Things to do · Destination Guide
UNESCO-listed lagoon, customary island hospitality, and guided Pleiades snorkeling.
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Southern Pleiades reef and drop-off diving is described by New Caledonia Tourism. A French-language 2025-updated tour listing even advertises two scuba explorations, while Mio Palmo describes introductions and certified dives on its older website near Lekiny. Neither verifies a 2026 scuba departure, training programme, boat safety standard or tank availability. Treat Ouvea as a snorkel-first destination until a current provider confirms all details. Tourism listing | Mio Palmo
Southern Pleiades reef sites
Official tourism describes scuba locations in this reef-islet complex, but it does not establish a current named site itinerary, access permission, depths or operating dive shop.
Operator Checklist
Do not assume an open-water course, guided intro dive, rental tanks, nitrox, decompression service or technical dive capability. Contact a provider directly and keep snorkeling and beach plans as the fallback. One French 2025 listing mentions 18,000 XPF for two explorations but is not a verified current price. Apply DAN preflight guidance before the island flight back to La Tontouta.
Conditions Fallback
Avoid