Dive trip Cannes, Mandelieu-le-Napoule, Théoule-sur-Mer
Stay, Diving holidays in France, in Cannes, Mandelieu-le-Napoule, Théoule-sur-Mer
Cannes is a famous city in the south-east of France, known worldwide for its seaside promenade, the Croisette, its luxury hotels Miramar and Carlton, its Rue d'Antibes with its luxury shops, and, of course, its Film Festival. During the summer, tourists come from all over the world for its ever-festive atmosphere and its fine sandy beaches. But diving in Cannes is not to be outdone as it is possible to dive all year round due to the mild microclimate. Here you can enjoy an exceptional natural environment with an abundance of Mediterranean fauna.
The best time to dive in Cannes is from April to October. The sites are the same as in Mandelieu-la-Napoule and Théoule-sur-Mer and are concentrated around several large diving areas: the lighthouse of La Fourmigue, the Lérins islands, the bay of Cannes, and the sites of Estérel with the Cap Roux Reserve. Most of them are equipped with large semi-rigid equipment; the dive centers quickly take you from one area to another to enjoy this beautiful playground for all levels of divers. Some centers such as Plongée Club de Cannes, La Rague Plongée, and Dune Esterel are locally established, long-established and take their divers on board adapted boats. Other schools like Port Fréjus Plongée or Easy-Dive come from Fréjus and Juan-Les-Pins with more navigation. Prepare your diving trip in Cannes, Mandelieu-le-Napoule, Théoule-sur-Mer thanks to the tourist offices. Diving is as good a reason as any to go for a walk in France and especially along the Côte d'Azur!
Marine species in the area
Dive sites
Located 1.3 km from Cannes, the Lérins Islands are very easy to access the diving area. Sainte-Marguerite Island is the largest of the two islands. It is 3.2 km long and 900 m wide and can be visited during a 2-hour hike. The island was used as a prison for the Iron Mask. Saint-Honorat Island is the smallest, but most beautiful, of the two islands, located off Sainte Marguerite and 3 km off the coast, 1.5 km long and 400 m wide. The fortified monastery of Lérins is home to about twenty monks who cultivate vines.
Around these islands, the seabed is a real playground for divers. On the western part of the islands, you can dive at Le Batéguier, a well-protected site from the east wind. A perfect spot for snorkeling in Cannes. The Tradelière is a beautiful drop from 4 to 43 m home to grouper fish and slipper lobster. In July and August, you can encounter bonitos. The "Tombant du Vengeur" is also a beautiful dive site with amberjack, bonito, and yellowtail fish.
Cannes Bay has one site near the port, the Fouillée, from 6 to 60 m deep, with the visit of the Little Garden (Petit Jardin) reserved for the most confirmed divers. This site is home to grouper, forkbeard, lobsters, morays, red coral. Sometimes, from Cannes, divers go to La Fourmigue, the lighthouse planted in the middle of Golfe-Juan Bay. You are diving into a miniature underwater village, at a depth of 15 meters, it was set up in the 1960s for the shooting of a film.
To the south of la Fourmigue, there is a shoal with a through the cave, the Cave of Miro. Inside, discover the bust of Commander Yves the Prior. The dive site l'Enfer de Dante is also worth a visit with a landscape of mountain ranges covered with red gorgonians and falling to a depth of 60 meters. A dive trip to Cannes also allows you to explore the spots near Mandelieu-le-Napoule and Théoule-sur-Mer. These are called "coastal" sites because they are located in the extension of the earth's relief.
There is the Pointe de l'Aiguille home to octopuses and cuttlefish, the little-known wreck of the St Elme, at 11 meters, ideal for a first wreck dive. The Trayas cave, at shallow depth, has particular colors. To see shrimps and sponges. The Cap Roux reserve allows you to meet a very large school of barracudas. With its abundant underwater fauna, this reserve is considered the best diving area on the French Riviera. During the navigation to the sites, there is the possibility of seeing Mola mola in certain seasons. The average visibility is 20 meters.
Others Activities
Water sports are in the spotlight in Cannes, Mandelieu-la-Napoule, and Théoule-sur-Mer with sailing, water skiing, water scooters, parachuting, and snorkeling. Also visit the Lérins islands, from Antibes, Nice or Monaco.
Take an excursion to Gourdon, a beautiful village perched in a rocky eagle's nest in the Cannes hinterland. We recommend that you visit nearby Nice, Menton, and Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat. Cannes is also the venue for international events such as the Jumping in June, or the Royal Regattas in September.
Cannes, Mandelieu-le-Napoule, Théoule-sur-Mer : Dive shops
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Plongée Club de Cannes
France
- Cannes

Fred and Véro welcome you aboard the Sylpa in the old port of Cannes, on the Quai St Pierre. This boat of the Plongée Club Cannes can accommodate 43 divers. The equipment and the inflation is on board, and you can leave your personal equipment on the spot.
Open every day from April to November, it is possible to make two dives per day. The dive center is also open during the low season, every weekend and during the week by reservation.
From Saint-Honorat Island to Sainte-Marguerite Island via La Fourmigue, the dive sites are quickly accessible. Tailor-made group packages with dives and accommodation are available. It is possible to do FFESM and PADI training, from beginner to advanced level. Whether with family or friends, you can also discover the richness of the Cannes seabed by snorkeling with the Ile de Lerins Tour, a 3 hours outing with the equipment included. [+]
- Functional boat
- Popular dive sites
- Welcome groups
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Easy Dive Cannes
France
- Cannes

