Dive somewhere NEW
Dive in warm, peaceful crystal clear waters that attract divers from around the world - for all levels from first-timer to advanced.
The world's largest lagoon abounds with unique treasures. You can dive into clear blue water teeming with marine life, sail to tropical islands, surf the waves, go fishing for bonefish along with professionals. Experience wreck dives, reefs, drop-offs, drift diving, thermal formations, dive/camping, caves and night dives. Different sites can offer different sea creatures including turtles, dugongs, nautilus, manta rays, sun fish and thousands of varieties of tropical fish and corals.
It is one of the few places in the world where so many species of marine life live together: parrotfish, blue rockling, grouper, leopard rays, reef sharks, tuna, "tazars", "vivaneaux", mullet… as well as lobster and their local cousins, "popinées", and the amazing turtles and marine cows. The lagoon is also blessed with luxuriant marine flora: caverns carpeted in "bryozoaires" and gorgonia, sponges, fluorescent corals, tiara shaped seaeggs, starfish, crinoids. With a bit of luck, divers will also be able to admire an endemic nautilus which has strayed up to the surface.
Wild and unspoilt...
The huge expanse of the New Caledonian lagoon and the relatively low numbers of divers to this region, have enabled the diving sites here to remain pristine. Today there are15 diving centres spread throughout the archipelago.
The types of dives available are adapted to the levels and preferences of individual divers, and include simple introductory dives, first dives, courses and diplomas, underwater photography and night dives. In New Caledonia, diving is a real pleasure, with comfortable water temperatures of between 21°C and 28°C depending on the season. Safety is also catered for with a hyperbaric chamber.
