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Scuba diving on South Padre Island For Your Spring Break

February 10th, 2009 Subscribe To Our Feed

South Padre Island lies just off of mainland Texas as a barrier island, accessible from the mainland via a causeway from the small town of Port Isabel. There is only one town on South Padre Island, also called South Padre Island. Although the town took severe damage from Hurricane Dolly in 2008 and, before that, Hurricane Beluah in 1967, both of which have severely affected the tourist trade on the island, it is now slowly rebuilding its reputation as a great place for divers to visit especially during Spring Break. As South Padre Island links to the mainland via a causeway, it is a much more convenient area for diving than many others because it can still be visited by car, without the need for a car.

A tour of the best diving sites around South Padre Island will take you to many interesting places. A good open water diving location accessible from a short boat journey is the Texas artificial reef, formed by a sunken tug. It is host to a huge variety of marine life which is unlikely to be seen anywhere else. Another great wreck dive around South Padre Island is the old World War Two hulk of the Liberty Ship, much further out.
The diving location most strongly recommended by the visitors guides, however is an old abandoned rig, visible both above and below the water like a vast aquatic skyscraper, with every level inhabited by vast amounts of exotic fish.

South Padre Island activities are not limited to just scuba diving, however. Sightseeing in South Padre Island is a must, with some beautiful natural locations and some of the best possible places to take tropical island pictures. It has some of the finest Texas beaches around, and in fact the whole island is surrounded by clean white sand, much of it rarely spoiled by excessive amounts of sunbathing tourists. There is also a great selection of beach houses available for vacation rentals for your Spring Break, so you can step out of your front door and come out right on the beach.