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Diving Reviews of Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent in St. Vincent and the Grenadines

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Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent/ N/A       "This is a great place for those that use a Macro lens."
Voted by Diver Magazine as the #1 spot in the Caribbean for "Critters" and #10 in the world. Designated as the "Critter Capital o... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
9/2023   Ray Haberman
1000+ Dives
Photos available 
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent       "What to Expect in St Vincent."
Rather than submitting a review extolling the diving in St Vincent (see other reader reports) I would like to offer a few tips abo... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
3/2023   David J Inman
1000+ Dives
Photos available
1Helpful vote(s) received
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent       "Diving has Returned to Normal after the Pandemic"
I am a frequent visitor to the island and very little changes down here. For information about the diving, see my previous reports... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
11/2022   David J Inman
1000+ Dives
Photos available 
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent       "One More Time"
Once again my report from someone on an extended holiday. We have 2 seasons, wet and dry. Come during the wet season and you mos... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
11/2022   Ray Haberman
1000+ Dives
Photos available 
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent/ Beachcombers       "Critters Still There"
Dove there in November. The new airport and expending tourist base are growing. Dive St Vincent as usual the best eyes on the isla... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
11/2022   Greg Schubert
1000+ Dives
 
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent   St Vincent   "Fantastic creatures and expert local knowledge"
Just a single day diving with Dive St Vincent, 2 morning dives and a night dive, all we could manage on our short trip. We were so... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
11/2021   Keith Willmott
100+ Dives
Photos available 
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent   The Big Island   "NO BETTER CRITTER PLACE IN THE CARIBBEAN"
I came to see, I saw, I returned and finally I stayed. Been diving here for many years. I call it an extended vacation. For big... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
9/2021   Ray Haberman
1000+ Dives
Photos available
1Helpful vote(s) received
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent/ Young Island Resort Full report       "Ready for unusual critters on unspoiled dives?"
This was our 10th visit in 12 years so that should tell you we love diving in St. Vincent! The dive sites run up the leeward coast... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
11/2019   Amy Thorkilsen
250+ Dives
Photos available
1Helpful vote(s) received
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent/ Mariners Hotel, Young Island Resor Full report       "Excellent for Macro Photographers"
I have been coming to the island for 10 years and now stay with a friend. I am a macro photographer who has been all over the wor... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
11/2019   David J Inman
1000+ Dives
Photos available
2Helpful vote(s) received
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent Full report       "Rated by Diver Magazine as the #1 Critter spot in the Caribbean"
Undercurrents policy is if you work for the shop, you can't do an evaluation. I have been diving here since 2003. My only affili... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
8/2019   Ray Haberman
1000+ Dives
Photos available
1Helpful vote(s) received
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent/ Mariners Hotel Full report   St Vincent   "Healthy reefs, great diving."
Dive St Vincent staff were great — DJ and Calle (Dive Masters) were professional and accommodating, and great at finding small cri... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
7/2019   Dona Lehr
100+ Dives
Photos available 
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent Full report       "You Can Now Fly Direct To Saint Vincent!"
This trip is the latest of many I have made to St Vincent and for details of the diving and life there, please see my previous rep... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
11/2018   David J Inman
1000+ Dives
4Helpful vote(s) received
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent Full report       "Why haven’t you tried St. Vincent yet?"
We keep returning to St. Vincent. . . this is our 8th trip since 2008! The big news is that it is now easier to get to. If you live i... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
11/2018   Amy Thorkilsen
250+ Dives
3Helpful vote(s) received
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent Full report       "Back in SVG"
Once again Striated Frogfish 6 sited Yellow face Pikefin Blenny multiple Batfish, Chitons galore, numerous nudibranchs, numerous f... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
11/2018   Greg T Schubert
1000+ Dives
2Helpful vote(s) received
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent Full report   The big island of St Vincent   "Definitely the "Critter Capital of the Caribbean" "
I first came to the island in Nov, 2003 after reading an article in Undercurrents about the "critters" found here. I wanted to di... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
8/2018   Ray Haberman
1000+ Dives
2Helpful vote(s) received
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent/ Mariners Hotel Full report   St. Vincent   "Good Variety & Value Caribbean Diving "
Mariners Hotel was an excellent place to stay and Dive St. Vincent offered a good package deal. There were lots of great local re... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
3/2018   Michael Fritz
250+ Dives
3Helpful vote(s) received
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent/ Beachcombers Full report       "Back Again to Dive St Vincent Trip 32"
My 32nd trip to SVG. my site [. . . ] illustrates that the "critter diving in SVG saves travel to the far P... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
4/2018   Greg T Schubert
1000+ Dives
1Helpful vote(s) received
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent/ Young Island Full report       "Pleasant but nremarkable diving"
St. Vincent bills itself as the "critter capital" of the Caribbean. There are lots of critters there, but you will need lots of ti... Full report  
2 stars
3 stars  
3/2018   David Hill
1000+ Dives
1Helpful vote(s) received
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent/ Paradise Beach Hotel Full report       "Great little critter diving"
DJ and Callie are great guides and show you tons of little critters. Callie brings a slate, so you can know what you're looking a... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
1/2018   Lisa Jabusch and Steve Nieters
250+ Dives
 
