Hienghène is located 380 kilometers from Noumea, on the East Coast.

Waiting for you here are wonderous sites with uniquely beautiful virgin corals ; areas of peaks and canyons, spread with thousands of corals and giant gorgons. Arches and drops shelter an unimaginably rich variety of species.

The Coral Reef with its numerous caves, offers an ideal refuge for thousands of multi-coloured tropical fish, turtles, giant coral trout, humpback parrot-fish, deep sea fish, lagoon and reef sharks.
Pelagic deep sea fish also cruise silently around this area...

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ACTIVITIES

Scuba diving

Thanks to Hienghene’s coral bed resources, the majority of our dives take place in a 20-meter deep zone. This zone is wealthier and less dangerous than deep-sea dive and we rather dive for an hour than spend 15 minutes 40 meters deep.

This zone is part of the world’s heritage and is located at the heart of the first protected marine area of the northwest coast. The biodiversity is truly exceptional.

We offer around fifteen sites each different from one another. The only invariability: diversity and numerous species to see.

You will also be appealed by the beautiful architecture of sites penetrated by arches, fractures, tunnels and canyons.

The spots :

• Daïman Reef – Cathédrale : a deep rift leads into a tunnel which emerges into an area frequented by large pelagic.marine life.. the dive then continues in the void with the seabed being more than 55 metres below), along a breathtakingly high wall. The beautiful gorgonia and the abundant sealife attached to the walls can’t let you forget the passing by of humpback parrotfish (October, November), tuna, barracuda, tazars, grey sharks and "albimarginatus..."

• Hienghène Pass - a haven for whales : large humpback whales can often be observed near the great Hienghène pass or inside the lagoon, between July and November. These mammals particularly like this area north of Hienghène island. The dive begins with the descent into a well which emerges under a large arch dotted with gorgonia.

• Hiengu Pass : the Fonti reef is a large coral massif sheltered from the tradewinds. Two large caves whose ceilings open up to the surface deliver a very nice perspective as well as beautiful plays of light on gardens of pristine coral where many rock ling have made their home.