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Les Escoumins-Chute de la rivière Escoumins, au village-2018-07-21 (2)
Les Escoumins, the nearest town, 4 km away. Photo: Veillg1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Amphithéâtre

Dive site · Canada

Open Water divers and up

Scored for Advanced divers

Is it worth the trip?

63Good out of 100 for your dates

Usually home sucks

Best on Mon 9, usually: typical for the time of year: good on 100% of days

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 63 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Wed 4 · 63 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Thu 5 · 63 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Fri 6 · 63 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sat 7 · 63 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Sun 8 · 63 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Mon 9 · 64 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

No forecast for this spot on these dates. Usual weather for your dates

The site in three facts

  • Open Waterand up
  • Water 3 °Cdrysuit
  • Faces SEswell from there reaches it

Usual weather for your dates

not a forecast
Usual dive conditions at Amphithéâtre, each day of your trip
DayAir
Tue 3to 8usually3°C
Mon 9usually1°C

No forecast for this spot on these dates. These are the usual readings for that week.

Visibility under 5 m, usual for the month.

Water about 3°C: drysuit.

Map

the site and its town

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Amphithéâtre

It suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it. The coast faces SE: swell from the SE reaches it, and wind from the NW blows out to sea. 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 0.1 km away. The sea is about 0°C in January, its coldest month (drysuit), and 9°C in July, its warmest (drysuit). The town to stay in is Les Escoumins.

  • What it is No source states what kind of site it is.
  • How deep No source states how deep it goes.
  • Who it suits Suits Open Water divers and up, as a dive guide states it.
  • Dive centres 1 dive centre or shop within 10 km, the nearest 0.1 km away.

Water about 3°C: drysuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

Visibility under 5 m. Typical for the time of year, estimated from ten years of NASA satellite water clarity, not a forecast. Clearest in Jan, Feb and Mar (about 6 m).

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$891–US$1,610 each

about US$891–US$1,610 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to YQB, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$174–US$355
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$134–US$228
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$275–US$456
Food7 days eating outabout US$308–US$576
Totalabout US$891–US$1,610

Guided dives are not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Les Escoumins

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Closest

Les Escoumins

about 10 min by car · 8 places to stay

about US$100/nightcountry average

See 8 places to stay in Les Escoumins · Booking.com

About Les Escoumins its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$100 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 10h 10m

About 10h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → YQB, direct, then 4h 10m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

In the water

Dive centres nearby

The nearest named dive centres and shops within 25 km, in a straight line; training agencies where the map states them. Listings, not a recommendation. Dive centres: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Credits

What you might see

Too few open records near this site to list its animals. Ask a dive centre what you are likely to see.

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