Wall diving in the Turks and Caicos Islands: A look at the abyss

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diving in the Turks and Caicos Islands undoubtedly leads them to their famous wall. There they stare into a literal abyss, which dipped 2,000 m to the sea floor

There is a moment in the Jew Law film Black Sea, in which a deep-sea diver falls from a cloudy underwater comb and falls into the pitch-black depths of the ocean. For someone who had difficulty diving, the idea was quite frightening.

Of course, something like this does not happen when diving - especially if you don't dive deeper than 18m. Nevertheless, I was reminded of this scene when diving into the Turks and Caicos Islands on the ninth day of our Caribbean cruise.

The Turks and Caicos Islands are a British overseas area that includes two island chains (the Turks and Caicos Islands), which are separated by a 2,134 m (7,000 feet) long sea ditch called Turks Island Passage or Columbus Passage. It acts as a super highway for wandering fish, rays, turtles, dolphins and even humpback whales, which can normally be seen from January to March.

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divers flock to the passage because of their world -famous wall dives, not least the Grand Turk Wall, which is often referred to as the "Grand Canyon of Caribbean".

The Grand Turk Wall traces the Leesite of Grand Turk Island and is known for its extraordinary steep wall. For example, if you are at Governor’s Beach, you will probably bathe in the flat turquoise water. Drive only 300 m from the beach (a five -minute boat trip) and you will find that the wall falls into the ocean 2,134 m (7,000 ft).

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Grand Turk has over 40 diving sites that lead to the Grand Turk Wall, including Coral Gardens, the aquarium, the library and even McDonald’s, which is named after its coral arch.

We joined Oasis divers for our first dive in tunnels: two swim-through that were formed by curved corals. We followed a route through the tight passages and spotted in holes in the coral formation to discover lobster, grabs, arrow crabs and imperial fish.

We continued to our second dive site from Chief Ministers to catch a good view of the famous wall. If you approach, your first instinct will be to withdraw - this literal abyss is so striking. I peeked over the wall. Beyond a small rocky advancement was nothing but deep blue sea.

I took a deep breath out of my breathing controller, hit the edge and hovered over the abyss. If you turn your back on your diving colleague, you may be able to catch a glimpse of what it is like to be in space - or even on the seabed.

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I haven't stayed there for long. Rationale tells them that there is no reason to sink - I had my BCD, was really weighted and had a lot of air and energy - but it is difficult not to imagine what would happen if they would start sinking somehow. Two thousand meters are a powerful way.

Back within the reach of the sea floor, we followed the line of the wall, the between the numerous pressing fish, rapid fishing, bat fishing, yellow tails and, mostly the most pleasant, friendly Nassau-Zacken-bargish sponge.

We had seen big bridles in the Great Barrier Reef, but nobody was as curious as this. The Nassau-Zackenbarsche, which are known to be less shy than other species, swam next to us, devour one or the other tiny fish and make the abyss a little less lonely.

wall diving in the Turks and Caicos Islands: The essentials

what: diving in the Turks and Caicos Islands, including Tunnels and Chief Minister, as part of an 11-day carnival cruise from Charleston.

Where: We stayed in a balcony cabin on board the Carnival Sunshine. Our room was spacious and comfortable, and the balcony was worth a visit.

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The ship itself is equipped with countless food and entertainment options. For daily food we liked Blueiguana Cantina and Pizzeria del Capitano. For dinner we recommend paying the small surcharge to dine at least once in each of the specialty restaurants (Steakhouse, Jiji Asian Kitchen and Cucina del Capitano).

When: The best travel time for a Caribbean cruise is December to April. The weather is hot, sunny and dry with low humidity and mild nights.

like: We booked our dive directly via Carnival. The supplier, Oasis Divers, was one of the best outfit with which we have ever dived. Jason, Roger and Ronald from the crew were fantastic fun and really added the dive. We recommended it to them.

We packed our Keepgo International WiFi Hotspot so that we can go online when traveling. The device generates a secure WLAN connection via local 4G mobile radio networks in over 120 countries. Via this recommendation link you can get a 10% discount on any Keepgo product.

We flew to Charleston via New York, but from January 2020 there will be direct flights from Great Britain. Book via Skyscanner for the best prices.

If you plan to snorkel in Turks and Caicos Islands (and you should really do that), you should pack a full face snorkel mask. We use and recommend Aria QR+ from Ocean Reef.

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