Snorkeling at Tibarama island with Aqualagoon Poindimié • EnezGreen

Aqualagoon was created with the aim of safely discovering the wonders of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Poindimié Reef

The team knows this part of the New Caledonian lagoon and takes you around the islets and the Great Barrier Reef. For having dived for more than ten years in the Tiéti diving center, Martin has established himself as the macro specialist. His photos show his talent for finding microorganisms and revealing them to the general public.

The webbed hike: an emerging nautical sustainable activity on the pebble

Faced with the success of the snorkeling he launched in the diving center Tiéti Diving, Martin Ravanat decided to create his own structure Aqualagoon, supported by Jeanne and Adele, from the tribes of Poindimié which he is very proud: ‘To our knowledge, the girls have become the first and only young Kanak women graduating at the divemaster level to date, and I am very happy to have them with me.’

Formed by Martin, Adèle and Jeanne, do not tire of discovering the coral garden of ‘Val D’isère’, the faults ‘Actinéria’, the thousand colors of ‘Bouche Bée’ and many other sites discovered as and when immersions.

If practiced regularly, the activity can become a discipline of life

If Jeanne knows the sea better through her mother from Poum, Adèle learned to discover it with another look: ‘here, we do not really know what is under water. sea, we know how to fish, but we do not dive in the bottle or we do not do webtrips “remarks the young woman, very involved sharing her new passion. Introducing the richness of the marine environment to young locals is one of the great ambitions of Aqualagoon, which regularly organizes outings. The team learns in particular to the students, accustomed for the majority to go under the water to look for fish to eat, to admire the fauna and the underwater flora for their beauty and sensitizes them to their fragility. Beyond the immediate pleasure of observation, the activity if practiced regularly can become a discipline of life…

Note that Tibarama Island is the only place in New Caledonia where you can observe the moray eel in free diving.

In the morning, 2 sites are on the program with a break between the two during which a snack is offered. In the afternoon, 1 site is proposed for exploration.

The duration of each dive varies between 45 to 60 minutes.

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Snorkeling, key-features

A marine biodiversity hotspot ★★★

Since the inclusion of the coral reefs of New Caledonia in the list of World Heritage Sites in July 2008, new ‘nature’ activities have been created. Surrounded by a 1,600 km long coral barrier reef, New Caledonia has the largest lagoon in the world and the second longest continuous barrier reef after Australia. The lagoons and coral reefs of New Caledonian harbour unaltered ecosystems with vast and diverse populations of big predators and fishes. They provide a habitat for a number of endangered fish, sea turtle and mammal species including the third-largest population of dugongs in the world. These remarkably beautiful sites comprise reefs of different ages, ranging from live coral formations to ancient fossilized reefs.

A sustainable nautic activity ★★★

Clear and warm waters abound with a multitude of tropical fish, coral reefs classified World Heritage of Humanity for their exceptional biodiversity… Far from mass tourism, New Caledonia is an ideal destination for activities of the ‘wilderness’ Like the webbed hike.

After managing the Tiéti Diving dive center for more than 10 years in Poindimié, in which he launched the webbed hike, Martin Ravanat created his own Aqualagoon structure, supported by Jeanne and Adèle, the only Kanak divers graduated from the territory. The team is happy to be able to discover the beautiful coral reefs of this part of the East lagoon only in flippers, mask and snorkel and share his passion with professionalism and a communicative enthusiasm.

A perfectly well-honed service ★★

The structure is managed by Martin RAVANAT, B.E.E.S.1 Diving, Jeanne POAPIDAWA, dive master, apnea initiator and Adele BUGAJ-OUTIOU, dive master, webbed hiking guide.

The hikers benefit from a material adapted to the activity of snorkeling and to the local weather conditions: integral suit, top balaclava for the chilly, fins (slipper if necessary), mask (without steam), Tuba Two boats are at disposal: ‘Pouya’- BWA 6.5m with Yamaha engine 150 hp 4T for 14 people and’ VIBI ‘Zeppelin 6,10 m with Suzuki engine 115 hp 4T for 10 people.

It is possible to recover immediately after the service the photos of the dies engraved on CD for 1 500FCFP.