La Petite Françoise

A 30 minute boat ride will get you to this site, which is actually in two parts. The first is materialized by a mooring buoy on the wall (9 to 42 m) and the second part is materialized by the island of Tradelière, great for beginners (0 to 15 meters).

This dive site is characterized by the presence of big groupers, rock fish, moray eels, lobsters, and very colorful flora with a lot of posidonia present.

Level

Level

Beginner
Advanced

Visibility

Visibility

12 m

Current

Current

Light Current
No Current
Strong Current

DIVE TYPES

DIVE TYPES

Night Dive
Snorkeling
Wall/Drop Off

Temperature & Visibility

Dives

Wildlife Diversity

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Dive sites nearby

Grotte à Corail

40 minutes from Golfe Juan, this site is sheltered from the east by the Tradelière. The bottom of the wall is 38 meters away. At the end comes a big reef structure invaded by red gorgonians. An ideal site for beginner to advanced divers.

Bilitis

40 minutes from Gofe Juan, beautiful rock formations between 4 and 12 meters deep with many rock fish. To the south, from the ridge is a drop-off whose depth is between 17 and 20 meters deep, the bottom sittingat 38 meters. This site is not protected so the weather must be nice and the sea calm to dive here.

Sec a Pierre

At 35 minute boat ride from Golfe Juan toward the southwest of the Fourmigue. This site offers beautiful diving between 17 and 53 meters. This drop follows a vast plateau of Posidonia and at the bottom of the reef draw perpendiculars at regular intervals.

Le Chameau

Southwest of the Fourmigue, this site characterized by an elongated rock surmounted by 2 bumps. The top of the site is 10 meters marked by a mooring buoy, down to 42 meters just before passing over l’Enfer de Dante.

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La Fourmigue

A multi-level dive site that is 20 minutes from Golfe Juan. This site is ideal for new divers because the rock is close to the surface. A very interesting dive that will delight beginners as well as the most experienced diver. This site has an interesting orientation of the meandering rocks.

Le Boule

This site sits at the end of the Cap d’Antibes. The top of the rock is less than 2 meters deep and the bottom of the drop-off is 43 meters. It takes about 40 minutest to navigate from Golfe Juan to reach this site. This could be a difficult site to dive in the summer due to its location and the frequency of ships, however, it remains a magnificent site.

Cap Antibe

35 minutes from Golfe Juan, this is a site for beginners and advanced divers, ideal for both classes and exploration, being rich in flora and fauna. It’s topography consists of a very long drop-off, allowing for simple navigation out and back, which is great for beginners as advanced. The site is sheltered from the east wind and has a max depth of 40 meters.

La Lauve

45 minutes from Golfe Juan, this site is exposed to the south swell and the east wind, and is one of the most beautiful on the coast. It alternates reef and white sand, from a plateau rich in posidonia. This is a spectacular site where you can see the wall drop from 3 to 38 m. deep

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La Rourre

MACHINE TRANSLATION: At the entrance of the Port of Cannes be careful while going up many boat passages. While palming 100 meters towards the North-West you can join the excavation. Diving all levels, maximum depth 55 meters.

Cap Gros

Near Antibes, a 50-minute boat ride from Golfe Juan, this site is marked by a mooring buoy. Depth is 0.80 meters to 35 meters, marked by a drop-off and several reefs underwater. This site is subject to a strong current and demands divers to be in good physical condition.