Martinique offers its visitors the possibility to discover an underwater world full of life and colors.
You don’t need to be a pro to dive here. Beginners can practice their first dives on spectacular sites, without any certification. The warm waters surrounding the island are home to many different species. Divers can admire hundreds of fish, corals, sponges, eels, turtles or rays during their trips. They may even come across large barracudas or sharks that frequent these waters, but without much danger.
One of the spots reserved for the most experienced divers is the Diamond Rock, where divers can admire a great variety of fish and corals in a wonderful natural setting.
If you want to see a unique underwater variety, La Perle is the place to go. This rocky reef is home to a wide variety of small marine creatures, including moray eels and octopuses.
In Saint-Pierre, divers can visit the wrecks of ships sunk during the 1902 eruptions.
The towns of Le Carbet and Saint-Pierre are often considered an open-air museum of shipwrecks. The bay of Saint-Pierre, ravaged by the eruption of Mount Pelee in 1902, is cluttered with numerous ships lying on the bottom of the sea.
It is one thing to hear about it on television or to read about it in a book. It is another thing to visit the real wrecks. Several diving clubs offer dives around these relics of another era.
“These boats sank before our time and we must respect them.
These sites are frequented by all kinds of fish like groupers that love to play hide and seek.
The marine environment is extremely rich… but fragile! Respect the sites you visit, to preserve the balance for future generations.