Dive trip Corsica
Stay, Diving holidays in Corsica
A superb diving destination in the Mediterranean, Corsica is an opportunity to discover magnificent land and underwater landscapes. To the south of Porto, take a trip to the "Calanques de Piana" (Creeks of Piana), listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, amidst huge red granite blocks torn apart by the sea spray. We recommend you the Sanguinaires Islands, 4 uninhabited islets in the waters of the Gulf of Ajaccio.
Even further south, take a shuttle bus to Bonifacio or Porto-Vecchio to get to the large Lavezzi Island, which belongs to the archipelago of about a hundred islands protected by a Nature Reserve. The underwater landscapes are exceptional with rock cathedrals, rounded and peeled shallows with polished stones standing vertically like menhirs put there by the hand of man.
Beginner divers will love the abundant underwater fauna present in the Corsican marine reserves. Experienced divers dash into the depths to explore drop-offs, corridors, and arches covered with red gorgonians.
Marine species in the area
Dive sites
Diving spots in Upper Corsica, from Bastia, Saint Florent, Ile Rousse,, and Calvi:
North of Bastia, explore Sugar Loaf, located at the exit of Port du Toga. It is a coralligenous rock, with holes like Gruyère cheese and rising 8 meters high from a 42-meter depth. The lamp is essential to appreciate the life and color of the underwater fauna.
Continue your scuba diving vacations in the Cape of Corsica (north). Divers explore the dive sites around the island of Giraglia on the East Fall, West Fall, and the Eboulis. These Eboulis are rocky potatoes emerging from the bottom as small submerged islets. There is a double entrance tunnel with an arch covered with sea mimosa. To see: grey, yellow, blue and orange sponges, and small European locust lobster.
From Macinaggio to the north of Cape Corsica, the dives are shallow but quite technical with
the presence of current in many sites.
North of Saint-Florent, a nature reserve stretches from the Farinole marina to Nonza. On the Corsican dive site La Roche de Nonza, divers admire a huge rocky massif, which is an excellent spot of blue gorgonians with red coral in all the holes. From the north of Ile-Rousse (Russet Island), divers discover a big wall that extends 200 meters from the coast. An ideal spot for macro photography. The Nao Shoal, a rocky ascent from 40m to 15m is covered with sea mimosa. To see: grouper cave and conger eels.
The best dive in Calvi is the wreck of the plane B17 on a bottom of 28 meters. The flaps are still working. Nearby there is also a very playful dive with the Library, a large boulder evoking the arrangement of giant books stored in a library! You dive in the middle of large rocks stacked one on top of the other, creating caves, corridors, overhangs, and secret passages.
Near Calvi, "La Revelleta" dive site, located in the marine reserve, is dominated by a lighthouse. You dive into a beautiful canyon on a gentle slope of 15 to 35 meters.
Diving spots of South Corsica, from Porto, Ajaccio, Porticcio, Propriano, Porto Vecchio and up to Bonifacio with the Lavezzi islands :
Scuba diving in Porto takes place between the Girolata and Porto gulfs, in the middle of superb land and underwater landscapes. The Sec is located 100 meters from the coast, south of the tip of Muchillina, aka Scandola. The abundant marine fauna, as well as the wreck of a charcoal tanker, make this dive site popular.
Senino, Scoppa Point is also a great dive because of the clarity of the water, the profusion of huge gorgons. Spot of gorgons and groupers.
In Ficajola, at the tip of the islet of Vardiola, divers discover tunnels, drop-offs, and faults with red coral in 20 meters of water. Macro photographers will enjoy Dalmatian dories, sea slugs, and Galatheas. It is also an ideal snorkeling spot.
Along the northern slope of Capo Rosso, divers discover a cliff, surmounted by the Turghio Tower, along a submerged ridge and a rock head rising 3 meters below the surface. It forms two rocky projections, one of which extends underwater by a
ridge completely submerged and visible from the surface. The rock head rises 3m below the surface. Very nice emerald color in this place. Discovery of about ten very pointed rocky peaks flirting between 3 and 10m.
From Ajaccio and Porticcio, one of the most popular dives in the area is the "Tête de Mort" (Head of Death), northwest of the Isollella peninsula. The site is quite stunning because it is a scree plateau with large monoliths erected towards the surface, located at equal distance from each other. The bottom is covered with flat stones with smooth and polished holes. You will get through in a rather narrow crack which is drawn on the bottom against the wall of the Head of Death, home to groupers. Divers also admire the Flames of Stone with jagged peaks rushing towards the surface and a cave to visit at a depth of 50 meters.
On the Propriano side, one goes to The Cathedrals to admire the magnificent underwater architecture between 40 and 9 meters. Towards the Pointe de Flumbaja, Le Tonneau, is a plateau lacerated with faults. Divers pass under an arch 4 meters wide and then in front of a rocky needle going up to 6 meters.
From Bonifacio and Piantarella, you can reach by boat to the northwest of the marine reserve of Lavezzi Island to dive on the dry Pellud, also called Merouville.
Scuba diving in Porto Vecchio and Palombaggia allows you to explore the Arches du Toro, aka "la Dent" (the Tooth), in the Cerbicales archipelago. We imagine a giant rocky tooth planted on a plateau and surrounded by small massifs. You cross a sandy valley to reach 2 arches between 28 and 30 meters.
The Toro Danger is a dive with small concentrations of small fry attracting predators. You will find schools of sea bream, salemas, wrasses on the top of the plateau. In the rocky corridors, you can discover wrasses and forkbeards, as well as barracudas around a drop-off.
Others Activities
Visit the fortifications and the famous staircase of the King of Aragon in Bonifacio, built on the side of a cliff and walk between the squares and the walls of Sartène. Take a detour to Porto-Vecchio, the old Genoese citadel, perched on a hill and overlooking the sea with its narrow streets, lively port, and fine sandy beaches. Take a look at Ajaccio, Napoleon's hometown with its narrow streets, museums, and market.
Between Bonifacio and Porto-Vecchio, swim from the beach of the pretty bay of Rondinara, bordered by red rocks and scrubland. It was voted the best beach in France with its transparent waters and fine sand.
In Corsica, along the coast, everything is a pretext to practice water sports such as water skiing, paddle, kayaking, snorkeling.
Corsica : Dive shops
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SubTortue Diving
France
- Lecci

