Dive Review of Les Heures Saines in
Guadeloupe (Caribbean)/Les Ilets Pigeon

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Les Heures Saines, Feb, 2011, by Neil Burgess, NF, CA ( Sr. Reviewer 9 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 6810.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude	N/A	Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	My wife and I dove with 3 dive operators on Guadeloupe in 2011. Les Heures Saines was by far the best of the three. They had an active boat diving, PADI training, and rental operation just beside the Cousteau Reserve. Our PADI nitrox instructor Laurent was calm, patient and thorough. Safety was his number one concern. Our 3 boat dives were great. Two were on the reef in the Cousteau Reserve. A wide variety of tropical fish, coral and a hawksbill turtle. Many more fish than other dive sites outside the reserve. We did one wreck dive on the Franjack to 75'. Lots of fish on the wreck, good visibility and an excellent swim-through the engine room. Diving on the west side of Basse-Terre was protected from the prevailing wind, so diving condition were usually excellent. Local restaurants were good for seafood and inexpensive. There are many other activities on offer close-by: historic sites, hiking, kayaking, botanical parks, sandy beaches and all sorts of accommodation options. Speaking some French is a definite advantage in Guadeloupe.
Websites	Les Heures Saines
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Atlantic Canada, Great Lakes, Cozumel, Yucatan cenotes, California
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	79-81°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	60-75 Ft/ 18-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Follow divemaster in Cousteau Reserve
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Great variety and abundance of tropical fish and coral in protected Cousteau Reserve.

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Dive Review of Les Heures Saines in Guadeloupe (Caribbean)/Les Ilets Pigeon

Les Heures Saines, Feb, 2011,

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Dive Review of Les Heures Saines in
Guadeloupe (Caribbean)/Les Ilets Pigeon