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent/ Young Island Full report   Grenadines   "Seventh Heaven!"
This was our 7th visit to St. Vincent and that alone says a lot! We love the Dive St. Vincent dive op and if you read my other pre... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
11/2017   Amy Thorkilsen
250+ Dives
1Helpful vote(s) received
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent/ Beachcombers Full report       "Back Again for Critters"
My twenty something trip to SVG. Frogfish, Magnificent Urchins and assorted flatworms, Nudibranchs, and crabs abound. LIAT is actu... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
11/2017   Greg T Schubert
1000+ Dives
1Helpful vote(s) received
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent/ rented house Full report   The Leeward side of the island   "FOR CRITTERS, YOU DIVE THE "
If you come to the island in the rainy season, you can expect to experience sunny, windy, rainy and cloudy days. Come in the dry ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
2/2017   RAYMOND JAMES HABERMAN
1000+ Dives
 
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent/ Young Island Full report       "Never disappoints! "
This was our 6th visit to St. Vincent staying at Young Island and diving with Dive St. Vincent every time. You just cannot beat th... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
11/2016   Amy Thorkilsen
100+ Dives
 
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent Full report       "Still the Critter Capital"
The diving here is still excellent for small fish and invertebrates, but visibility has been reduced due to runoff from recent hea... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
11/2016   David J Inman
500+ Dives
 
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent Full report       "Hard to get to but worth the trip"
The good, is the condition of the reefs and the number of fish and "critters" to be found. The weather is constant year round, ab... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
10/2016   Ray Haberman
1000+ Dives
 
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent/ Beachcombers Full report   Kingstown   "St Vincent Critters Again"
My fifteen trip to SVG. My first stay at Beachcombers. Tewes coined the phase "critter capital of Caribbean" well its true. See: h... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2016   Greg T Schubert
1000+ Dives
 
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent/ N/A Full report   Leeward Coast   "Definitely Critter Country"
The Good. Pristine reefs, lots of sponges and soft corals, untold number of fish species, and what they are known for, critters i... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
6/2016   Ray Haberman
1000+ Dives
 
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent Full report       "Caribbean Diving the Way It Used to Be"
Dive St Vincent is still going strong despite the retirement of it's owner Bill Tewes. The reef is healthy and the unusual critte... Full report  
3 stars
5 stars  
11/2015   David J Inman
500+ Dives
1Helpful vote(s) received
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent/ PARADISE BEACH Full report       "Great Service As Usual"
[. . . ] password guitarfish Dive St Vincent delivers as usual. Frogfish, Seahorses and Magnificent Urchi... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2015   Greg T Schubert
1000+ Dives
 