Sub Tortue Diving is located in the bay of Saint Cyprien, 10 mn from the Cerbicales Islands Nature Reserve, south-east of Corsica. The place is ideal for snorkeling, discover Scuba diving, for levels 1 and 2 training, FFESSM and ANMP, or for PADI Open Water Diver and Nitrox training. Special diving program for children according to their age, physical and psychic abilities. Coached by certified instructors. They welcome confirmed divers with 10 sites accessible from level 2. Group diving is also possible because SubTortue puts the infrastructure, the boats and the great knowledge of the most beautiful sites in the region at the disposal of the group leader. Group rates available from 10 divers. Packages including 7 nights’ accommodation to share, half or full board and 10 dives. Snorkeling allows you to discover the fauna and flora of the Mediterranean without a lot of equipment and enjoy being in the water and have the feeling of freedom of movement. The 2 semi-rigid boats, the 8.50 m Zepelin and the 6,20 m Vanguard, are quickly on dive sites. The majority of the dives takes place in the Cerbicales Islands Nature Reserve with a great diversity of fauna, from Flabelines to Groupers, with pelagic fish such as Dentis and Amberjack. Fauna and flora mainly fixed. Very rich and colorful subjects, ideal for macro photographers. A must-see is the wreck of the Pecorella cement boat, 45 m long, in the Gulf of Porto-Vecchio. In the Lavezzi Nature Reserve, dive to the Sec of the Pellu, a dry rock nicknamed Mérouville, known for the thirty Groupers living there. Octopuses, Spiders, large Cicadas, Moray Eels [+]
- fast boat
- Youth diving
- Protected Marine Park
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Explorasub
France
- Cargese

