Cousteau's Favorite BVI Dive Site! Virgin Gorda Scuba "Chimney" with Dive BVI Caribbean

One of the most colorful dive sites in the Caribbean, the Chimney is one of my favorite dive sites in the British Virgin Islands. It is also purported to have been Jacques Cousteau's favorite site in the BVI, because of the colorful sponges, including the unusual white encrusted sponges, and cup corals that adorn the walls of the chimney. On the west side of Great Dog Island, just off the island of Virgin Gorda, you enter the chimney through a coral encrusted archway which leads to a narrower crack in the bedrock. The crack is not enclosed on the top, and some sunlight comes through, exposing the colorful sponges and cup coral on both sides of the chimney. Once you swim through the chimney, you enter a large canyon with numerous colorful coral heads and schools of fish. We also saw a spotted eagle ray on this dive.

I dive this site every time I come to Virgin Gorda with Dive BVI, an outstanding dive operation. I dove this site with Chris Blackwell, a highly regarding Dive Instructor, and I make a cameo appearance in the video, lol!
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[mlj11789]

I once had a reef shark follow me and then pass me while in the "cave" part of the Chimney. I agree, it's a cool dive.

[honeymoon2]

@mlj11789 Wow, mlj1789, that would have caught my attention! I still can't get over how colorful the site is....

[SebastianAbrahamable]

nice video my friend!!!!!!!

[passinpeace]

That is incredible! WOW!!!

[mamalaterhoo]

Very beautiful video, great job!

[soncijo]

Fantastic, Larry. Wow, colors are perfect! What a trip. Thanks for posting. xxx Joan

[ParkStChristianCh]

Very beautiful, it hard to believe how colorful the reef is! Thanks for posting it