Ouanalao Dive, Turenne LAPLACE

The activity is supervised by professionals. Beginners as well as experienced divers will be accompanied throughout their activity in order to discover the seabed that borders the island. Scuba diving, snorkeling, the variety is not missing here.
The Ouanalao Dive Center will offer you various types of exploration dives as well as training courses for all levels. Affiliated with different diving organizations, specialized in SSI training with the possibility of FFESSM certifications in order to find a complete training, adapted to your desires and your needs.

Ouanalao dive is a SSI center (Scuba School International), it is also a commercial structure approved by the FFESSM/CMAS (French federation of underwater studies and sports / World Confederation of subaquatic activities). We offer diving courses and certifications with both of these schools.

The dives are mainly organized around the islets near Saint Barth, in a volcanic landscape. The sites are varied and steep, with small caves, arches, canyons, drop offs and pinnacles. Most of them are located in a nature reserve, where you will find a rich and varied fauna and flora, the result of 25 years of preservation.

This world-renowned certification program is a great way to start your lifelong adventures as a certified diver. Personalized training is combined with in-water practice sessions to give you the skills and experience you need to be truly comfortable underwater.
You’ll earn the Open Water Diver SSI certification.

Open Water Diver :
With the SSI open water certification in your pocket, discover the seas and oceans of our planet. It is obtained in 7 technical dives in natural environment. The first dives are done at shallow depths in order to validate the technical skills along with the 6 theoretical modules validated by a multiple choice exam. The last dives of the training are oriented on the planning and management of an autonomous dive.

At the end of the training, the Open Water Diver SSI has the knowledge and training necessary to dive independently, in an environment corresponding to their training, with a buddy holding at least an equivalent qualification, and to a maximum depth of 18 meters.