Roche à Gilles

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Roche à Gilles

★★★★☆ (9)

About 50min by boat from the diving center, Roche à Gilles is located in the heart of the natural reserve of Petite Terre, for a maximum depth of 17m this dive offers us all the biodiversity of the reserve.

Butterflyfish, Damselfish, Sergeant major, Balloonfish, Trunkfish, Barracuda, Lionfish, Wrasse, Grouperfish, Gruntfish, Squirrelfish, Lobster, Shrimp, Eiffel Crab, Flamingo tongue

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Aqualung

La pointe à vache (★4.4)

Site west of Lower Land. A quarter of an hour’s navigation from the center. Rocky potatoes surround the boat, at about 5m, allowing a gentle descent towards the point, visible from the surface, going down to a sandy bottom of 20m.
INFINI PLONGEE, 97113 GOURBEYRE

Sec Pate (★4.7)

The “Sec Pâté“ is a legendary dive in Guadeloupe. This dive is right in the middle of the Saintes channel. It’s one of the most beautiful dives in the world. But be warned, this site has to be earned... To get there, we rely solely on the weather, which is very capricious in the Saintes channel.
INFINI PLONGEE, 97113 GOURBEYRE

Les trois Pointes (★4.5)

A beautiful site ... among the others! It’s a tongue of lava sinking for some twenty metres. Very simple orientation, with a small drop off on the right.
INFINI PLONGEE, 97113 GOURBEYRE

Mazarin (★4.5)

A real garden ... Photographers’ favourite site! Let yourself be intoxicated by the multitude of corals and sponges. Shallow, accessible from basic diver, the walk is endless between sandy seagrass and volcanic rock, and there are plenty of surprises to discover!
Mares

Sec Delgrès (★4.5)

Sec Delgres is one of the few drop-offs in Guadeloupe Island. Swimming along this wall is magical. If you are lucky, you might even see a dolphin!
Scubapro

Rocroy (★4.3)

Rocroy is a magnificent dive, extremely rich because it is so rarely visited. It is a plain bordered by clear sandy paths. This dive is suitable for all divers, from beginners to experts, everyone will be delighted.
INFINI PLONGEE, 97113 GOURBEYRE

Anse à La Barque (★4.2)

Anse à La Barque is home to species not common elsewhere. It is a large and long stone that stretches for one hundred meters of the coast towards the west, starting at 4 meters from the shore down to 23m.
ECOLE DE PLONGEE BLEU PASSION GUADELOUPE, 97125 BOUILLANTE

Anse des Tortues (★4.4)

This dive site is located at the exit of Bouillante, accessible from Anse Duché, and is also called Anse des Tortues. The dive starts in a few meters of water and then takes us on a nice vertical wall before descending about 12 meters along the leeward coast.
ECOLE DE PLONGEE BLEU PASSION GUADELOUPE, 97125 BOUILLANTE

Mademoiselle Rose (★4.6)

A little frequented dive site located outside the National Park, south of Bouillante. The dive takes place on about 15 meters between rock tongue and coral heads.
INFINI PLONGEE, 97113 GOURBEYRE

Epave Augustin Fresnel (Wreck) (★4.4)

This cargo ship is 53 m long and 9 m wide and weighed 660 tons. It was built in the late 1940s in Canada. After serving in the Mediterranean for Lighthouses and Beacons, it was posted to Point à Pitre in 1990 to maintain the markings for the Antilles Guyana area. It was retired in 1994.
ECOLE DE PLONGEE BLEU PASSION GUADELOUPE, 97125 BOUILLANTE

Quecy (★4.7)

Very little dived site located south of Bouillante with a multitude of fish, corals, and other sponges to discover! Close to the shore but accessible only by boat. The starting point is at 7 meters in a canyon where lionfish hide. Then the site opens up in all directions.
ECOLE DE PLONGEE BLEU PASSION GUADELOUPE, 97125 BOUILLANTE

Anse Thomas (★4.5)

Anse Thomas is a less popular site that is close to the shore (departure from the shore possible from the car park of the hot springs of Thomas). There is a big rock at 4 meters deep under the boat with a nice canyon for the start of the dive where you can find all kinds of tropical fishes.
ECOLE DE PLONGEE BLEU PASSION GUADELOUPE, 97125 BOUILLANTE

Anse Christophe (★4.2)

ILET CHRISTOPHE (also called Hermitage), this dive spot is outside of the National Park and is the first site in the bay of Bouillante. It is a less frequented site than the Malendure dive centres. This dive allows you to meet most of the species of the Caribbean Sea.
Club Nautique Anse des Rochers, 97118 SAINT-FRANCOIS

Roche Guizmo (★4.4)

Located at 40min of navigation and 18m, Roche Guizmo is a must for our dives at the Banc des Vaisseaux located between Saint-François and Marie Galante.
NOA Plongée, 97118 SAINT-FRANCOIS

Life Reef (★5.0)

This site is located 40 minutes from St François on the banc des vaisseaux massif at a maximum depth of 18 meters. Rocky coral massif, interspersed with beautiful white sandy patches.
Club Nautique Anse des Rochers, 97118 SAINT-FRANCOIS

Roche Nord (★4.3)

Roche Nord is located 40 minutes from St François on the banc des vaisseaux reef at a depth of 18 meters. The reefs are about 100 meters long and are interspersed with beautiful white sandy patches.
PPK PLONGEE GUADELOUPE, 97125 BOUILLANTE

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.
Club Nautique Anse des Rochers, 97118 SAINT-FRANCOIS

Roche Moyenne (★4.5)

At about 45 minutes of navigation from the diving center, the site of Roche Moyenne is at a maximum depth of 18m, at the beginning of the natural reserve of Petite Terre, it offers us all the biodiversity of the reserve. Beautiful and big rocks covered with flora and fauna rich or diversity.
ECOLE DE PLONGEE BLEU PASSION GUADELOUPE, 97125 BOUILLANTE

LE CERCLE (★4.4)

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
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.
PPK PLONGEE GUADELOUPE, 97125 BOUILLANTE

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.