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Dive sites: Sponge

Sponge dive sites — depth, conditions, and required training level.

Cayman Islands

Bloody Bay Wall (West End)

Blossom Village · Little Cayman · Cayman Islands

The western extension of Little Cayman's legendary Bloody Bay Wall system, where the reef crest at five metres plunges vertically to 1,800 metres in one of the Caribbean's most dramatic underwater cliffs.

Colombia

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Blue Wall (Pared Azul)

San Andrés · San Andrés Archipelago · Colombia

A dramatic vertical wall on San Andrés Island's western coast dropping from the world's third-largest barrier reef into deep Caribbean blue, renowned for its spectacular sponge diversity and eagle ray encounters.

Cuba

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María la Gorda

Sandino · Pinar del Río · Cuba

Cuba's westernmost dive destination on the Guanahacabibes Peninsula, where pristine walls plunge into the Caribbean beside black coral forests and vast sponge gardens far from any development.

Dominican Republic

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Bayahibe Wall

Bayahibe · La Altagracia Province · Dominican Republic

A series of coral-encrusted walls and ledges along the southeastern coast of the Dominican Republic, where the Caribbean shelf drops steeply and healthy reef supports dense populations of sponges, groupers, and pelagics.

Honduras

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West Bay Wall

West Bay · Bay Islands · Honduras

A dramatic coral wall dropping from a white sand beach on Roatan's western tip, where healthy reef crest transitions to a vertical drop-off teeming with sponges, sea fans, and Caribbean reef life just metres from shore.

West End Wall

West End · Bay Islands · Honduras

An iconic vertical wall plunging from five metres to beyond recreational limits, steps from the dive shops of Roatan's most popular dive village, with sponge-encrusted overhangs and prolific Caribbean reef life.

Indonesia

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Tomini Bay

Gorontalo · Gorontalo · Indonesia

A vast enclosed bay on Sulawesi's northern arm where sheer walls plunge into abyssal depths, harbouring endemic species, massive Salvador Dali sponges, and some of the most pristine coral growth in Indonesia.

Martinique

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Rocher du Diamant

Le Diamant · Southern Martinique · Martinique

A towering volcanic rock rising from the Caribbean Sea off Martinique's southern coast, where current-swept walls host Caribbean reef sharks, massive sponge gardens, and dramatic swim-throughs around a natural fortress once garrisoned by the British Navy.