Scuba diving France

The Cassis Calanques diving school is located 20 meters from the port of Cassis, not far from Marseille, in the heart of the Calanques National Park. Cassis Calanques Plongée is open every day from mid-March to the end of December. The meeting point is at 8:30 am after coffee and at 2:00 pm after the siesta. In July and August, three outings per day are scheduled at 8:00 am, 10:00 am, and 2:30 pm. The baptisms take place only in the afternoon. Every Thursday in summer, Cassis Calanques Plongée organizes twilight dives at 7 pm for autonomous divers who have level 2, at least. Have a nice time with a picnic and an aperitif in front of a beautiful sunset! The Cassis Calanques Plongée diving center welcomes individuals and groups from 6 to 28 people and offers ANMP, FFESSM, FSGT, SDI, and TDI training. Tek diving is possible with trimix and nitrox, the inflation station allowing all types of breathing gas mixtures. You will embark on the Best-Ouan, a trawler with a capacity of 28 divers with a small cockpit and a huge front deck. Take advantage of the trips to admire the creeks. The diving sites extend from Marseille to La Ciotat, in front of the Calanques and the Cap Canaille. A small road leads to the village of Cassis, winding through Provence, between vineyards and pine trees, and you discover in the distance, at the bend in the road, the sparkling blue of the Mediterranean Sea! [+]

Alpha Beluga Diving is located in the Var, in the port of Fréjus. Pascal and Sandrine welcome you from April to November at the Quai Cléopatre, at the level of the gangway, on their boat the SEIZH ENEZ. Alpha Beluga Diving's trawler, 15 m long and with a capacity of 30 divers, already has all the equipment on board. Two other RIBs are also available for groups. The Alpha Beluga Diving school has state-qualified instructors who are also sophrologists and Shiatsu practitioners. These sports coaches from Alpha Beluga Diving, who are also passionate about marine biology, offer FFESSM and SSI training courses aimed at children, beginners as well as the more experienced who wish to specialize. Preparations for entrance exams and training for supervisors such as BPJEPS, DEJEPS, MF1 take place at Alpha Beluga Diving in the form of courses. Alpha Beluga Diving is also a place where people dive to stay healthy and to regain well-being. Diving is then associated with proven techniques to manage stress, especially post-trauma, triggered after an accident, an illness, a divorce, a burn-out, a panic, or overwork. The methods used are derived from the BATHYSMED® protocols, tested under medical supervision, and ZEN'IT. This is why the Human Resources departments of some companies call on Pascal and Sandrine's services to deal with the Psycho-Social Risks of their employees and organize team-building sessions with them. Whether you are an autonomous diver or a supervised diver, explore the underwater world around the Ile d'Or, the Lion de Mer, and the Lion de Terre. And if you are thinking of organizing a special event such as a birthday or wedding, you should know that a barbecue is on board! [+]

The diving school Calvi Plongée is located at the quay Landry, in the marina of Calvi, in the north of Corsica. Calvi Plongée offers baptisms, exploration, FFESSM and PADI training. Take part in the special trips of Calvi Plongée for a dive on the wreck of the B17. Stroll on the diving site of the Library, in the bay of Calvi as well as on the outskirts of the peninsula of Revellata in the marine reserve. The diving school Calvi Plongée offers a family and friendly atmosphere, with dives à la carte, according to the desires of the divers. Calvi Plongée organizes interesting events such as freediving courses with Pierre Frolla, the four-time world record holder in freediving, shark diving specialist, and ambassador of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. The initiates of the diving world wait for the dates of these courses from one year to the next. Calvi Diving is organizing a freediving course in conjunction with BorgoSub, the Italian reference center in the field of freediving, in the presence of Guillaume Nery. Follow with Calvi Diving an intense training program with constant weight descents, free dives and variable weight dives, compensation, and initiation to yoga and breathing techniques. [+]

The Leman Aquaventure diving centre is located in the St Disdille campsite, on the shores of Lake Geneva, in Thonon-Les-Bains, Haute-Savoie. Diving trips are planned by appointment only, usually at 9 am and 2 pm. You benefit from spacious facilities with a classroom, a video projector, a whiteboard, and WIFI, which allows you to give theoretical lessons in good conditions. The place is very comfortable with hot showers and toilets as well as a reception area where you are briefed. A storage room allows you to store your personal diving equipment. A small coffee corner offers the opportunity to chat with other divers before and after the dive! The rental equipment, which includes about twenty dry suits very well suited to lake diving, is regularly renewed. Specific equipment is reserved for children. From the age of 8, they can take FFESSM Bronze Diver, Silver Diver and Gold Diver courses. The must in winter is to go ice diving at Lake Montriond... and even do night ice diving! The Leman Aquaventure training centre organises courses in many PADI specialities including Ice Diver. However, you can choose to stay in Lake Geneva and become a Wreck Diver or do Underwater Orientation. Ideal for underwater biology courses, the underwater fauna of Lake Geneva is varied with perch, pike, roach, blennies, tench, gudgeon and grayling. Become an underwater photographer by following the PADI speciality to bring back beautiful memories of your lake dives. The filling station is state of the art with the possibility to dive with Nitrox and Trimix or even learn to use a rebreather. [+]

The Plougasnou diving center is located on the Diben fishing port, in Plougasnou, in Finistère. Open all year round, you will benefit from comfortable facilities with, on the one hand, a reception desk, a classroom and changing rooms and, on the other hand, an equipment room and a dryer. The diving equipment available for hire includes 7 mm thick wetsuits for men, women, and children. The Plougasnou Diving School offers PADI courses from beginner level with the Discover Scuba Diver to instructor level with several IDCs per year. You will board the Plougasnou Plongée boats, La Bretonne and Le Toukenn, located 20 m from the premises. One is a 12m boat with a covered sundeck, a forecastle, and a comfortable saloon and the other is an aluminum boat, approved for 10 divers. The mixture of fresh and saltwater in the Bay of Morlaix allows for the proliferation of specific underwater fauna and flora. Dives take place around numerous islets, the Château du Taureau and La Pointe de Primel. Go around the islands to observe the grey seals! During the 40-minute navigation, a briefing is given on local legends and seal behavior. The observation mission includes counting and identifying the seals through photos. Bring warm clothes for the late afternoon. Families can enjoy a variety of snorkeling trips to discover the area in a different way. No swimming ability is required. The duration of the tours varies from 30 minutes to 2 hours, depending on your physical condition. You swim in a wetsuit, with mask, snorkel, and swim boards over a beautiful granite plateau. [+]