The most beautiful dive sites around Marseille

In Marseille, you have the choice of diving initiation courses. If you’re already more advanced, set off to discover new horizons. The Calanques National Park offers some of the most beautiful scuba diving sites near our campsite near Marseille.

7 places to dive off Marseille

Les Arches de Plane

Discover an incredible site with breathtaking light effects. Les Arches de Plane, on Plane Island, promises an abundance of flora and fauna hidden between small caves and vertical shafts.

Cap Cavau

If you’re a beginner, start at Cap Cavau, in Frioul. Not only is it sheltered from the mistral, it’s also ideal for exploring. You’ll be swimming with anemones, gurnards and nudibranchs, and discovering pottery remains.

Le Chaouen

If you’re a little more advanced and a fan of history, diving the Chaouen at Le Planier will enchant you. Accompanied by conger eels, groupers and sardines, discover thewreck of the Chaouen cargo ship.

The Coral Grotto

For a unique experience, discover theGrotte à Corail in Maire. As its name suggests, this grotto is brimming with red corals and crustaceans.

Les Moyades

To get close to the diversity of the local fauna and flora, Les Moyades at Riou is the ideal dive for all levels. You’ll be surrounded by moray eels, lobsters, sars, mostelles, groupers, corals and clavelines.

La Passe

For an exceptional experience, head for the Passe, on Jarre Island. A small underwater passage leads you directly into a canyon where some of the rocks are covered with yellow gorgonians, offering a phenomenal spectacle for the eyes.

La Pierre à la Bague

Another dive for history lovers. La Pierre à la Bague, in Le Planier, offers you the chance to discover the remains of numerous wrecks and a rich fauna of sars, dentex, capons and moray eels.

Top 3 diving schools in Marseille

Dune Marseille

TheDune Marseille diving school is located on the port and offers a wide range of activities: snorkeling, to discover the seabed of the Calanques National Park, diving and freediving initiation courses. During “underwater discoveries in the Calanques” days, you can snorkel in the morning and discover diving in the afternoon. Enjoy group outings to celebrate events with friends, colleagues or family.

L’Atelier de la Mer

Located on Marseille’s harbor,l’Atelier de Marseille welcomes divers of all levels, as well as children aged 8 and over.
You can take your first dive at one of the many sites in the Calanques between Marseille and Cassis. Various levels are attainable thanks to the training courses on offer.
The school also offers on-site dining and relaxation on the terrace, where equipment is at your disposal, with an unobstructed view of the Pointe Rouge harbour and the beaches of Marseille.

Aquadomia

This is a diving school and professional training organization located in the port of Marseille. In addition to offering fast-track individual training adapted to each person’s experience to reach a certain level, it also enables you to become an instructor. TheAquadomia school also offers online training in diving and boat hire, so you can enjoy a day out on the open sea, as well as exploring Polynesia while you learn.

Marseille and the surrounding area offers a wealth ofopportunities to enjoy scuba diving or to learn the ropes during your stay.