🇫🇷 France

Hossegor and Biarritz surf, Mediterranean diving, La Torche kite in Brittany, Reunion Island reefs.

📖 Diving in France: 220 Sites From Alpine Lakes to Tropical Reefs

262spots listed

200Diving

9Kitesurfing

53Surfing

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6 passengers

Year-round dive site in France with 12 documented species observations and active community engagement.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Abalone

Year-round diving at Abalone in France's Baie de Mzouazia, featuring healthy coral and diverse marine life.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Abyss Garden

Abyss Garden is a year-round French dive site with 12 documented species observations and active community video coverage.

Jan·Feb·Mar+

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An Dlo

An Dlo is a year-round dive site in Martinique's regional natural park, hosting diverse marine life with healthy coral conditions.

Beginner 20m Jan·Feb·Mar+

Best for beginners

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6 passengers

Year-round dive site in France with 12 documented species observations and active community engagement.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Abalone

Year-round diving at Abalone in France's Baie de Mzouazia, featuring healthy coral and diverse marine life.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Aiguille du Prony

Aiguille du Prony is a protected dive site in France's marine reserve, offering year-round diving with healthy coral ecosystems and documented marine biodiversity.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Amphores du frioul

Amphores du Frioul is a protected dive site near Marseille featuring ancient amphora wrecks within the Calanques National Park.

Beginner

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Le tombant Gorgognes

Le tombant Gorgognes is a year-round French dive site with 12 recorded species and active community documentation.

Intermediate Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Le trou de la Pieuvre

Le trou de la Pieuvre is a French dive site offering year-round access with documented marine life encounters.

Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Les Baillantes Tortues

Les Baillantes Tortues is a year-round dive site in Guadeloupe, France, within a national park marine protection zone with minimal coral stress.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Les Brisés

Les Brisés is a protected dive site near Cap Taillat in the Sanctuaire Pelagos, offering year-round access to Mediterranean marine life.

Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Les Canons

Les Canons is a protected dive site in France's Calanques National Park, offering year-round access to a unique underwater environment.

Advanced Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Les Capelans

Les Capelans is a protected dive site in France's Calanques National Park, offering year-round access and abundant marine life in a UNESCO-recognized calanque.

Intermediate Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Les Joyeux Corsaires

Les Joyeux Corsaires is a reef dive off France with year-round access and active community documentation of marine life.

Beginner

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Les Pléiades du Sud

Year-round dive site in New Caledonian waters with healthy coral ecosystems and active community content.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Les Quairolles

Les Quairolles is a year-round dive site in the Sanctuaire Pelagos marine protected area off the French coast.

Intermediate Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Les Roses

Les Roses offers year-round diving off the French coast with 12 recorded species and growing community documentation.

Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Les Veyrons

Les Veyrons is a year-round dive site in France's Parc national des Calanques, protected within the park's core zone.

Intermediate Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Les fromages

Les Fromages is a year-round dive site near Marseille in France's Calanques National Park, offering access to protected Mediterranean waters.

Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Les rairas

Les Rairas is a year-round French dive site with 12 recorded species and active community content.

Beginner

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Mairie II

Mairie II is a year-round French dive site with accessible wreck exploration and stable marine conditions.

Intermediate Jan·Feb·Mar+

Surfing

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Maoti papara

Maoti Papara is a year-round French surf spot with a growing local community and recent video documentation.

Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Marche-Pied

Marche-Pied is a year-round dive site in France's protected Parc naturel régional des Causses du Quercy, with documented species records and community footage.

Beginner

Kitesurfing

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Mas d'Armand

Mas d'Armand is a year-round kite spot in France with consistent wind and minimal restrictions.

Jan·Feb·Mar+

Surfing

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Mascaret de Saint Pardon

Mascaret de Saint Pardon is a unique tidal bore wave in France that breaks year-round, offering consistent surf for riders seeking a rare freshwater phenomenon.

Intermediate

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Messerschmit

Messerschmit is a protected dive site near Marseille in France's Calanques National Park, accessible year-round with documented marine life observations.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Michel C

Michel C near the Grand-Ribaud lighthouse offers year-round diving in a protected marine sanctuary off the French Riviera.

Beginner Jan·Feb·Mar+

Surfing

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Mitirapa

Mitirapa is a year-round French surf break with active community documentation and local video content.

Jan·Feb·Mar+

Surfing

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Mogueric

Mogueric is a year-round French surf destination with an active community and growing video documentation.

Intermediate Jan·Feb·Mar+

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Moyadons

Moyadons is a protected dive site in France's Calanques National Park, offering year-round access to a marine reserve with documented species diversity.

Beginner

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Mustang P51

Mustang P51 is a wreck dive in France's Port-Cros National Marine Park, accessible year-round with consistent marine life sightings.

Intermediate Jan·Feb·Mar+