The Dive Sites of CocoView: Almost Endless Options!

With over 40 dive sites to choose from within a 15 minute boat ride of West End, photographers on Roatan are never short of subjects. Some sites are excellent for shallow, natural light photography while others are deeper and get the most from using flash and wide-angle techniques. All sites offer great macro subjects if you just slow it down and look closer! It would takes weeks of diving to explore them all, but we'll find you the best sites for any given conditions, finding you the photo subjects you are after.
Listed below are a few favourite dive sites and why they are great for photography:
Marys Place
One of the most iconic dives in the Bay Islands is just a short boat drive from CocoView resort. This site features a deep fissure in the reef down to 120ft, covered in black corals and vibrant rope sponges.
Calvins Crack:
Another famous dive site, the crack is accessed through a small hole on the top of the reef, which opens up to a long valley that takes you out to the wall at 70ft. It's a great place to find the rare Bearded Toadfish!
Menagerie:
This is a very divesite! The reeftop is covered in healthy coral and large barrel sponges and the wall is a sharp drop-off with resident groupers and morays. look for the big schools at Atlantic Spadefish above the reef.
Harolds Hotel:
The current picks up here and you might want to drift this one! Sheers walls and large sponges and seafans dominate this exciting dive site, named after CocoView's most loyal diver!
Newman's Wall:
This is a fan favorite for the drop-off dives at CocoView. Take your own pace as you head back to the resort along this sharp wall. You might meet up with one of the resident Green Morays!
CocoView Wall:
This one can be done as a drop off dive or a simple shore dive from the resort. The colorful shallows have some of the best coral coverage in the Caribbean.
Mr Bud's Wreck:
Yes, it is a great little wreck dive, but the real attraction here is the incredible macro life. You are almost guaranteed to find the little Painted Elysia here!
Prince Albert Wreck:
You can never get tired of this one,. Right out front of the resort is a wreck that has been down long enough to be a reef in it's own right, covered in corals and sponges.
“To consult the rules of composition before making a picture is a little like consulting the law of gravitation before going for a walk.”: Edward Weston