Dive Adventures
Wrecks and Reefs
A 1-tank boat dive is $149/person
A 2-tank boat dive is $199/person
Equipment rental is $30/person
This trip is designed for certified divers who want to explore the reefs and shipwrecks of Anguilla.
Several ships were refloated, towed off the north coast of Anguilla, and scuttled in 60 to 80 feet of water, creating a manmade reef for tons of species of reef life. The Ida Marie, Oosterdiep, Meppel, Catheley H, Commerce, Lady Vie and Sarah wrecks are all within our reach.
Other favorite Anguilla dive locations are Sandy Island, Little Bay, Diep South Reef, Sandy Shallows Reef, Authors Deep Reef, Blollyham Bay, and several others.
Lion Fish Hunt
From the Shore:
1-tank dive Lion Fish Hunt $149/person
From the Boat:
1-tank dive Lion Fish Hunt $199/person
2-tank Lion Fish Hunt $259/person
How about helping the marine environment by going on a Lion Fish hunt! You will get training on the speargun and how to handle the fish (they have venomous spines). You also get to eat your catch!
This shore dive is shallow. We have had dive times of 1 hour to 1 hour and 30 minutes on a single dive, depending on air consumption.
Discover Scuba Diving
From $249/person — For Beginners
Have you always wondered what it's like to breathe underwater? If you want to try scuba diving, but aren't quite ready to take the plunge into a certification course, Discover Scuba Diving is for you. Vigilant Divers offers this program either in a pool, off a beach, or from a dive boat. While not a scuba certification course, Discover Scuba Diving is a quick and easy introduction to what it takes to explore the underwater world. To sign up for a PADI Discover Scuba Diving experience, you must be at least 10 years old. No prior experience with scuba diving is necessary, but you need to be in reasonable physical health. The course takes a morning (about 3 hours).
Are you ready to try it out?
Private Dive Trip
$989 (two dives per diver)
Reserve the boat and crew for the morning or the whole day!
We can choose the location together, and make a trip customized to your liking.
Have a group of certified divers and those only interested in snorkeling?
This is also a good choice for a group with both divers and snorkelers. We can choose a good spot to anchor. The divers can go their way, and the snorkelers can explore closer to the boat and stay in for as long as they want.
PADI Training
Prices vary by course
We offer diver training from beginner to professional. We work with PADI© (Professional Association of Diving Instructors). The PADI System of diver education is based on progressive training that introduces skills, safety-related information, and local environmental knowledge to student divers in stages. PADI courses are student-centered and provide maximum practice and realistic application. Please see our PADI Courses page for more information.
Specialty Courses
Prices vary by course
We offer diver training from beginner to professional. We work with PADI© (Professional Association of Diving Instructors). Specialty courses are offered for the more experienced diver. Please see our Specialty Courses page for detailed information.
*All rates in US Dollars, per person. There is a 5% discount for cash payments.
A Typical Dive Morning
We meet at 8:00 AM in Sandy Ground. We go and enjoy our first dive, then move to our second dive site during our Surface Interval.
We have fresh fruit and bottled drinking water for you during your Surface Interval.
After our second dive, we come back into Sandy Ground by lunchtime.
Need Equipment?
We can supply what you need for a small rental fee.
Safety & Refresher Training
For your safety and the safety of other divers if you or any of the divers in your group are over the age of 65 or have a medical condition that has changed since you last were diving we require you to fill in a self certifying medical questionnaire. If applicable I can email the form, this should be completed before arrival as advice from a physician may be needed.
Refresher training will be required before we can dive for any diver that has been inactive from diving for over 2 years.
Where Will We Dive?
We do have our favorite dive spots in Anguilla! The ‘Catheley H’ wreck is teeming with life, sitting upright at a depth of 59 feet in the sand. We often see turtles on this wreck. Sandy Island has a healthy, pretty reef system that we love diving on with soft and hard corals.
For the snorkelers and shallower dives, we go to Little Bay, which is a marine park and a natural marine nursery. There is also the rock to jump off for the brave ones. We also like to snorkel at Pelican Point, which is out from Crocus Bay.
The Anguilla Shipwrecks
We have 7 shipwrecks to dive on. They were sunk in 1990 deliberately to form artificial reefs.
They are all different:
The Catheley H has an abundance of marine life.
The Oosterdiep where we often see Caribbean reef sharks.
The Meppel (was the Hilda) was used in Operation Dynamo in WW2 to rescue British troops from Dunkirk.
The Sarah is the biggest wreck, with less marine life but some exciting swim throughs.
The Ida Marie is twisted and sits on a reef also teeming with life.
The Commerce was the first wreck sunk in the 80s. This sits on the bottom of a reef. Its cargo hold has broken up — it has a vehicle on the deck and another vehicle further down the reef in the sand.
The Lady Vie has vehicles in its cargo area.
Diving on the Sarah with Vigilant Divers. Video by Pavel Lvov.
No Show/Change Policy
Due to the exclusive service that we provide, and the extremely low numbers on the boat, cancellations and reservation changes can harm our business. Therefore we have a 48-hour cancellation policy for the full amount. Thank you for your understanding.
We look forward, together with PADI — the largest certification agency in the world — to being with you on your underwater adventure. However, please note that due to allocation of instructors, should you fail to show up for an appointment or request a change of date and/or time less than 48 hours prior to the confirmed date and/or time for any part of your PADI Instruction, you will be charged an additional $100 rescheduling fee, per person, to the cost of the package or course.
We require credit card details (Visa or Master) to secure your booking.