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent/ Young Island Resort Full report   St Vincent   "Fun, easy, lots of critters!"
The diving was incredibly easy; no currents, warm water and never went deeper than 65'. The divers we met were all experienced. ... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
11/2015   Dorothy McDonald
500+ Dives
 
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent/ Rental house Full report       "Hard to get to but well worth the trip"
I spend a great deal of time on St Vincent and do all my diving with Dive St Vincent. That's not to say the other dive shops aren... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
10/2015   Ray Haberman
1000+ Dives
 
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent/ Mariners Full report       "Great place for critters"
“The critter capital of the Caribbean” boasts the Dive St Vincent website, and it’s all true. I’ve dived all over the area, from ... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
2/2015   Ken Paff
250+ Dives
 
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent Full report       "Macrophotography heaven"
I flew from Houston to Miami to Barbados, overnight in Barbados, then the small connecting airline LIAT to St. Vincent. Airlines u... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
1/2015   Mary K Wicksten
1000+ Dives
1Helpful vote(s) received
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent/ Young Island Full report       "Excellent relaxed critter heaven!"
This was our 4th visit to St. Vincent and we love the diving here. Luckily our first two trips were with legendary Bill Tewes, but... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
11/2014   Amy Thorkilsen
100+ Dives
2Helpful vote(s) received
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent Full report   Leeward Coast   "Critters, Critters and More Critters"
I started diving with Dive St Vincent in 2003. If I had known how addictive diving here was, I might not have come. I came with ... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
6/2014   Ray Haberman
1000+ Dives
2Helpful vote(s) received
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent/ Paradise Beach Full report       ... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
4/2014   Greg T Schubert
1000+ Dives
1Helpful vote(s) received
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent/ Rented House Full report   Leeward Side of Island   The only drawback to diving in St Vincent and the Grenadines is the terrible inter island air service. LIAT is the only commercia... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
11/2013   Ray Haberman
1000+ Dives
 
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent/ Young Island Resort Full report   St. Vincent   This was our seventh trip to St. Vincent; in all of them we dove with Dive St. Vincent and stayed at Young Island Resort. Young Is... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
1/2013   Thomas W. Doeppner
1000+ Dives
1Helpful vote(s) received
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent Full report       Being retired, I have the privilege of being able to go where I want and stay as long as I want. In Nov, I came to St Vincent 9 y... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
4/2012   Ray Haberman
1000+ Dives
1Helpful vote(s) received
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent Full report       Getting to the island is the main problem. LIAT airlines presently is the only airlines that services the islands. They have a h... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
7/2011   Ray Haberman
1000+ Dives
 
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent/ Mariners Full report       Bill Tewes has always been considered a bit difficult to get along with by some, and I'm sure he could be for those not seriuos ab... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2010   Anita M McChesney
250+ Dives
 
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent/ local residence Full report       This last trip was my seventh trip to St Vincent and the diving has improved each year. Dive St Vincent is a no frills operation t... Full report  
5 stars
3 stars  
3/2010   Alan L Olson
500+ Dives
 
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent/ Young Island Resort Full report       First about Young Island Resort. The staff was friendly and accommodating. The food was prepared perfectly, served in a timely f... Full report  
3 stars
1 stars  
2/2010   Paul J Halverson
500+ Dives
 
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent/ Sunset Beach Full report   St. Vincent   Would not be rating Dive St. Vincent at all if Peter Hughes had not pulled their boat out of Grenada AFTER we had already booked i... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
11/2009   Robert
500+ Dives
 
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent Full report   St. Vincent   St. Vincent This is the best macro diving I have ever seen in the Caribbean. Getting there is a schlep and takes 12 to 14... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
1/2010   Todd Lichtenstein
250+ Dives
 
