* IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT DIVING SITE... WE’LL HELP YOU MAKE SOME AMAZING DISCOVERIES. * Martinique loves you * ? ow n k In 1974, Albert Falco, captain of the famous RV Calypso, u o met Michel Météry, first explorer of the shipwrecks in the Bay of Saint-Pierre, AN IMPRESSIVE y who told him about them, and soon d became his friend. In 1979, at Falco’s VARIETY OF i request, Commander Jacques Cousteau D came to Saint-Pierre in Martinique to film EXTRAORDINARY SITES shipwrecks in the bay for his movie “Lost Relics of the Sea”. Albert Falco spent the next 28 years FOR ALL LEVELS of his life between Marseille (France) and Martinique. ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERY The eruption of Mount Pelée, which destroyed the city of Saint-Pierre in 1902, sank more than a dozen boats in the bay. Today, the bay is known around the world as the richest shipwreck diving site in the entire Caribbean. A RICH UNDERSEA ENVIRONMENT Discover a fascinating world beneath the waves: coral reefs, dolphins, turtles, barracudas… all along the Caribbean coast. DIVING ACTIVITIES FOR EVERYONE There’s more than one way to dive! Diving activities for all levels, from the curious beginner to the demanding expert. FAMILY DIVING It’s the perfect destination for safe family diving, with activities available for children aged 8 and up. OTHER WAYS TO ENJOY MARTINIQUE: MARTINIQUE CARNIVAL MARTINIQUE YOLE BOAT RACE (TRADITIONAL SAILING CRAFT) CLIMB MOUNT PELÉE VISIT A TRADITIONAL MARKET OR ONE OF OUR MANY MUSEUMS INTRODUCTION TO BIGUINE MUSIC EXPLORE CARIBBEAN CUISINE AND DISTINCTIVE LOCAL RUMS DIVE IN TOTAL SAFETY: ALL SANITARY FACILITIES AND MEDICAL SERVICES MEET EUROPEAN STANDARDS. OUR INSTRUCTORS ARE FULLY CERTIFIED, AND A HYPERBARIC CHAMBER IS AVAILABLE IN CASE OF DIVING ACCIDENTS. IN THE NORTH, DIVE IN AND EXPLORE THE FAMOUS SHIPWRECKS OF SAINT-PIERRE A ONE-OF-A-KIND SITE WITH MORE THAN 10 SHIPS STARTING AT 30 FEET. FOR MORE INFORMATION WWW.MARTINIQUE.ORG SOUTH OF FORT-DE-FRANCE BAY, SAFELY EXPLORE VAST CORAL REEFS IN SHALLOW WATER SURROUNDED BY PRISTINE SAND BEACHES. JUST A FEW OF THE MANY AMAZING SITES TO EXPLORE IN MARTINIQUE NORTHERN SITES SOUTHERN SITES 1 LE ROCHER DE LA PERLE 12 LE NAHOON LEVEL 1 EXPERIENCED 130/165 FEET MAX LEVEL 2 115 FEET MAX CAUTION, STRONG CURRENT! THREE-MAST SHIPWRECK ROCK + DROPOFFS YELLOWHEAD JAWFISH BARRACUDAS, PARROTFISH, TRIGGERFISH, FUSILIERS, TREVALLY… 13 LE CAP SALOMON 2 LE RÉCIF DU SOUS-MARIN LEVEL 1 135 FEET MAX LEVEL 1 85 FEET MAX (FOR THE TOP OF THE REEF FLAT) ROCK + CAVES ROCK + DROPOFF GORGONIANS, ROCK LOBSTERS, ROCK LOBSTERS, CORAL, BREAM, BONITOS, TURTLES... SPIDER CRABS, CORAL REEF FISH… 3 LA CITADELLE 14 LA POINTE BURGOS LEVEL 1 200 FEET MAX LEVEL 1 180 FEET MAX ROCK + DROPOFFS (FOR THE TOP OF THE REEF FLAT) + SAND PLATEAUS ROCK + DROPOFF GORGONIANS, ROCK LOBSTERS, TURTLES, SEA BREAMS, GRUNTS, PLATAX, MACKEREL, BONITOS, MUTTON SNAPPERS, SPONGES… BARRACUDAS, STINGRAYS, EAGLE RAYS… 4 LES JARDINS DU PRÊCHEUR 15 LES GRANDES JORASSES LEVEL 1 115 FEET MAX LEVEL 2 200 FEET MAX ROCK + CAVES ROCK + DROPOFF SPONGES, TURTLES… BIGEYE TREVALLY, MACKEREL, EAGLE RAYS… 5 LES CANYONS DE BABODI 16 LE ROCHER DU DIAMANT LEVELS 1 AND 2 200 FEET MAX LEVEL 1 EXPERIENCED 200 FEET MAX ROCKS + DROPOFFS + SAND PLATEAUS CAUTION, STRONG CURRENT! STING RAYS, LEAF CORAL… ROCK + DROPOFF ROCK LOBSTERS, EXCEPTIONAL SITE, GREAT SHOW GUARANTEED. 