DIVING IN THE ISLE OF PINES - 5d / 4n


	    	
Duration:
3 to 5 days
Theme:
Theme

Departure: everyday 

Package: 4 nights on the Isle of Pines - 6 exploration dives

 
ISLE OF PINES
 
Just a 20 minutes flight from Noumea, the Isle of Pines is truly the showpiece of beauty of the Pacific.
Discover the Gadji Reef, with its extraordinary coral formations. 15 dive sites are available around Gadji Bay: passes, drops, high or low depths and caves give both experienced and debutant divers the occasion to dive in the same areas.
 

The spots

  • Le jardin d’Eden (Garden of Eden): succession of rifts between 5 and 50 m. Soft corals, gorgons, alcyonnaires and sponges. Experienced divers.
  • La vallée des gorgones (Gorgon Valley): numerous rifts. Lush fauna.
  • La grotte de la 3e (The 3rd cave): unique dive in a forest with stalactites and stalagmites in the immersed part of the cave. Guaranteed cave atmosphere. Experienced divers.
  • Kasmira Reef: high seabed full of fish and leopard sharks. Dive corresponds to all levels.
 
The diving center 

Located in the Ouaméo Bay, very closed to the Hotel Kodjeue, the club opened in 1974.
The team is comprised of Jean-Luc (Manager, B.E.E.S.1 and PADI instructor), Patrick (PADI instructor), Nicodème (PADI instructor assistant), Narcisse (Guide and  PADI Divemaster) and Jean-Louis and Antoine (both boat crew taking care of your safety from the surface).
The center is equipped with TV, video and all standards of education from PADI and ANMP.

- Kunie Scuba Center is an AQUALUNG Partner Center. They own 16 full sets of diving equipment which consist of: regulators, BCDs, 5mm long wetsuits, shortys, fins, masks and snorkels. All equipment is available for rent.

- The centre is equipped with 2 BAUER compressors (20m3/h) and 40 aluminium tanks.

- Boats : two semi-rigid boats can take you to the various dive sites.
MAIN BOAT (Type NAIAD ): Length 9 metres, Maximum 15 divers, Engines 2x200 CV
SECONDARY BOAT (Type LOMAC): Length 6.50 metres, Maximum 6 divers, Engine 1x140 CV
Each boat is equipped with an emergency oxygen system, a medic first aid kit, a radio and mobile phone, life vests, and some spare parts for dive equipment.

 

Program

 
Day 1: NOUMEA / ILE DES PINS
 
Take the morning flight to the Isle of Pines.
On arrival, transfer to your hotel
Option 1: Overnight at Kodjeue hotel in deluxe garden bungalow
Option 2: Overnight at Ouré Tera hotel in tropical bungalow
Option 3: Overnight at Le Méridien Isle of Pines in Suite bungalow (2 persons) or Deluxe Room (3 persons).
 
 
Day 2: ILE DES PINS
 
Continental breakfast at your hotel
7.30 a.m.: departure for 2 exploration dives. There is 1 hour break between the 2 dives to get a snack (coffee, tea, biscuits). Back at 1.30 p.m.
Transfer to your hotel. Afternoon at leisure.
Option 1: Overnight at Kodjeue hotel in deluxe garden bungalow
Option 2: Overnight at Ouré Tera hotel in tropical bungalow
Option 3: Overnight at Le Méridien Isle of Pines in Suite bungalow (2 persons) or Deluxe Room (3 persons).
 
 
Day 3: ILE DES PINS
 
Continental breakfast at your hotel
7.30 a.m.: departure for 2 exploration dives. There is 1 hour break between the 2 dives to get a snack (coffee, tea, biscuits). Back at 1.30 p.m.
Transfer to your hotel. Afternoon at leisure.
Option 1: Overnight at Kodjeue hotel in deluxe garden bungalow
Option 2: Overnight at Ouré Tera hotel in tropical bungalow
Option 3: Overnight at Le Méridien Isle of Pines in Suite bungalow (2 persons) or Deluxe Room (3 persons).
 
 
Day 4: ILE DES PINS
 
Continental breakfast at your hotel
7.30 a.m.: departure for 2 exploration dives. There is 1 hour break between the 2 dives to get a snack (coffee, tea, biscuits). Back at 1.30 p.m.
Transfer to your hotel. Afternoon at leisure.
Option 1: Overnight at Kodjeue hotel in deluxe garden bungalow
Option 2: Overnight at Ouré Tera hotel in tropical bungalow
Option 3: Overnight at Le Méridien Isle of Pines in Suite bungalow (2 persons) or Deluxe Room (3 persons).
 
 
Day 5: ILE DES PINS / NOUMEA
 
Continental breakfast at your hotel
Day at leisure
Transfer to the Isle of Pines airport and fly back to Noumea.
 
 


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Information

Included 
 
- Flight Nouméa  / Ile des Pins / Nouméa
- Return transfers Isle of Pines airport / hotel
- 4 nights at your hotel
- Breakfasts
- 6 exploration dives

Not included
 
- Diving equipment (to be rent and paid once on site, FYI 2000 xpf (16.76€) per day for the full equipment package - Wetsuit, BCD and pressure regulator)

- Visit and excursion not mentioned
- Personal expenses
 
Important
 
Divers must have their diving certificate

 

 

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