Two Tank Dives in Champagne Reef and Scotts Head in Dominica

Diving in Dominica will make you feel like you’re living in an aquarium. I can’t even describe how many wonders of the water you will see and discover. Before we get into that, a little disclaimer: I am a beginner certified diver(under 10 total dives) so we went right into the dive rather than taking a refresher course or becoming certified with PH Whale Watch & Dive. (They have this option as well to become certified) BUT, I haven’t dived in a few months and it was in the fridges waters of the Pacific Ocean (Monterey California). So, we went over our pre-dive plan and Harry (the owner & master diver) informed me that he will assess how I do underwater and go from there. It took a little used to getting under the water again but after I was comfortable (with Harry’s help) the dive was magical from there. Our first dive was Scott’s Head. So many beautiful, colorful fish, coral of all shapes and sizes, it was like being part of finding Nemo movie! My wife snorkeled the same time I scuba dived and she even said it was the best snorkeling she’s ever done and we even have snorkeled at the famous champagne beach in Dominica too! It was a short dive/snorkel time (40 minutes)wise for us. We thought we were done. Thankfully, we weren’t. After some very valuable pointers for me about my breathing, and some more hand signals, Our second dive/snorkel was at a place called Witches Point. We thought at Scott’s head was the best, until we dove here. This area was more magical than the first. So many more species of marine life that we couldn’t stop staring. My wife and I were both mesmerized by the magic the sea life gave us. We both were lost in the moment. Oh, I forgot to mention that while my wife was snorkeling and I was scuba diving, Harry’s wife (Pam- co-owner and the P in PH whale watch & Dive) was lion fish hunting. She is a spear/lion fish instructor. So you can also arrange that with them if you’d like. We couldn’t have arranged our magical moment, our spectacular scuba and snorkel, the friendly owners and staff, a lifetime of memories without the help of PH Whale Watch & Scuba. You wouldn’t regret your choice! We didn’t. Darren and Sasha Mendenhall IG: @stwi2020

I’ve done diving only once in my life and it was over 10 years ago from the beach. Today was my first time diving from the boat. Harry, Pam and Kevin were an amazing crew and made my experience just awesome! They sent me all preparation materials including video, booklet and other papers before the actual diving. That gave me a solid theoretical foundation. When we were in the boat Harry explained and showed me everything again. We did 2 dives and went up to 12 meters! We also practiced taking regulator out of the mouth under the water and putting it back and a technique on how to get rid of the water in the mask. I truly enjoyed all this experience, I discovered the whole new world and totally would do it again!!!

It was very relaxed coming on the boat with all equipment setup. The equipment was brand new legend LX supreme regulators with ABS system. Special are the 300 Bar Carbon Tanks they use. A lot of air, not heavy. This was very comfortable. The guide showed us the bubbles and parts of the wreck. The reef is amazing. After this the boat went to Bubble beach. We were sitting in the hot springs for 45 minutes to do our surface stop. Scotts Head drop off was the best with a turtle and a lot of barracuda’s and a giant crab in the yellow tube sponges. There were some caves with a lot of lobsters. We also had a nice view over the Atlantic and Martinique. Strongly recommended