Reef
down to 20 m
Cap La Houssaye
Réunion's best site to learn to dive: shallow (20 m max), very weak current, and rare-for-the-region seahorses.
- Advanced
- Turtles
Technical
Épave du Haï Siang
Dive site in Réunion
A 50 m ship scuttled in the 1980s off Cap des Aigrettes, lying at 54 m in strong currents, home to fish and stingrays.
- Max depth
- 54 m
- Level
- Technical
- Best months
- Jun–Nov
- Current
- Strong
The story
The 50 m Haï Siang was deliberately sunk in the 1980s off Cap des Aigrettes, Saint-Gilles, and now rests at 54 m.
Source: frenchbee.com
The dive
A wreck dive. Known for stingrays.
Who it's for
TechnicalSource: frenchbee.com
Recommended minimum: Technical (Tec, cave, trimix, rebreather).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
- CurrentCurrent can be strong; you need good air management and buoyancy.
- Strong current: dive with a local guide and carry a surface marker buoy.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wreck
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Stingrays
Season in Réunion
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Jun–Nov.
Source: corail-plongee.comWhere is Réunion?
The point shows the Réunion area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Réunion
Wreck
down to 40 m
Épave de l'Antonio Lorenzo
A 50 m longliner lying on its port side at 40 m off Saint-Leu, now serving as a reef for local marine life.
- Experienced
Wreck
down to 49 m
Épave du Sea Venture
A wreck at 49 m in the bay of Saint-Paul whose pierced hull shelters lobsters, dorados and tuna, sometimes with a few sharks.
- Technical
- Sharks
Wreck
down to 25 m
La Barge (baie de Saint-Paul)
A small 10 m barge resting at 25 m on black sand in the bay of Saint-Paul.
- Advanced
Drift
down to 25 m
Maison Verte
A gentle coral slope from 5 m to 25 m near Saint-Leu, dotted with ball, table and shrub-shaped coral heads.
- Advanced
Drift
down to 25 m
Passe de l'Ermitage
A pass through the Ermitage barrier reef with faults, tunnels and caves from 6 m to 25 m, where turtles and eagle rays are seen.
- Advanced
- Turtles
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.