

Reef

Nearby parks

What is there to see on land, near this site?

15 km away

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Same country: British Virgin Islands

Same country: British Virgin Islands

Same country: British Virgin Islands

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Water temperature

27 °C

Current

Weak

Access

Shore

Best season

All year round

Recommended certification

Open Water

Approx. price

40 USD / dive

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Best season
All year round
Approx. price
40 USD / dive
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Same type of dive: Reef

British Virgin Islands · Tortola
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Common Sea FanNot Evaluated

Common Sea Fan

Gorgonia ventalina

Great BarracudaLeast Concern

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

Great Land CrabNot Evaluated

Great Land Crab

Cardisoma guanhumi

Atlantic Ghost CrabNot Evaluated

Atlantic Ghost Crab

Ocypode quadrata

Portuguese Man-of-warNot Evaluated

Portuguese Man-of-war

Physalia physalis

Queen ConchNot Evaluated

Queen Conch

Lobatus gigas

Grooved Brain CoralCritically Endangered

Grooved Brain Coral

Diploria labyrinthiformis

Elkhorn CoralCritically Endangered

Elkhorn Coral

Acropora palmata

Staghorn CoralCritically Endangered

Staghorn Coral

Acropora cervicornis

Branching Fire CoralNot Evaluated

Branching Fire Coral

Millepora alcicornis

Bottlenose DolphinLeast Concern

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

Long-spined UrchinNot Evaluated

Long-spined Urchin

Diadema antillarum

See all 32 species found here

Virgin Islands (St John)

Reef/Wreck

Anegada Horseshoe Reef

British Virgin Islands

Up to 25 m · Advanced Open Water

Lobsters · nurse sharks

See dive site
Rock formation

The Indians (British Virgin Islands)

British Virgin Islands

Up to 20 m · Open Water

Reef fish · lobsters

See dive site
Wreck

RMS Rhone

British Virgin Islands

Up to 30 m · Open Water

Hard and soft coral over the hull · lobsters

See dive site
ParkVirgin Islands (St John)15 km away
CountryBritish Virgin Islands
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