Dive Sites

Reef Smart Guides has created hundreds of dive and snorkel site 3D models from around the world. The sites on these pages represent just a sample. The sites are organized into categories for easy consultation. By default, all sites in all categories are presented. Sites can be filtered into specific categories by clicking on the appropriate tab below.

Chogogo Dive & Beach Resort

Miami FLORIDA

Discover a relaxing paradise at the Chogogo Dive & Beach Resort. Scuba Do Bonaire, conveniently located on the water’s edge provides exceptional service for divers and snorkelers looking to explore the stunning house reef – Bari and Front Porch.

BONAIRE, Dive sites, Resorts & Liveaboards

Lighthouse Point

Miami FLORIDA

Lighthouse Point gets its name from the Punt Vierkant Lighthouse, located here. The reef is healthy and vibrant, and attracts a wide diversity of marine life, including hawksbill sea turtles, eagle rays and green moray eels.

BONAIRE, Coral Reefs, Dive sites

Bari and Front Porch

Miami FLORIDA

The adjacent sites of Bari Reef and Front Porch are ideal for divers and snorkelers of all experience levels. These sites are known for their incredible biodiversity, which includes snappers, octopuses and frogfish.

BONAIRE, Coral Reefs, Dive sites

Eighteenth Palm

Miami FLORIDA

Named after the eighteen palm trees that once bordered this site, 18th Palm is a spectacular shore-accessible dive and snorkel site that everyone should explore on their visit to Bonaire.

BONAIRE, Coral Reefs, Dive sites

Buddy Reef

Miami FLORIDA

Buddy Reef is located adjacent to Buddy Dive Resort on the west coast of Bonaire. The water here is crystal-clear and access to the reef couldn’t be easier. Snappers, tarpon, angelfish and parrotfish abound, and moray eels are common in the deeper parts of the site.

BONAIRE, Coral Reefs, Dive sites

Buddy Dive Resort

Miami FLORIDA

Buddy Dive Resort has spacious studios, one, two and three bedroom apartments, a full service dive center with a drive-thru fill station, two swimming pools and two incredible restaurants. Whether traveling as a single, couple, a family, or an entire group of dive buddies, this resort has you covered.

BONAIRE, Dive sites, Resorts & Liveaboards

Tugboat Curaçao

Miami FLORIDA

The Tugboat wreck is popular dive and snorkel site located just south of Jan Thiel in Curaçao. The site consists of a small drop-off and a shallow plateau, ranging in depth from about 15 to 20 feet (4.5 to 6 meters), where a small tugboat wreck is located.

CURACAO, Dive sites, Wrecks & Artificial Reefs

Rio Miami

Miami FLORIDA

Rio Miami was a tugboat that was sunk as an artificial reef on November 28, 1989. She sits upright on a sandy seabed at a depth of 75 feet (23 meters), with a list to her starboard side. The wreck forms part of the Miami Beach Wreck Trek.

Dive sites, Miami FLORIDA, Wrecks & Artificial Reefs

Front Porch at Anthony’s Key Resort

Roatan HONDURAS

Front Porch is the house reef of Anthony’s Key Resort. This entertaining shore-accessible site is suitable for both divers and snorkelers and involves several different habitats, including the resort’s coral restoration project.

Coral Reefs, Roatan HONDURAS

El Aguila

Roatan HONDURAS

El Aguila is a 230-foot (75-meter) long freighter that lies in several pieces, just seaward of the northern reef wall adjacent to Sandy Bay. She was sunk as an artificial reef by Anthony’s Key Resort in 1997 and now rests on a sandy seabed at a depth of around 110 feet (33.5 meters).

Roatan HONDURAS, Wrecks & Artificial Reefs

Odyssey

Roatan HONDURAS

Odyssey was a freighter that was sunk as an artificial reef in 2002. At a length of 300 feet (91 meters), she is Roatan’s largest wreck. She lies just seaward of the reef wall, off the north coast of Roatan, at a depth of approximately 115 feet (35 meters).

Roatan HONDURAS, Wrecks & Artificial Reefs

Bob Soto’s Reef

Salt Island BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

Bob Soto’s Reef is a popular dive and snorkel site located on the west coast of Grand Cayman. This shallow, shore-accessible, site has high diversity, great viz and is relatively protected from waves and currents.

CAYMAN ISLANDS, Coral Reefs

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

The British Virgin Islands is an archipelago located in the northern Caribbean consisting of four main islands and over 50 smaller islands and cays. This British Overseas Territory has pristine coral reefs and a wide diversity of wrecks and artificial reefs to explore.

CAYMAN ISLANDS

The Cayman Islands are blessed with crystal-clear water and stunning coral reefs. These islands offers a wide diversity of sites, ranging from patch reefs to walls and grottos. There are also excellent wreck diving opportunities and the world-famous Stingray City, making this a premier destination for underwater enthusiasts.

Coral Reefs

Natural coral reefs come in all shapes and sizes, from off-shore banks and walls to patch reefs and fringing reefs. Reef Smart Guides can create 3D models of any reef type, even blending aerial modeling data to produce a combined above and below water model for shore-accessible sites.

Cozumel MEXICO

Diving in Cozumel, Mexico, features crystal-clear waters, vibrant coral reefs, and diverse marine life. It’s renowned for its drift dives along the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, which attracts divers of all levels, but is particular popular with more experienced divers.

Northwest FLORIDA

The incredible diving in Northwest Florida, particularly around the Emerald Coast, has been a well kept secret for many years, but no longer. The area has become one of the fastest growing dive destinations and is particularly popular among wreck divers.

Resorts & Liveaboards

Reef Smart Guides creates 3D models of both resorts and liveaboard dive vessels. Our models can include cutaway elements that allow users to explore inside the model. Integrated annotations provide additional information and can link to existing 360 virtual tours.

Roatan HONDURAS

Diving in Roatan, which is one of the popular Bay islands of Honduras, offers stunning coral walls with an abundance of marine life. The island’s warm, clear waters and diverse dive sites make it a top destination for both divers and snorkelers.

Wrecks & Artificial Reefs

Ship wrecks and artificial reefs are perhaps the most popular 3D models we create for our partners. Reef Smart Guides has completed 3D models that range in size from bronze sculptures, like Simon Morris' Amphitrite in Grand Cayman, to the vast multi-dive historic wreck of RMS Rhone in the British Virgin islands.