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PADI 5 Star Dive Center
Dive Nevis
Dive St. Kitts
Two Islands
One Paradise

Scuba Safaris, a PADI 5 STAR DIVE CENTER based at the Oualie Beach, a sheltered, shallow bay on the Northern end of Nevis island.

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Scuba Safaris Ltd.

Nevis' first and only full SCUBA outfit. Scuba Safaris, a PADI 5 STAR DIVE CENTER is based at the Oualie Beach, a sheltered, shallow bay on the Northern end of the island. We have been in operation since 1985, offering superior knowledge and experience of our local waters, numerous Nevis and St. Kitts dive sites

Scuba Safaris boast friendly professional staff eager to share their knowledge and their dive experiences or just sit, sip a cool cocktail "shooting the breeze" with their guest after an enjoyable day's dive.

Over Exposure

A fast 34 foot diesel powered sedan, patially shaded with flybridge. Ideal for intimate groups and those hard to reach dive sites. Maximum capacity 14 for 2-tank dive. This boat is also designed for easy water entry and exit.

Sea Monkey

A fast 45 foot power cat, certified for 25 divers. The vessel is 3/4 shaded. It has an electric marine head and 2 large ladders. This boat is designed for easy water entry and exit (giant-stride entry.)

Oualie Beach Resort

The Oualie Beach host a small friendly 32 room Hotel with a cozy beach bar a stone throw away from the Dive Shop. The bay is also home to Nevis Water Sports, Deep Sea Fishing, Wind Surf Nevis and Wheel World bicycle Shop all next door to Scuba Safaris.

Tripadvisor Reviews

My instructor Valerie was an absolute competent and very skilful teacher, and I felt that I was in the best hands at every step of my way.

- Robert W

Ellis has a very professional crew (Valerie, Deuce and Ryan) who make the diving safe interesting and fun.

- Bob T

Valerie was a fantastic guide -- knowledgable, helpful, relaxed -- and her pre-dive briefings made it very easy for the kids to understand

- Rene S

CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF, LOREM IPSUM IS NOT SIMPLY RANDOM TEXT. IT HAS ROOTS IN A PIECE OF CLASSICAL LATIN LITERATURE FROM 45 BC, MAKING IT OVER 2000 YEARS OLD.

Scuba Diving

Nevis Our diving is diverse, with ledges, mini-walls, white holes teeming with fish, caves and drift diving in some area. Most reefs on the Atlantic side and offshore on the Caribbean...
Dive Courses

PADI Scuba Diving Courses Here at Scuba Safaris we tailor courses for every diver from the novice to the experienced, the following is a description of the courses we offer so...
Snorkeling

For those who love to view from the surface... Our 2 1/2 hour "Snorkel Safari" departs Oualie Beach at 1:30 pm daily. Our tour begins with a welcome and safety...
Private Charter

Tired of a crowded dive boat? Need more personal service? Or maybe just care to visit particular or special dive sites? Our dive boat and staff offer private charters for...

Ellis A. Chaderton

Managing Director

Over 25 years of dive operation since November '88. NAUI Dive Instructor; PADI Dive-Master. Certified ScubaPro and Sherwood repair technician and dealer. Ellis AKA "Boss Man" is mostly known for his sense of humor, where he is often found joking and chatting with the "Dive Team", guest and fellow divers.

Valerie Gregoire

PADI Instructor

A marine biologist originally from Montreal Canada joined Scuba Safaris in 2013. Valerie is also a champion swimmer and holds records for the Narrows Cross Channel Swim. Valerie prides herself with positive teaching producing excellent dive students. Valerie is also fluent in German and French.

Ryan W. Maynard

PADI DiveMaster

A.K.A:"S------ Fresh" If you have to find Ryan just look for his smile, he makes it a priority that our guests have a great time when diving with us. He heads tanks with the same ease and airiness he exudes while handing guests a cocktail after their dive. Responsibilities include the daily on/off loading of vessels, logistics, safety, leading and assisting in dives and dive Instruction. Has been an employee of Scuba Safaris since 2002.

Cleveton Harris AKA Douce

Master Scuba Diver Trainer

A former employee of the nevis fisheries. Joined Scuba Safaris in 1996 and worked his way from Open Water diver all the way through to Master Scuba Diver Trainer. Douce is also boat captain and can be often seen posing behind the captains chair in an authoritive position. Despite that, he is a gentle instructor always willing to assist.

Wrecks

MV Christina

The M/V Christena, a passenger ferryboat, sunk on August 1st, 1970 in the channel between the islands of St Kitts and Nevis. The ferryboat departed from Basseterre, St Kitts on its usual run between the islands. Designed to carry 180 passengers, she was overloaded with over 300. About half way across the way to Nevis, the captain realized water coming in and turned her sharply toward shore in an effort to run her aground. The boat capsized, and only 91 persons survived.

HMS Solebay

On 25 January 1782, the 28 gun frigate HMS Solebay was wrecked on the Soutwest coast of Nevis in the Leeward Islands on the first day of the Battle of Frigate Bay.

During the engagement the Solebay frigate ran ashore. Several French ships kept firing on her in this distress and the Captain returned it; but, finding that she must inevitably fall into the enemy’s hands, Captain Everett set fore to her and quitted her. She burnt fo an hour or more, and blew up about eight o’clock with a most tremendous report; having 160 barrels of powder aboard. The reverberation from the mountain was like distant thunders. This awful explosion seemed a characteristic conclusion to this memorable day”

The remains of HMS Solebay is scattered on sandy bedrock off the coast of Charlestown, Nevis. Large anchors and numerous encrusted cannons and various artefacts still remain around this protected area.

MV Talata

This freighter was just passing through but ended up taking on water as she waited outside Basseterre Harbour. The watch keeper was rescued but the ship was not. Talata is now broken up due to a number of storms that passed through our area. Her remains rest in 55' of water. She boasts as the dwelling place for a large green moray, schools of squirrel fish and some of the largest puffer fish that one may see.

MV Corinthian

The M.V. Corinthian is fully intact 60 foot tugboat sitting at 70 feet on a sandy bottom. Close to the bow section of the tug is a reef system that tops out at 35-feet. A wreck and a reef on the same dive make this site a very convenient dive. Garden eels and large clams and stingrays can also be found.

MV River Taw

The “Taw”, a 144ft freighter that sank in 1981 off the lee shores of St.Kitts close to the Basseterre harbour. She sat perfectly upright in 42feet until Hurricane Hugo came through in 1989 and broke her in two. She is encrusted in coral and houses a large variety of fish, such as, Squirrel Fish, Glass-Eyed Snappers, Angelfish, rays, large schools of yellow tail snappers and the occasional sea-horse.