I’ve heard about strong drift dives, I’m not that experienced should I still think about coming and diving in Tobago?
We do have some excellent drift dives here, some sites can vary from slack with no current to four knots. There are sites with nice gentle drifts that ease you along and others that are a rollercoaster ride with upwellings, down drafts and cross currents. In four years of diving in Tobago I can remember only three or four days when sea conditions were too dangerous to dive. If one site has very strong current there is often a sight somewhere else that is dive-able for the less experienced diver. As a professional who puts safety first I always choose the dive site for each day based on sea conditions and the diver’s ability/experience. If possible best visibility is a selecting factor but this comes second to safety. I will not take any diver to a site with current beyond what they can handle and if you wish to expand your diver knowledge there is always the option to enroll in a drift diver specialty, Tobago is surely the place to do it.
