St. Lucia

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Destination Overview:
St. Lucia is the perfect destination, whether you’re after romance, rejuvenation or adventure. A genuine, natural landscape of gorgeous palm-fringed beaches, miles of unspoiled rainforest and the majestic Piton Mountains awaits your exploration. Natural waterfalls, breathtaking views, friendly locals and authentic culture will impress even the most travelled individuals and ensure a holiday full of lasting memories.

Diving Details:
Dive along dramatic walls beneath the majestic Piton Mountains. Excellent wall diving, drift diving, wreck diving and reef diving.

Insider Information:
The Anse Chastanet Reef, home to more than 150 different species of fish and comprised of a marine plateau and dramatic slopes that fall away to a depth of more than 140ft, was voted one of the ‘top five’ shore dives in the Caribbean by Rodale’s Scuba Diving Magazine.

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Dive Sites

Anse Chastanet Reef
Anse Chastanet Reef
Pinnacles
Fairyland
Superman's Flight
Wreck of the Lesleen M

Anse Chastanet Reef

Map courtesy of Scuba St. Lucia

Anse Chastanet Reef

This reef starts just a few short steps across the soft silver sand from the dive center. There is a plateau area with depths of 5-25 feet offering bright coral islands alive with reef fish of all colors and sizes. This is the portion visited by introductory scuba students. The reef falls quickly away from 20 to 140 feet in a solid wall of mixed corals. Schools of fish dart amongst the soft and hard corals with an ever watchful eye on their predators waiting in the deep. Most divers stay mid-range, at 50-60 feet, taking in the full range of the reef, from the sparkling water near the surface to the depths, through huge sponges, waving sea fans and hundreds of types of corals.

Pinnacles

This is probably the most visually stunning dive site. Four spectacular seamounts rise dramatically from the depths to within a few feet of the surface. These are encrusted with a profusion of black and orange gorgonia. This lacy network provides shelter for trumpet fish, filefish and sometimes seahorses. Large fishes- grouper, jack and snapper-can be spotted around the Pinnacles. Voted one of the “10 Best Dive Sites” by Caribbean Travel & Life Magazine.

Fairyland

A short boat trip from the dive center is the beautiful location of Fairyland. This area, on a major headland, is subject at times to very strong currents – this has the benefit of giving the site excellent visibility and keeping the corals very clean so that it sparkles with the vibrant colors of many varieties of corals and sponges. The plateau area slopes gently from 40 to 60 feet; dives are usually 50 feet and shallower on this site. Large boulders give plenty of nooks and crannies for fish to shelter in.

Superman's Flight

A ten minute boat trip south from the dive center, across Soufriere Bay, brings divers to the base of the spectacular Petit Piton Mountain. The cliff face here was used as a setting for the film Superman II – Superman can be seen flying down the cliff face toward the water, and divers can fly along it below the surface. There are often strong currents on this site, which help to give it good visibility. The steep slope here is covered with beautiful soft corals, and there is a great profusion of fish life.

Wreck of the Lesleen M

This wreck is located to the north of the dive center. The dive boats take approximately 20 minutes to reach the site. The 165 foot freighter was sunk in October 1986 as part of a project by the Department of Fisheries to provide artificial reefs. It is covered in soft corals, sponges and hydroids, and provides an ideal habitat for many juvenile fishes such as Nassau Groupers and Queen and French Angelfishes. The wreck sits on an even keel on the sand. It is 30 feet to the deck and 67 feet at the deepest point.

Hotels

St. Lucia Hotels

Anse Chastanet

Anse Chastanet is one of the Caribbean’s most romantic resorts, set amidst a 600 acre lush tropical estate with 2 soft sand beaches, 8000 feet of Caribbean coastline and breathtaking views of St. Lucia’s twin Piton mountains rising out of the calm Caribbean Sea. Anse Chastanet’s 49 unique rooms, bathrooms and tropical hardwood furniture have been personally designed by the architect owner, and all blend harmoniously with the environment and nature. The resort is located 1 1/2 miles north of the town of Soufriere, near most of the island’s major sightseeing attractions.

All rooms feature refrigerators, tea/coffee makers with tea/coffee/sugar/milk, in-room safes & wall mounted hair dryers. Deluxe & Premium rooms have irons & ironing boards (available on request in other room types). There are no TVs, radios, or telephones in the rooms. Cell phones work throughout the property and Wi-Fi internet is available free of charge in the bar lounge above reception. Guest computers are available there as well.

*Note: There are 100 stairs leading from the hillside rooms to the beach. Shuttle service around the property is made available whenever requested.

4 Standard Hillside Rooms (slightly smaller than the Superior Hillside Rooms) feature twin, queen or king size bedding, garden or partial ocean views, glass or wooden louvered windows, private shower/wc and ceiling fan.

14 Superior Hillside Rooms are octagonal or rectangular in shape. These rooms feature 2 twins or 1 king bed, clay tile or tropical hardwood floors, private shower/wc, ceiling fan, glass or wooden louvered windows, Piton and/or ocean views and wrap around balconies.

12 Deluxe Beachside Rooms are very spacious rooms set amidst a tropical garden near the beach. These rooms feature a king bed (or a king plus one double or single bed), clay tile floors, wooden louvered windows, ceiling fan and air-conditioning, private shower/wc, spacious balcony or patio (some with open roof dormers), and a garden view.

14 Deluxe Hillside Rooms are extremely spacious and individually designed. Some rooms have a formal separation between bedroom and living room, others are wide open spaces flowing into each other. These rooms feature a king bed, clay tile or tropical hardwood floors, ceiling fan, private shower/wc and ocean or ocean & Piton views. The newer Deluxe Hillside Rooms feature dramatic open roof dormers or a missing fourth wall. The original Deluxe Hillside Rooms are enclosed and have wooden louvred doors and windows, and a separate sitting room/patio area. Certain units can be made available with an interconnecting door leading to another deluxe or standard unit.

5 Premium Hillside Rooms boast picture postcard perfect views of the Piton mountains and the surrounding sea by virtue of their very elevated and strategic location. A few of these rooms have the fourth wall missing. These rooms feature a king bed, clay tile floors, ceiling fan & shower. Extremely spacious.

There are 3 restaurants/2 bars plus the Jungle Beach Bar & Grill. At mid-level hillside, near reception, there is the Treehouse Restaurant consisting of two open air treehouse structures with beautiful views of the ocean and surrounding hills and the Piton Lounge & Bar with Piton and ocean views. At beach level and right on the water’s edge is the Trou au Diable Beach Restaurant & Bar. The Jungle Beach Bar & Grill is located on the second beach of Anse Mamin, accessible by resort shuttle boats (5 min away). A great variety of culinary experiences is on offer.