TOURS AND TIPS Nautilus Tours offers a variety of all inclusive diving packages that cover all the diving regions of the country. A minimum number of divers is required for most package departures to be confirmed. PADI openwater certification or French diving levels are necessary.
All packages presented include accommodation, full board where available, a chauffeured vehicle or rental car, and scuba dives. Read the descriptions and contact us for further information. Packages can be combined, and doing so will allow you to discover different parts of the country as well as a whole variety of marine flora and fauna. We also organize these diving packages with car rentals if requested. Browse our package deals here.
SHORT TRIP TO THE NORTH
Stay at KOULNOUE VILLAGE, in comfortable bungalows equipped for 2 or 3 people. Tennis court, golf practice, playground, horseriding... Don' t miss the dinner : an amazing buffet !
Beautiful scuba dives with BABOU PLONGEE closed to the hotel.
SCUBA DIVING
In New Caledonia, count about 100 EUROS for a 2 dives day trip and 75 EUROS for an introductory dive. Nice spots from Noumea.
SNORKELING
From the beach, with a taxi-boat, undersea trails or wild lagoon : don't hesitate to dive with mask and snorkel to discover this unique landscape. Boat with guides and gear available on request.
We can add these opportunities in your package.
SCUBA DIVING CENTERS
New Caledonian diving centers offer dives in the following diving regions :
Loyalty Islands (Lifou, Ouvéa), Isle of Pines, East Coast (Poindimié, Hienghène), Southern Lagoon, the West Coast (from Nouméa to Poum), and the South (Prony bay).
Introductory dives are available at most dive centers.
Our partner diving centers accept holders of either French diving levels (levels 1 to 4) or PADI openwater and advanced levels.
For more information on scuba diving in New Caledonia, diving centers and dive sites click here.
SCUBA DIVING CRUISES
Book your trip with a group of friends and come onboard ! Our catamaran is furbished with 4 cabins. Bathroom ensuite. Best is with 8 guests onboard.
The skipper is divemaster and knows the southern lagoon as the back of his hand.
Most of our departures are from Septembre until January.
5 days to Isle of Pines and minimum 7 days to the Loyalty islands. For non divers, great time for snorkeling and enjoying the white sand of the islets.
In june 2008, the country's coral reefs have been nominated for World Heritage Listing.
Marine life in the New Caledonian lagoon: hump back whales from July to Septembre, dolphins, manta rays, dugongs, turtles, reef sharks, and all sorts of tropical fish: dolphin fish, yellow fin tuna, coral trouts, parrot fish, etc...
Description of most diving spots below
Edited by New Caledonia Tourism Board
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