NAUTILUS DIVING
11000 DAKAR
SEN
For over 25 years, Nautilus Diving has been sharing its expertise and experience around the Dakar peninsula in Ngor and Soumbédioune. In partnership with the La Madrague Resort, the center offers packages for residents, visiting divers, and groups and clubs seeking a dream destination.
Recognized since 2018 as the leading West African center for technical diving development and instructor training, everyone will find something to satisfy their desires, from recreational divers to professionals and even the most dedicated divers. The diversity of dive sites, volcanic seabeds, shipwrecks, gregarious green turtles, nurse sharks, large African stingrays, frogfish... a delight for divers of all levels!
From recreational diving to technical training in open circuit (nitrox, trimix, oxygen in twinset and sidemount configurations) as well as closed circuit (rebreather), you’ll always have a good reason to come and meet us. Diving will always begin with that magical moment of the “baptism,“ your first dive, which will take you to another world.
With the added bonus of the warmth of the land of Teranga.
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★★★★☆ Cargo
Dive down to depths of 35 meters to explore the interior of this majestic Cargo ship. Witness to marine biodiversity and the history of the ship, this dive offers an immersive experience, combining adventure and underwater education.
★★★★☆ Îles de la Madeleine
The “Iles de la Madeleine“ are accessible in 15 minutes from the Corniche piers at Plateau and Lougne Island has an interesting configuration for try scuba, beginners and experienced divers. For the experienced, a route allows you to discover two small wrecks in the 21 m zone
★★★★★ Epave Chi Chuan
The wreck is a Chinese trawler lying on its side in a North–South orientation, with the bottom at 32 m and the top of the deck at 26 m. There is no mast. Both the cabin and the gangway can be crossed safely. The wreck’s holds can be visited by Advanced Wreck divers.
★★★★☆ Gouye Kankan
A very nice wreck at 23 m at the bottom and 13 m at the highest point, which can be entered at cabin level. A nearby drop-off is close to 30 m and it is possible to do a circuit of three wrecks in this sector (Top, KanKan, Podium).
★★★★☆ Gorée Aquarium Epave
From Gorée Aquarium, it is possible to discover this Chinese wreck of about thirty meters, lying on its side, placed on a sand bottom at 12m and in rather good condition. Oriented North South, possible penetration of the hold. Cabin very damaged. Mast on the ground. Lots of debris.
★★★★☆ Petit Soumbédioune
Opposite the Port de Soumbedioune, on the Ils de la Madeleine, a short walk that start 5m north-west along a small drop-off and leads to an area alternating rocks and sand over 12m . Ideal d-for training in a natural environment.
★★★★☆ Épave de Lougne
Behind the small island of Lougne, a small tugboat with its diesel tank, a wreck 22m deep, well smashed. The surrounding rocks are full of life and the walk is worth the detour.
★★★★★ Etoile Rouge
Russian tralwer suk in 2005 very impressive in size, one of the largest wrecks in Dakar. Lying on its side, the upper deck rises to a height of meters and descends to a depth of 35 meters. The holds can be visited (expert)
★★★★☆ Navarro
An imposing wreck, 30 to 40 metres long, offering a unique diving experience. With its wide corridor, it’s ideal for advanced wreck speciality course.
★★★★☆ Gouye Podium
A 24 m rock with the Podium wreck, a Chinese boat smashed into several large pieces around 30 m long, near the old anchor and the Kankan and Top wrecks.
★★★★☆ Welle
Small rectangular piece of a cargo wreck on the coast of Gorée Island. You can walk on it and continue on the drop off of Gorée Island. Accessible to all levels.
★★★★☆ Falaises
The Falaises dive site is an interesting setup with three cliffs set in front of a sandy bottom at 22m. A circuit around each cliff allows you to return to the starting point. The north side is deeper, while the south side is closer to the breaking waves, so be careful. Stay on a west-east axis around the cliffs.
★★★★☆ Shark Reef - N’Gor
The ideal site for first open water dives for future Open Water divers, from 7 to 18m depending on the swell. The site is explored from East to West following the current, with the North side allowing you to reach greater depths (>15m) before reaching the sand.
★★★★☆ Baie de N’Gor
N’Gor Bay is ideal for introductory dives and all kinds of training on a sandy bottom with a gentle drop-off. It’s a protected or natural environment depending on the tide.
★★★★★ Seminol
One of the most unusual sites is located off the coast of the Iles de la Madeleine : the Séminol Plateau, where basalt organs stand. Stretching over parallel bands ranging from 20 to 40 metres deep, these eroded, sometimes broken, promontories bear witness to ancient magmatic activities.
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| Wednesday | 09:00 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 09:00 - 18:00 |
| Saturday | 09:00 - 18:00 |
| Sunday | 09:00 - 18:00 |
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+221 77 - 6371422 WebsiteOpening Hours
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| Tuesday | 09:00 - 18:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 - 18:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00 - 18:00 |
| Friday | 09:00 - 18:00 |
| Saturday | 09:00 - 18:00 |
| Sunday | 09:00 - 18:00 |
Possibilité d’ouvrir le lundi pour un groupe