Bequia Head

Best months: Jan–Apr

Protected Area

Bequia Marine Conservation Area

Why dive here

With 267+ marine species recorded in the area - including dolphins, humpback whales, nurse sharks, orcas and sea turtles - Bequia Head offers some of St. Vincent's richest drift diving. Water ranges 27-30°C, warmest August, September, October.

Best timeJan–Apr

WetsuitA 3mm shorty or thin full wetsuit

Marine lifeDolphins, Humpback Whales, Nurse Sharks, Orcas and Sea Turtles · 267+ species recorded

Water27-30°C · warmest August, September, October

CharacterDrift dive

StandoutExceptional marine biodiversity

Bequia Head is a commitment, a proper trek by boat, so it's a two-tank minimum. We’ve only been out there a handful of times when the conditions align perfectly, and trust us, you need perfect conditions. This site is exposed to everything. That means negative entry, you're dropping onto a steeply sloping reef that goes down to 40m, and the current can be genuinely ripping. It’s a drift, plain and simple, and you'll want to be comfortable with your SMB deployment. When it all comes together, though, Bequia Head delivers. The reef here is healthy, vibrant, and the big draw for us is the sheer volume of pelagics. We’ve seen huge schools of snapper and jack, walls of them, often with the deeper shadows of Caribbean reef sharks cruising by. Keep an eye out for mottled conger morays tucked into crevices and the occasional saddle stargazer half-buried in the sand. It’s a proper rush, a high-octane dive for experienced divers only, but the reward is a truly wild, untamed Caribbean experience.