Dive Review of Porquerolles Plongee in
General Travel/Other Locations/France, Cte d’Azure

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Porquerolles Plongee: "Diving in a marine park in the French Mediterranean", Jul, 2018, by Andrew Falconer , WA, AU ( Top Contributor 51 reports with 29 Helpful votes). Report 10510.
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Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	As part of a wider trip in Europe, I spent two days on Ille de Porquerolles, which is part of the Port Close National Park, just off the meditarrean coast of France. I was told that this was the best place to dive in France. Access to the island is by fast boat from Hyeres, a trip of about 15 minutes. The island itself was quite nice, with no vehicles, only bicycle and foot traffic. I did two dives, one off Port Close island reputed to be the best fish dive in France, during which I lost count of the number of groupers, a function of the fact that it has been a no fishing zone for many years. In terms of groupers, it was probably the best dive I have done. The second dive was on a wreck, a ship that sank off Porquerolles after the Second World War (struck a German island), reputed to be the best wreck dive in France. As far as wreck dives it was ok, but I have been spoilt by other wreck sites.
Websites	Porquerolles Plongee
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vanuatu, South Africa, Iceland, Scotland, Norway, Cuba, Maldives, Chuuk, Galapagos, Phillipines, Sri Lanka
Closest Airport	Hyères	Getting There	Fly Paris to Hyères
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	21-23°C / 70-73°F	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	10-15 M / 33-49 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish	N/A
Small Critters	N/A	Large Fish
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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Dive Review of Porquerolles Plongee in General Travel/Other Locations/France, Cte d’Azure

Porquerolles Plongee: "Diving in a marine park in the French Mediterranean", Jul, 2018,

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Dive Review of Porquerolles Plongee in
General Travel/Other Locations/France, Cte d’Azure