Plongée Lafoa - Grand Lagoon
Plongée Lafoa, based in New Caledonia's Grand Lagoon, offers solid access to the area's nine local dive sites. It’s a good choice if you're looking for straightforward diving without much fuss. We'd suggest it for divers who prefer a more local, unvarnished operation over larger, more structured resorts. Expect a focus on getting you in the water efficiently to explore the lagoon's outer reefs.
- Location
- Grand Lagoon, New Caledonia, Australasia
- Coordinates
- -21.842237, 165.809160
- Website
- http://www.lafoaplongee.com
- Courses
- Baptême de plongée (Introductory Dive), Plongée d’exploration (Exploration Dive), Formation Niveau 1, Formation Niveau 2, Formation Niveau 3
- Equipment Rental
- yes
- Price Range
- mid-range
Dive Sites Near Plongée Lafoa
Plongée Lafoa provides access to 9 dive sites in Grand Lagoon.
- Cathedrale (cave)
- Club Med Reef (reef)
- Donga Hienga
- Douoc
- Eagle Paradise - 23m
- Fonti Reef (reef)
- La Cathédrale (cave)
- Pointe aux cachalots
- Pointe de Kaun
Other Dive Centres in Grand Lagoon
Marine Life in Grand Lagoon
Home to 677 recorded species including 560 reef fish, 36 sharks & rays, 23 hard corals, 17 sea snails & nudibranchs, 14 sea cucumbers, 6 whales & dolphins.
Notable Marine Life
- Chestnut Blenny (Cirripectes castaneus) - Reef Fish
- Small giant clam (Tridacna maxima) - Clams & Mussels
- Black sea cucumber (Holothuria atra) - Sea Cucumbers
- Batavian Parrotfish (Scarus psittacus) - Reef Fish
- Bullethead Parrotfish (Chlorurus sordidus) - Reef Fish
- Blackspot Surgeonfish (Acanthurus nigrofuscus) - Reef Fish
- Manini (Acanthurus triostegus) - Reef Fish
- Burrowing urchin (Echinometra mathaei) - Sea Urchins
- Humphead Unicornfish (Naso unicornis) - Reef Fish
- Orange-axil wrasse (Stethojulis bandanensis) - Reef Fish