Independent reserve guide with Bouée Anticyclonique description.
France · Guadeloupe main islands: Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre
Bouée Anticyclonique is a reserve drop-off with hot springs and quiet water.
Bouée Anticyclonique is a reserve drop-off with hot springs and quiet water.
Bouée Anticyclonique is a drop-off in Guadeloupe National Park with volcanic hot-spring features and a shallow profile that is usually less busy than the headline reserve sites. It suits scuba divers who want a clear wall shape without a lot of crowd pressure. The site rewards calm boat days, steady buoyancy and an easy read on the topography.
Safety Notes
The shallow top is manageable, but the drop-off and reserve rules still call for a controlled profile and local guidance.
Access Restrictions
Protected-reserve rules apply, and local moorings and operator procedures matter.
Legal Notes
The site sits inside Guadeloupe National Park's Cousteau Reserve.
Community notes to help plan your visit.
Scuba Diving
A reserve boat dive with a shallow top, hot-spring features and some deeper structure, best dived smoothly and with nitrox in mind.
Freediving
The shallow top can suit freediving in calm conditions, but the drop-off and hot-spring feature are better with scuba.
Snorkeling
The shallow top can work for snorkelling, though the main feature is the drop-off below.
Species commonly reported at this site, with direct links into their wildlife guides.
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Independent reserve guide with Bouée Anticyclonique description.
Official reserve rules and protected-area context.
Reserve visibility, currents and waves context.

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