6 LE TOMBANT DE BARADI 17 LE BANC DU DIAMANT LEVEL 1 180 FEET MAX LEVEL 2 165 FEET MAX (FOR THE TOP OF THE REEF FLAT) CAUTION, STRONG CURRENT! ROCK + DROPOFF ROCK + DROPOFF GORGONIANS, SPONGES, MANY PELAGIC FISHES, TREVALLY, BARRACUDAS, ANTIQUE ANCHORS… SPOTTED EAGLE RAYS, TURTLES… 18 LE TOMBANT DE L’ÉGLISE 7 LES SOURCES CHAUDES LEVEL 1 165 FEET MAX LEVEL 1 165 FEET MAX ROCK + DROPOFF (FOR THE TOP OF THE REEF FLAT) ROCK LOBSTERS, TURTLES, TRUMPETFISH, PORCUPINEFISH, ROCK + DROPOFF BOXFISH, CLEANER SHRIMP… EAGLE RAYS, SEA BREAMS, MACKEREL, BARRACUDAS… 19 LA GRANDE CAYE DE SAINTE-LUCE 8 LE BISCAYE LEVEL 1 115 FEET MAX LEVEL 2 EXPERIENCED 125 FEET MAX ROCK + DROPOFF THREE-MAST SHIPWRECK GORGONIANS, ROCK LOBSTERS, PARROTFISH, ROCK LOBSTERS, SOLDIERFISH, MORAY EELS… BUTTERFLYFISH, MORAY EELS, SQUID… 20 LES TROIS VALLÉES 9 LE RORAIMA LEVEL 1 100 FEET MAX LEVEL 2 EXPERIENCED, LEVEL 3 180 FEET MAX ROCK + DROPOFF SHIPWRECK GORGONIANS, SPONGES, SPIDER CONCHS, MACKEREL, BARRACUDAS… 21 LE TOMBANT DES SORBES 10 L’AMÉLIE LEVEL 1 150 FEET MAX LEVEL 1 40 FEET MAX (FOR THE TOP OF THE DROPOFF) THREE-MAST SHIPWRECK ROCK + DROPOFF SPONGES, MORAY EELS, HATCHETFISH, MUTTON SNAPPERS, SEA BREAMS, TRANSITION SOLDIERFISH, TROPICAL SOLES, FROM CARIBBEAN SEA TO THE ATLANTIC. GARDEN EELS… 11 CAP ENRAGÉ 22 LE DOMINGO LEVEL 1 85 FEET MAX LEVEL 2 85 FEET MAX CAUTION, STRONG CURRENT! ROCK + DROPOFF GORGONIANS, SPONGES, ANGELFISH, ROCK + SEAGRASS BED SCORPIONFISH, BARRACUDAS… STINGRAYS - ONE OF THE RARE DIVES THAT’S ENTIRELY IN THE ATLANTIC MAP LEGEND MARTINIQUE A QUICK GUIDE GETTING HERE About 15 airlines fl y to Martinique from France, Europe, the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. 380,000 Expect about an 4-hour fl ight from New York to Fort-de-France. For more information, visit: INHABITANTS www.aircaraibes.com TIME DIFFERENCE www.airfrance.fr FROM NEW YORK www.corsair.fr www.xlairways.com H IN WINTER www.aircanada.com SAFETY www.norwegian.com H About 20 hospitals and clinics www.americanairlines.com 1 IN SUMMER across the island, including www.liat.com a university hospital center with a hyperbaric chamber. www.airantilles.com 0 www.condor.com www.airtransat.com REQUIRED ACCOMMODATION DOCUMENTS A wide range of lodging options Currently valid ID card or passport is available: hotels from luxury to LANGUAGES for EU nationals. Valid passport budget, vacation villages, tourist French is the offi cial language, required for US citizens. residences, furnished tourist and Creole is also spoken Passport for everyone else. apartments, bed and breakfasts, everywhere. English is spoken quality campgrounds. in most tourist areas. HEALTH No vaccinations are necessary, WEATHER but mosquito repellent is Tropical climate that’s perfect recommended. Don’t forget your MILES for diving all year round. sunscreen! Beware of manchineel 217 trees, highly toxic trees found along the beach and marked WATER with a red band. TEMPERATURE F HIGHEST POINT: °YEAR MOUNT PELÉE 82 ROUND 4583 ft A FEW OF MARTINIQUE’S DIVING PROFESSIONALS DIVING CENTERS MADA PLONGÉE CENTRE DE CULTURE SCIENTIFIQUE, [email