British Virgin Islands (8 Days / 7 Nights - 27 Dives)
Trip highlights: dolphins, turtles
Diving environment: beginner divers, caverns, wreck diving
Dive sites and activities: Norman Island: The Indians, Angelfish Reef, Spyglass Wall; Peter Island: Carrot Shoal, Willy T Wreck, Fearless Wreck, Painted Walls; Salt Island: RMS Rhone shipwreck; Cooper Island: Wreck Alley, Thumb Rock, Chromis Reef, Dry Rocks East; Ginger Island: Steps, Alice in Wonderland; Virgin Gorda: The Baths, Mountain Point, Kraken / Kodiak Queen Wreck, Seal Dog Rock; Scrub Island: Shark Point; Dog Island: The Chimney; Necker Island: The Invisibles; Jost Van Dyke Island: Twin Towers
Day 1
If you arrive on Saturday between 11:30 am -5 pm then you will be greeted at the airport by a BVI Aggressor representative who will assist you with your luggage and get a taxi at the dispatch station for you. If you are already in the country, you can make your own way to the yacht between 4-5 pm. The fantastic yacht docks in Road Town, Tortola. The tour leader will welcome you onboard, assign a cabin to you, and explain in detail the boat features and the plans for the coming days. A welcome dinner will be served. After a good night's sleep in your comfortable cabin, the diving will commence the next day.
Days 2-7
Expect up to 5 dives a day on some of the most amazing dive sites in the turquoise, warm waters of the British Virgin Islands, one the Caribbean's premiere wreck diving destinations. Other than several high quality wreck dives, you will explore beautiful coral gardens, seamounts, caverns, caves, canyons and boulder formations. Divers will find barracuda, turtles. eagle rays, southern stingrays, nurse sharks. schools of jacks, African pompano, tarpon, angelfish, triggerfish, lobsters, snake and moray eels, as well as scores of colorful reef fish.
The RMS Rhone at Salt Island is known as one of the best wreck dives in the world. The Rhone was a 310 foot (95m) long, iron-hulled steamship that slammed in to a rock during a hurricane in 1867 and broke into 2 sections - the stern rests at a depth of 35 feet (10m) and the bow lies at 80 feet (25m). Nearly every surface of the ship is covered in a kaleidoscope of corals. There is a massive bronze propeller, drive shaft and 100-pound wrenches, and numerous artifacts such as black-and-white tiles, silver teaspoons, glass- and metal-works. Coral gardens, cleaning stations and nurseries fill the ship’s holds. Schools of yellowtail snapper, jacks, grunts, and tarpon can be found here. Macro life includes arrow carbs, shrimps, lobsters and octopus. Night dives can be especially fantastic on the Rhone.
The menu aboard is varied and plentiful, with a variety of international feasts, barbecues and local cuisine. You will wake up to fresh fruit, hot entrees, cereals and juices. Lunches are buffet-style, featuring hot soups, homemade bread, salads and sandwiches and/or entrees. Dinners are chef prepared each evening and include salads, vegetables, seafood, beef or chicken, with a freshly made dessert. Samples dishes include BBQ Jamaican Jerk Chicken, Baby Back Pork Ribs, Black and Blue Corn Macho Nachos Platter, Goat Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms & Spinach Salad, Cajun Blackened Red Fish with Sauce Tartar, Jamaican Rum Cream Cheese Cake. There will also be plenty of snacks throughout the day.
After 2 final morning dives, the BVI Aggressor returns to dock Friday afternoon after lunch. Guests can walk around town until it's time for the sunset cocktail party at 5 pm.
Day 8
After a continental breakfast, you will depart for the airport at 8 am. If you are extending your stay, arrangements can be made for transportation to your local hotel.
[Information is best estimate in ideal circumstances and subject to changes beyond our control. The itinerary is a guide only and may be adapted to best suit the weather, tides, currents, availability and other prevailing events. Price is for the cruise, not for an exact number of dives].