Nick Troubetzkoy’s Anse Chastanet
Anse Chastanet, Soufriere, St. Lucia
Coordinates in degrees decimal: N 13.864737, E -61.07788
Visited in November, 2014. Photographer: Nigel Thomas. Cameras: Pentax WG-II and Sea & Sea 1G with DX1G housin
Anse Chastanet is situated on the west coast of St. Lucia. It is an enclosed bay with large cliffs to the south, a sandy beach in the centre and rocky outcrops to the north of the bay. The area has particularly good examples of open water fish species, that gather off the edge of the Marine Reserve, as well as a healthy array of sponge, hard corals and gorgonians.
This site was visited without the support of the resort.





Several areas within the bay at Anse Chastanet are both safe and interesting to snorkel over. The two main areas of interest are the reserve area to the left (south) of the bay (1 & 3) and an area of rocky outcrops to the right, in the north of the bay (2 & 4).





Several areas within the bay at Anse Chastanet are both safe and interesting to snorkel over. The two main areas of interest are the reserve area to the left (south) of the bay (1 & 3) and an area of rocky outcrops to the right, in the north of the bay (2 & 4).