Bill Tewes' Dive St. Vincent/ Mariners Hotel Full report       Diving Daughter (DD) and I took a week to seek critters on the reefs and sands of St. Vincent with Bill Tewes. Most of our time - ... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
8/2009   Don Acheson
1000+ Dives
 
Dive St. Vincent/ Mariners Hotel Full report   St. Vincent   1. 5 hour delay on the LIAT leg flying down (San Juan to St. Vincent) due to electrical problems. Paid $60 for my second checked ba... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
9/2009   David Haupt
1000+ Dives
 
Dive St. Vincent/ Private home Full report       Getting to St. Vincent can be a pain only one real airline services the island and they could care less if your luggage or camera ... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
2/2009   Alan Olson
500+ Dives
 
Dive St, Vincent Full report       MARINES INVADE ST. VINCENT. . . Dave from Memphis and myself both former Marines joined the Old Curmudgeon himself, Bill Tewes, also... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
8/2009   Larry Polster
1000+ Dives
1Helpful vote(s) received
Dive St. Vincent/ Sunset Shores Full report       St. Vincent is reputed to be the “Critter Capital of the Caribbean” by Bill Tewes, owner of scuba shop Dive St. Vincent. It is in... Full report  
5 stars
2 stars  
6/2009   Paul Selden
250+ Dives
 
Dive St Vincent Full report   N/A   Ihave just completed a 6 months stay at St Vincent, diving with the "Curmudgeon" Bill Tewes. In that time I did 156 dives, most w... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
9/2008   Ray Haberman
1000+ Dives
 
Dive St Vincent/ Private Home Full report       Bill Tewes is an aquired taste, as previously mentioned in your review, but definitely worth any supposed aggravation. His Divemas... Full report  
3 stars
3 stars  
3/2009   Greg T Schubert
1000+ Dives
 
Dive St. Vincent/ Rented house Full report       One suggestion is to co- ordinate your visit to St. Vincent to be sure the owner/ operator, Bill Tewes is not off island. Bill's f... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
2/2009   Alan Olson
500+ Dives
 
Dive St. Vincent Full report       We were quoted a package price that included room, breakfast, airfare and diving. After examining what we were charged at the end... Full report  
2 stars
3 stars  
12/2008   Ann McGrath
500+ Dives
 
Dive St Vincent Full report       The bad part about diving at St Vincent is getting there. Liat is the only plane in and they aren't dependable in flight schedule... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
7/2007   Raymond Haberman
1000+ Dives
 
dive st vincent/ young island Full report       Diving in St Vincent is spectacular and his name is Bill Tewes. My wife and I have been there twice this year, Spring and summe... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
9/2008   jeffrey tindell
250+ Dives
 
Dive Saint Vincent/ Young Island Resort Full report       I have read for many years about Bill Tewes' Dive Saint Vincent Operation and Critter Diving in SVG. . . wel i finally got there and... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
6/2007   joe DelGuidice
100+ Dives
 
Dive St. Vincent/ Sunset Shores Hotel Full report       This was my first return visit to a dive destination. My memories of St. Vincent served me well. If small stuff is your predilecti... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
5/2007   Peter J Maerz
250+ Dives
 
Dive St. Vincent/ Young Island Full report   St. Vincent   If you haven't been to St. Vincent to dive with Bill Tewes and the folks at Dive St. Vincent, don't wait any longer! Arrive r... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
6/2006   Timothy A. Kolakowski
100+ Dives
 
Dive St. Vincent/ The Beachcomber Full report   St. Vincent   Everyone new to DSV receives the "first day checkout with Callie. " It's not a big deal - - standard St. Vincent diving - - do your t... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
11/2005   Francis & Deb Bollag
250+ Dives
 
Dive St. Vincent/ Young Island Resort Full report       Bill Tewes, proprietor of Dive St. Vincent, is one of the best dive masters I've ever dived with. He's not only great at finding t... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
1/2006   Tom Doeppner
500+ Dives
 
