Pirates Cove Dive Center - Samaná, Dominican Republic


	John Mattera & John Chatterton

Come and join proprietors John Mattera and John Chatterton in the Dominican Republic, at Pirates Cove Dive Center. We are located in Samaná, on the shore of historic Samaná Bay. Regardless of whether you are just beginning your career as a diver, or you already are an experienced Tek diver we can offer you some of the best recreational and technical diving in the Caribbean. We offer custom group diving charters to the South Shore, North Shore, and caves of the Dominican Republic. Allow us to put together a unique adventure for your group including, our historic shipwrecks, beautiful caves, and fascinating reefs.

The Arch at the Pinnacle Near Rincon Bay

The most interesting thing about diving in the Dominican Republic is the diversity.

The South Shore of Hispañola is on the Caribbean Sea. The water is warm and very, very blue. This is real Caribbean diving. In general, the wrecks are small modern wrecks with interesting coral formations and fish. This is laid back Caribbean diving.

The North coast of the DR is on the Southernmost Atlantic Ocean. This is a little more challenging from a diving standpoint, but still nice warm water. Samaná Bay has some very interesting reef and wreck sites, but it is a bay and although the visibility is usually good, is does not offer spectacular underwater vistas, it is a bay. Rincon Bay on the other hand is a bay that has wonderful Aqua Blue water.

The caves of the DR are similar to those in Akumal or Playa del Carmen in Mexico. No one comes away unimpressed with the caves here.

We can put together custom dive charters for your group to some or all of the places we love to visit. We offer a vacation from "vacation diving" and replace it with ADVENTURE!

Columbus arrived in Hispañola in 1492. The shipwrecks began to arrive shortly after that. Let us show you wrecks like the famous Spanish Galleon, Tolosa in Samaná Bay, modern shipwrecks along the Caribbean Coast, or one of our latest discoveries. . more...

We have tried to build a place where divers can come to not just have fun, but also acquire new skills, try out new equipment, and become better divers. For recreational divers, we offer the complete line of SDI/TDI instruction in all their specialties. more...