protected] TECHNIQUE ET INDUSTRIELLE DE ABACA DIVE Les Anses d’Arlet LA MARTINIQUE (CARBET DES SCIENCES) * (ESPACE PLONGÉE MARTINIQUE) [email protected] MADININA SPORT PASSION * [email protected] Les Trois-Îlets [email protected] Le Lamentin Rivière Salée ABALONE DIVE COLLARD MARINE [email protected] MARIN PLONGÉE SARL [email protected] Les Trois-Ilets [email protected] Schoelcher Le Marin ABYSS PLONGÉE MARTINIQUE CORNAILLE PHILIPPE [email protected] NATIYABEL [email protected] Les Anses d’Arlet [email protected] Rivière Salée Sainte-Anne ALIOTIS PLONGÉE DAUPHINS MARTINIQUE [email protected] NORCASUB SARL [email protected] Les Trois-Îlets [email protected] Le Carbet Les Trois-Îlets ALPHA PLONGÉE [email protected] PARADIS PLONGÉE LE MENELEC DE RYCKE SARAH Les Anses d’Arlet [email protected] [email protected] Sainte-Anne Le Diamant AN DLO [email protected] PLONGÉE PASSION (MAM’S) DELABALLE SÉBASTIEN Le Diamant [email protected] [email protected] Les Anses d’Arlet Sainte-Luce ANSES D’ARLET PLONGÉE [email protected] SAINTE LUCE KAWAN PLONGEE DOBBELS FRANCK Les Anses d’Arlet kawan.plongé[email protected] [email protected] Sainte-Luce ANTILLES SUB DIAMOND ROCK Les Trois-Îlets [email protected] SCUBA LIBRE * FESQUET NICOLE Le Diamant [email protected] Les Trois-Îlets [email protected] A PAPA D’LO Sainte-Anne [email protected] SURCOUF DIVE * Saint-Pierre [email protected] FLORA FRÉDÉRIC Saint-Pierre fred.fl [email protected] ATTITUDE PLONGÉE Sainte-Anne [email protected] TROPICA SUB PLONGÉE Les Trois-Îlets [email protected] GILLES-LAGRANGE VIRGINIE Le Carbet [email protected] BOUCANIERS DIVING Sainte-Anne [email protected] UCPA SAINT-PIERRE * Sainte-Anne [email protected] GOURBIL GAËL Saint-Pierre [email protected] CLUB DE PLONGÉE LA BATELIÈRE . [email protected] Le Diamant Schoelcher DIVING INSTRUCTORS GUIMERA CHRISTELLE CLUB SPORTIF MILITAIRE DE LA MARTINIQUE * ABIVEN CHRISTIAN [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Le Marin Fort-de-France Ducos JOUSSEAUME MATTHIEU CORAIL CLUB CARAïBES ABOU JULIEN (ARCHIMÈDE) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Le Carbet akiela, J. Fayon, Shutterstock Les Trois-Îlets Le François LANOIX GUY CRAZY FROG SARL AQUABOXE * [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Les Anses-d’Arlet Le Diamant Schoelcher CSCP PLONGÉE ASSOCIATION H 2 EAUX * LEJEUNE FRÉDÉRIC [email protected] [email protected] fl [email protected] Case-Pilote Fort-de-France MEYER JEAN-MARIE DEEP TURTLE BELLIARD JOSÉ [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Saint-Pierre Les Anses d’Arlet Saint-Joseph PLENIERE FLORIAN HISTOIRE D’AIR BILDE YVAN fl [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Les Trois-Îlets Sainte-Luce Les Trois-Îlets THFOIN GUILLAUME IMMERSION CARAïBES BLANC PATRICK [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Saint-Pierre Le Marin Les Trois-Îlets KALINAGO BORNE ÉRIC TY DOMINO PLONGÉE [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Sainte-Anne Rivière Pilote Le Robert KARIBA PLONGÉE (FG LIMARO SAS) BUBBLE DIVE VARKALA PIERRE-WALTER iStock, C. Migeon, R. P : photothèque Comité Martiniquais du Tourisme, rédits photos [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 7 – C 201 Sainte-Luce Les Anses d’Arlet Le Marin * Associative diving center.