Dive St. Vincent/ Young Island Resort Full report       St. Vincent has been called the "muck diving capital of the Caribbean", and I'm sure it is no exageration. Bill Tewes, owner of "... Full report  
4 stars
5 stars  
10/2005   Tracey Bennett
250+ Dives
 
Dive St. Vincent Full report       Bill Tewes, Dive St. Vincent, knows how to take care of your travel plans. He sought out a house for us to rent for 4 couples, bo... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
1/2006   Tom and Joyce Schulke
1000+ Dives
 
Dive St. Vincent/ Young Island Resort Full report   St. Vincent   Bill Tewes does a great job finding the little critters. They are abundant and Bill loves to find them. There are nice reefs if ... Full report  
4 stars
1 stars  
4/2005   Joe Puglia
250+ Dives
 
Dive St Vincent/ Young Island Full report       Young Island fantastic with terrific food and staff. Rooms are clean and comfortable. No A/ C, no phone, no TV but didn't miss any ... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
5/2005   Estelle and Stuart Evans
100+ Dives
 
Dive St Vincent Full report       After 4 months of diving at St. Vincent, it is easy to see why they are called the "critter capital of the Caribbean. " Bring a ma... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
12/2004   Raymond J Haberman
500+ Dives
 
dive St. Vincent/ Mariners Hotel Full report       My liveaboard Tahiti trip was canceled due to engine failure. Having already cleared my schedule, I scrambled to arrange anoth... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
3/2005   Michael Foust
250+ Dives
 
Dive St. Vincent/ Young Island Full report       Boat. Barebones. Seating with 3 - maybe 4. Minimal shade. Very low on comfort. Water was a shared 1 liter bottle. Diving. ... Full report  
3 stars
4 stars  
12/2004   Steven Levin
1000+ Dives
 
Dive St Vincent/ Sunset Hotel Full report       We have been wanting to dive here for several years based upon other reports that we have read on the macro photography. While t... Full report  
2 stars
3 stars  
6/2004   allan & barbara jones
1000+ Dives
 
Dive St. Vincent/ Young Island Resort Full report       ... Full report  
4 stars
3 stars  
5/2004   Clyde & eleanor
100+ Dives
 
Dive St Vincent Full report       St Vincent lives up to it's reputation as the "Critter Capital of the Caribbean" and Bill Tewes of "Dive St Vincent" is one of the... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
12/2003   Ray Haberman
250+ Dives
 
Dive St Vincent (Bill Tewes)/ Marina Hotel and Resort Full report       We were a group of 14 from York Divers exploring St Vincent (SVD) for the first time. Experience levels among the divers ranged f... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
3/2004   Charles Levine
100+ Dives
 
Dive St. Vincent/ Rosewood Hotel Full report   St. Vincent   The diving was very nice - lots of small things to see and photograph: frogfish, seahorses to the point of tiring of seeing them, ... Full report  
4 stars
2 stars  
10/2003   Paul & Cori Gondek
1000+ Dives
 
Dive St. Vincent/ The Mariner Full report       Bill Tewes, the owner of Dive St. Vincent, has been diving these waters for 20 years. He is a master at finding and identifying sm... Full report  
4 stars
4 stars  
12/2002   Richard J. Troberman
100+ Dives
 
Dive St. Vincent/ SkyBlue Inn Full report   Kingstown   Dive St. Vincent booked my trip for me. I chose the no frills 2 week stay at the Skyblue Inn. (I saved between $700 and $800 over... Full report  
5 stars
5 stars  
3/2003   Ray Haberman
250+ Dives
 
Dive St. Vincent/ Mariners Hotel Full report   S. St. Vincent island   Dive operator Bill Tewes has been here 16+ years, knows it inside out. He and his friendly, long- term experienced dive crew very c... Full report  
5 stars
4 stars  
8/2002   Jose Kirchner
<100 Dives
 
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