The Easy Dive Cannes diving center is strategically located near the Palm Beach, in Cannes. Easy Dive Cannes is open all year round. However, in winter, the trips take place on weekends and by appointment during the week. Otherwise, there are trips by reservation every day, from May 1st to October 31st, with boat departures at 9 am and 2 pm. The Easy Dive Cannes diving school is approved as a PADI 5 Star IDC so you have the possibility to do PADI training from the baptism to the instructor level. Courses on the FFESSM program are also given.
You will benefit from comfortable premises of 120m2 with a technical room, a sales area, a workshop for the revision of equipment, an air-conditioned classroom equipped with video and overhead projector. And of course, we meet after the dive, in the relaxation area with coffee and drinks! Easy Dive Cannes is located 150 meters from the Port du Mouré Rouge where you board the semi-rigid Sapristi. You unload your diving equipment there. The tanks are transported by the Easy Dive diving school, by car. From there, you will reach the best diving sites of Golfe-Juan, Juan-les-Pins, and Antibes but also the diving spots of Cannes, with the islands of Lérins. [+]
- PADI IDC*****
- Located close to the dive sites
- Near Downtown area
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Ocean VID
France
- Marseille

The Ocean 1 boat, the real diving center of Ocean VID, is located in the marine city of Port la Galère, in Théoule-Sur-Mer, 25 minutes from Cannes airport, on the French Riviera. You can easily park your car in the secure car park. Embark with Arnaud Guillaudin for a beautiful trip to the Mediterranean! Visit the islands of Lerins as well as the Golden Islands with Port Cro and Porquerolles. Dive the most beautiful wrecks of the Mediterranean such as the Togo, the Rubis, the Donator, the Ville de Grasse.
Decide to rent the Ocean 1 boat by the hour, half-day, or day, for the duration of your choice, to create your unusual event whether it is a wedding, birthday, seminar, stag, or hen party! Let your imagination run wild! Onboard, you benefit from a dedicated diving instructor, great safety with state-of-the-art equipment, the comfort of a modern cabin cruiser.
Highly personalized PADI training is offered to divers through the Ocean VID Dive School, from Discover Scuba to Divemaster level. Nitrox, deep, and boat specialties are also offered. Discover the underwater world with fins and snorkels, while snorkeling. Going on a trip to the other side of the world to meet sharks, dolphins, and manta rays? Take the time to rehabilitate yourself if you haven't dived for a long time or to pass levels to enjoy your diving trips even more. [+]
- Comfortable boat
- Wrecks
- Diving around Islands
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La Rague Plongée
France
- Mandelieu la Napoule

La Rague Plongée is installed in the port of La Rague, on the road to Théoule, at the exit of Mandelieu la Napoule, after a hairpin bend. It is possible to dive all year round, morning and afternoon, but it is necessary to book its sea trip from December to March. The premises are on your left before arriving on the quay. A large car park offers the possibility to come in to drop off your equipment at the center and to leave it free of charge after 30 minutes. On the spot, you will find the technical room with the compressors, the buffer cylinders, the maintenance workshop for the maintenance and repair of the equipment, and the shop. About fifty complete pieces of equipment are available for rent, which also allows the reception of groups.
You embark on the boat D'Artagnan equipped with toilet and deck shower, which is very pleasant in winter with a taut protecting from the sea spray. Here, safety is important to the skippers, Franco and Brigitte, because someone stays on surface surveillance when the divers are underwater. The 12 experienced divers boarding the Aramis arrive at the sites even faster. Beginners and children have launched from the shore thanks to a gangway system, which is very reassuring for the first time.
You have a beautiful playground with sites stretching between Cap du Dramont and Cap d'Antibes. After a 20-minute boat trip, you reach the Cap Roux Nature Reserve with a school of about a hundred barracudas and groupers. After a 30 mn boat ride, you reach the Lérins islands and after a 50 mn trip, you immerse yourself in the bay of Golfe Juan. La Rague Plongée is also well placed to go to the Péniches d'Anthéor. [+]
- Diverse Diving Area
- Different diving area
- Functional boat
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NTR Dive
France
- Cavalaire

NTR DIVE, directed by Raphaël Rousselle, is a diving school specialized in Nitrox, Trimix, Rebreather diving.
It is a concept of itinerant Tek diving school, that is to say that you can choose the places of your explorations and your trainings among the list of the partner centers: CIP Nice, Subvision in Golfe Juan, CIP Fréjus, Club Sous L'eau in Saint-Raphaël, Easy Dive in Cannes and Juan les Pins, la Rague plongée in Mandelieu la Napoule, H20 Sainte-Maxime, Tiki Dive in Cavalaire, Eau Bleue in Cavalaire, Be Free to dive in Villeneuve Loubet, le Gîte de plongée du Gapeau, Saint P'hyères Plongée in. .. Hyères.
NTR DIVE offers you a tailor-made service of training and exploration dedicated to Tek, Nitrox and Trimix diving, in open circuit and rebreather.
The services also include the sale, rental, and maintenance of top-of-the-range equipment.
This school offers you its training courses with certifications from the different organizations IANTD and FFESSM/CMAS. Raphy is an approved technician of the biggest brands of teak equipment and shares his expertise with you as an official dealer of rEvo and AP diving rebreathers. [+]
- Tek training abroad
- Lake diving
- Tek travel
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