Explorasub Dive Centre is located in Cargèse, Corsica, halfway between the gulfs of Ajaccio to the south and Porto to the north. Discover the jagged red and ochre granite volcanic coastline with the mountain plunging into the sea. The 30 dive sites are spread between three rocky points topped by 17th-century Genoese towers. Nearby, 5 beautiful sandy beaches invite you to relax. Ideal for walks in a preserved nature, in the middle of creeks and maquis. The Explorasub club, with its shaded terrace, is located at the marina, next to the U Rasaghju restaurant, popular for its Corsican song evenings. Free parking is available nearby. The access to the premises, the sanitary facilities, the embarkation quay, and the boat is adapted to people with reduced mobility, with a freshwater fountain available. Rental equipment is disinfected after use and equipment are available for sale on-site.
Possibility to change in a changing room, to store your belongings in a dedicated bin, to take a hot shower on your return. No handling of cylinders, which are already on the platform, stored in rows. The Explorasub center offers SSI and FFESSM training courses, from Level 1 to Level 3. Specializing in children's diving, Explorasub is also the ideal place for a first dive. Equipped with 2 bottle racks, ladders, and 2 seats for handicapped people, the semi-rigid boat Charles IV, with a capacity of 24 divers, allows you to reach the most remote sites in 5 to 25 minutes to discover the Mediterranean fauna.
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- Access for disabled people
- Between 20 and 30 dive sites
- fast boat
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Club de plongée Bastiais
France
- Bastia

The Club de Plongée Bastiais is located on the Toga marina in Bastia, Corsica, in the south of France. Open from March to October, the premises are spacious enough to accommodate groups, and are also accessible to people with reduced mobility. The Club de Plongée Bastiais has hot showers, changing rooms, storage lockers, and toilets. A shop allows you to buy small equipment. After the dive, you can meet on the shaded terrace to sign your logbook. A beach and a restaurant allow you to spend a pleasant moment between 2 dives.
Embark on one of the two boats of the Bastiese Diving Club, which are moored in front of the premises. The Vanga II is an aluminum boat with a roof, 9 m long, with a capacity of 25 people. The Lucerna II is a semi-rigid boat for 24 people. The Club de Plongée Bastiais specialises in FFESSM training. The Club de Plongée Bastiais specializes in FFESSM training and offers first dives and rehabilitation dives for those who have not been in the water for some time. These dives take place in a rocky cove at the foot of the citadel of Bastia, in Ficaghjola.
Different explorations on wrecks, rocks, and drop-offs are offered to certified divers according to their level, with a visibility of 10 to 25 m depending on the season. Level 1 divers have access to La Roche de l'Oursin Blanc, Yoco and La Roche. Nice surprises await you at La Louise and on the American fighter P47 Thunderbolt, at a depth of 20 m. Level 2, you can dive around the rocks at Les Gorgones, Cinquini, Les Vallons, Elvina and La Roche à Guy. The Heinkel 111 bomber, at a depth of 33 metres, will no longer hold any secrets for level 2 divers! [+]
- Friendly atmosphere
- Near the old town
- Showers
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Ecole de plongée d’Ile Rousse
France
- Ile Rousse

The EPIR diving center is located in the fishing port of Ile Rousse, in the Balagne region of northern Corsica. Open from March to November, EPIR has a parking lot near its premises, to unload your equipment. On-site, state-qualified instructors who are also PADI instructors will welcome you and guide you in your choice of training. The EPIR diving school offers FFESSM and PADI training courses from the first dive to level 4, dive guide.
The EPIR training center also organizes 2 weeks in a hyperbaric environment for professionals, in Scuba Class 1B or Class 2B, with a package of accommodation, catering, and courses. EPIR promotes PADI E-Learning to validate the theoretical part of the preparation for a diving level. With this method, you do your theoretical courses at home and then you do your dives at Ile Rousse during your vacations. This is a way to enjoy your stay without the theory courses on site.
Embark on the EPIR boat to go to the most beautiful dive sites of Calvi when the weather conditions allow you to go west, as well as to the dive spots of Ile Rousse, nearby. EPIR can offer you diving packages for couples, families, and groups. For non-divers, the beach of Ile Rousse is located at 100 meters from the premises. Boat, sailboat and speedboat rentals, windsurfing, and jet ski rentals are available. Otherwise, take a nice walk to the market of Ile Rousse accessible in 10 minutes by foot. [+]
- Near Downtown area
- Nautical activities
- Near Downtown area
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Calvi Plongée
France
- Calvi

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. [+]
- Friendly atmosphere
- Near the old town
- Popular dive sites
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