LE DODO PALMÉ

Corail Plongee, 97434 Saint-Gilles les Bains

★★★★☆ Haï Siang, wreck

This wreck, or ‘wild pig’ in French, is a Taiwanese lobster boat that was deliberately sunk in the 1980s. The descent into the blue will give you a glimpse first of the mast and then, a bewitching sight, of the wreck in its entirety, lying flat on the white sand.

Corail Plongee, 97434 Saint-Gilles les Bains

★★★★☆ Sea Venture

On 16 November 1981, with a crew of 26 on board and loaded with timber, the Sea Venture was waiting in the Bay of Saint Paul for a berth to become available in the Port of La Pointe des Galets. Already damaged by bad weather and destabilised by its cargo, the ship ended up taking on water and sinking opposite the

Corail Plongee, 97434 Saint-Gilles les Bains

★★★★☆ Canyon

A must-see site. This dive site is suitable for all levels. It is made up of ancient lava flows, colonized by coral. It’s a photographer’s delight, with both macro and wide-angle shots.

O Sea Bleu, 97434 Saint-Gilles les Bains

★★★★☆ sankuba

Sankuba is a deep site, located at a depth of 60 meters off Saint-Paul Bay, offering intense deep-sea sensations. It is ideal for Extended Range technical training and advanced dives.

O Sea Bleu, 97434 Saint-Gilles les Bains

★★★★☆ Corail Noir

On this dive site, an enormous tree of black coral, similar to a fir tree, is planted at a depth of 56 meters in the black sand. The site is vast, consisting mainly of three large rock formations, some of which are fissured, providing shelter for marine life.

Corail Plongee, 97434 Saint-Gilles les Bains

★★★★☆ Vallée aux Mérous

A direct descent into the blue towards a grey sandy bottom. You’ll see a beautiful 48m-deep rift, large gorgonians sheltering a colony of groupers, and schools of pufferfish. A deep dive that can be made difficult by the current.

O Sea Bleu, 97434 Saint-Gilles les Bains

★★★★☆ Roches Merveilleuses

Les Roches Merveilleuses is a deep dive site located between 47 and 53 meters. This vast site, whose name reflects the diversity of its flora and fauna, is adorned with large gorgonians. In the second part of the site, you can find an enormous anchor, 6 meters long, lying on its side.

O Sea Bleu, 97434 Saint-Gilles les Bains

★★★★☆ Petites Gorgones

The “Petites Gorgones“ is one of the few sites on Réunion Island where you can see gorgonians at a depth of 20 metres. The site is a veritable labyrinth of rocks and coral reefs set against a backdrop of white sand. The site is ideal for underwater training and exploration.

O Sea Bleu, 97434 Saint-Gilles les Bains

★★★★☆ Passe de l’Ermitage

Formed by a gully that “hollowed out“ the coral reef, the pass is a place of exchange, rich in plankton and nutrients. Although visibility is sometimes uncertain, apart from the scenery, the food chain is in full swing, making this an unmissable dive! Particularly for these turtles and rays

Corail Plongee, 97434 Saint-Gilles les Bains

★★★★☆ La Cheminée

Fifteen metres below the surface, a natural chimney of basalt rock filled with lobsters and other soldier fish leads you eight metres down under an arch from where you can explore a small network of faults on one side or emerge from the gloom to wander between white sand and rock tongue on the other.

O Sea Bleu, 97434 Saint-Gilles les Bains

★★★★☆ Navarra

The Navarra is a 47 meters long fishing vessel that was deliberately sunk by the French Federation of Diving (FFESSM) of La Réunion in 1996. She lies at a depth of 53 meters and was broken into two pieces by the swell. The top of the wreck is at 45 meters. The wreck is sometimes subject to strong currents.

Corail Plongee, 97434 Saint-Gilles les Bains

★★★★☆ Pain de Sucre

Giving its name to a rectangular rock that has fallen from the cliffs and stands proudly on the beach, this site offers a reef tour on and in a platier cut by faults, canyons, arches and small caves, extended by white sand and numerous rocks of various shapes and sizes.

PLONGÉE SALÉE, 97427 ETANG-SALÉ

★★★★★ Antonio Lorenzo

The Antonio Lorenzo was arrested for illegal fishing in the TAAF seas in 1998 and brought back to Réunion. As the vessel threatened to sink in the Port of Pointe des Galets, the regional diving committee asked the government to sink it in an area accessible to divers.

Scubapro, Stephen Frink

☆☆☆☆☆ Bouée rouge

This shallow site is ideal for new divers as well as those in training. The corals that cover the concrete blocks attract unsuspected marine life.

Mares, Janez Kranjc

★★★★☆ Cap la Houssaye

The dive site is located in the Réserve Naturelle Marine de la Réunion.The site’s varied scenery will delight beginners and experienced divers alike. A coral reef, colorful and full of life, colonizes the rocks on the sand and the small drop-off.