LE CERCLE

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LE CERCLE

★★★★☆ (37)

This is an open water site where the bottom starts at 20 meters and goes down to 25 meters. This site is intended for confirmed Open Water Divers with a Deep Diving specialty or those who wish to acquire it. Site in the shape of a large disk or circle where you can turn around. There are also some nice canyons wit

caves and cavities where multiple fish and crustaceans hide. Around the site there is a large herbarium.

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Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

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Total number of species approx.: 12

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Dive Centers Catering This Dive Site

ECOLE DE PLONGEE BLEU PASSION GUADELOUPE

ZAC de Lostau, 97125 BOUILLANTE, Guadeloupe

SSI Europe - France

Z.A des Condamines – BP29, 38320 Eybens Cedex, France

Dive Sites Nearby

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Pointe Lézarde (★4.3)

Last dive site of the National Park towards the south of Bouillante. This site consists of a rocky ridge, which will allow you to navigate between small rocky peaks and also down to 40 m. Most of the diving is done between 15 and 25 meters for beauty and visibility.
ECOLE DE PLONGEE BLEU PASSION GUADELOUPE, 97125 BOUILLANTE

Machette (★4.5)

A magnificent dive spot always in the National Park of Guadeloupe. A drop off that goes down to 35 meters with a gentle slope where you can meet turtles and lepoard rays. The site goes up to a plateau nestled at 12 meters where you can enter a rather wide canyon and observe multiple small crustaceans on the right side.
ECOLE DE PLONGEE BLEU PASSION GUADELOUPE, 97125 BOUILLANTE

LA CHAISE (★4.4)

Located in the open water with a descent along a rope, the site begins to draw around 12 meters and extends to 30 meters. It is composed of two platforms: one in the 15 meter zone, perfect for open water diver, the other separated by about 30 meters and diving to 30 meters.
ECOLE DE PLONGEE BLEU PASSION GUADELOUPE, 97125 BOUILLANTE

Pointe Carangue (★4.5)

The Carangue Point is located between 2 dive sites. It can reached from the Swimming Pool or the Coral Garden sites, and averages 10 to 30 meters. There is a moderate to strong current. When it is strong, it is advisable to lie on the ground to observe the big eyed jackfish broom.
PPK PLONGEE GUADELOUPE, 97125 BOUILLANTE

Epave du Gustavia (Wreck) (★4.5)

This hourglass freighter of 49 m by about 7.50 m was launched in 1953 under the name of GEOCEANIQUE and renamed GUSTAVIA in 1982. After a thorough clean-up, she was sunk as an artificial reef in 1991 about 1 mile from the Malendure rock at Bouillante, the wreck lies upright on a sand bottom at 40 m.
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Epave Franjack, wreck (★4.7)

This hourglass freighter 50 m deep was built in Denmark in 1958. It sailed to Copenhagen and then to La Rochelle in the 70s. The Franjack lies flat on her keel on a sandy bottom at 24 m in good general condition except for the forward cabin which is collapsed.
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Pointe Barracuda (★4.4)

Experienced divers will be able to dive along the drop-off, although the 15 - 25-meter zone is still the ideal place to meet bonitos, barracudas, diodons, triggerfish, turtles, and other angelfish, lobsters, and surgeons.
ECOLE DE PLONGEE BLEU PASSION GUADELOUPE, 97125 BOUILLANTE

Tour du Petit Ilet (★4.5)

The tour of the little island can be done from 2 different dive sites: Swimming Pool or the Coral Garden. This dive can be done at different depths on a drop-off that descends to 40 meters. Beginners, as well as experienced divers, can dive this site in complete safety.
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La Piscine (★4.6)

What will jump out at you when you arrive at this site is the crystal clear water and the turquoise blue everywhere. A beautiful shallow sandy area to learn greets you. Three possible courses start from the same place, that’s what’s magical about this site.
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Le Jardin de Corail (★4.6)

Welcome to the most famous site in the Guadeloupe National Park and its Cousteau Reserve. Under the boat a real coral garden of all colors awaits you. At 12m, a statue of Commander Cousteau was placed on the sand at the end of the 2000s.
ECOLE DE PLONGEE BLEU PASSION GUADELOUPE, 97125 BOUILLANTE

Cross Over (★4.5)

Cross Over is a dive site dedicated to training new SSI instructors in Guadeloupe.It is a flat dive site, 5 meters deep, with sand and, depending on the season, many starfish, but also fish and green turtles who are curious about diving instructor candidates.
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L’ Aquarium Ilet Pigeon (★4.6)

A gently sloping wall with human-sized barrel sponges. Move away from the wall and let yourself be bewitched by the deep blue of the water. Whether you dive to the left or right, you will be amazed by the beauty of this site that never ceases to amaze.
ECOLE DE PLONGEE BLEU PASSION GUADELOUPE, 97125 BOUILLANTE

Pigeon Island (★4.2)

This dive site is suitable for everyone, from basic divers to divers specialized in deep diving, with the possibility of diving on a plateau of a few meters, but also with a steep drop-offs to the 40-meter zone.
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Bouée Anticyclonique (★4.6)

Bouée Anticyclonique is THE drop-off of Guadeloupe National Park. Droping from 10 to 45 m deep, you must not be afraid of heights. Various hot springs from the Montserrat volcano are also found here. Nitrox is recommended.
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La Caye (★4.5)

A long time ago, the Malendure rock collapsed into the ocean, creating this shallow dive site. La Caye is Malendure’s nursery. Depths range from 4m to 18m for the more adventurous; this site is accessible to all.
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Pointe Malendure (★4.6)

The pearl of Malendure. Just mention the name of this site to a local Instructor and see the flame in their eyes. It is possible to make this a drift dive towards Japanese Garden or Anse Négresse.
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PETIT MALENDURE (★4.6)

Shallow site but rich in juvenile fish, crabs that wander on the sand as well as morays and snappers in the open water. If you are observant, you may even be lucky enough to see barracudas passing by. If you take the time to look around, you will find many small creatures.
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Jardin Japonais (★4.6)

An alternation of sand, coral, and rocks, this is one of the richest dives in the area. And as a bonus there is a tunnel at 13m, just under the anchorage to finish the dive.
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Anse Négresse (★4.6)

Anse Negressee is the best-hidden dive site in Malendure. Overhung by cliffs, this site offers a gentle slope between corals and sandbanks that allows a nice dive.
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Mambo (★4.6)

MACHINE TRANSLATION: Exclusive dive site not often dived, located between the Anse Negresse and the Pointe Mahaut. It starts at 4 m, to go no deeper than 12 m. Architecture of several rocks full of corals and fish depending on the season. A dive where you take the time to watch, go for a walk
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Beauperthuis (★4.1)

Located just after Mahaut Point in the direction of Pointe Noire, this site is at the foot of the hospital that bears the same name. It is a shallow site in the 12-meter zone, but full of small creatures and well-hidden fish. You can meet diodons, box fish, but also crustaceans such as
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Pointe Mahaut (★4.3)

The most northern spot of the National Park, in the axis of the Route de la Traversée. Last point in the north of the National Park area, the site is located just before the entrance of the town of Pointe Noire. With a shallow depth (maximum 20m), it is worth discovering, because it is rarely visited.