Our day trips to the National Park of Port-Cros are legendary. Dive at La Gabinière with hundreds of barracudas and countless giant groupers and enjoy French lifestyle during lunch at Port-Cros harbor.
Our day trip to the National Park of Port-Cros takes place once a week. We leave by boat from the beach of La Capte directly at the dive center on Eurosurf Campéole. On the way we pass the Île de Porquerolles, one of the islands of Hyères, the Îles d’Hyères. From here we head east to our dive sites of Port-Cros.
Most of the time, we dive at depths between 10 and 30 meters at the Îlot de la Gabinière – the small island situated just south of Port-Cros. Along the rocky slope, in addition to countless massive groupers found among and atop the rocks, and hundreds of barracudas in the open water – usually hovering above us divers – one can also observe nudibranchs and many other fish species. We have even spotted sunfish (Mola Mola) here.
We spend our leisurely lunch break in the harbor of Port-Cros. There are no intrusive cars here – only a few footpaths winding between the houses and the fortress at the edge of the harbor, which can be explored while waiting for lunch. A delicious lunch is served as a set menu right at the harbor, offering views of the bay and the sea.
Our dive tanks will be refilled during the lunch break and there is nothing in the way of the second spectacular dive in the National Park in the afternoon on the way back to the beach of of La Capte.
Bring along
- Changing clothes and beach shoes for the lunch break
- Some cash for lunch (special menus also available for vegetarians) and souvenirs you might want to buy
Did you know?
You do not dive and just want to go boating and go to Port-Cros? No problem, it’s definitely worth it!
Impressions
Here is a short video featuring wonderful impressions of Port-Cros. Enjoy!