Thunderdome
Depth is the range from the top of the site to its usual maximum; "recommended cert" is the mainstream-agency level operators usually ask for, not a legal rule. Currents and visibility change daily, so treat everything here as planning ranges.
Thunderdome is the odd one out in Turks and Caicos diving: the ruins of a steel geodesic dome sunk off Providenciales in the 1990s as the set of a French television game show, in which contestants dove for tokens inside it. Storms have since folded the framework into a tangle of hoops and struts, and the fish have taken over completely, with sergeant majors, snappers, and swirling silversides treating the lattice as a citadel. Shallow, calm, and strange, it works equally well as a second dive, a snorkel stop, or a long, easy photography session in good light.
The moment you come for: Game-show ruin turned fish haven, shallow bright conditions
Topography: Collapsed steel dome framework on shallow sand
Know before you splash
Hazards: Corroding metal framework; do not push through tight gaps in the collapsed structure.
Who you'll meet
Southern Stingray
Great Barracuda
Porcupinefish
Christmas Tree Worm
Lionfish
"Charted here" species were listed by our editors from the sources on this page. Counts are GBIF occurrence records: observations logged within about 5 km of the charted position since 1990, matched only against the species in our catalogue. They show what has been seen there, not a promise of what you will see.
For photographers
Wide angle: ★★★★☆ · Macro: ★★☆☆☆ (editors' 1–5 rating of what this site gives each style of shooting)