The Indians

Four weathered rock spires jut from the channel near Norman Island, their profile suggesting a feathered headdress to some early chart-maker, and below the waterline they turn into the BVI's most reliable crowd-pleaser. Gorgonians and cup corals felt the rock faces, a small tunnel and several canyons thread between the towers, and the fish population behaves like it has never been fished: sergeant majors mobbing, blue tangs grazing in herds, tarpon occasionally patrolling the shadows. Snorkelers work the sunlit tops while divers circle the bases, and the whole circuit fits comfortably in a single easy tank.

اللحظة التي جئت من أجلها: Pinnacle canyons and tunnel, dense tame fish life, diver-snorkeler versatility

التضاريس: Four rock pinnacles rising from a sand-and-boulder seabed

نقطة الدخول: Day moorings by the pinnacles fill early in charter season; arrive before mid-morning.

المخاطر: Surge funnels between the pinnacles on swell days; watch overhead traffic from charter dinghies.

التصاريح والقواعد: National Parks Trust site; permit and mooring rules apply.