Baptême de plongée

The intro dive at Aqualonde runs April through September, mainly in the afternoons. You meet at the club at 14:00 or 14:30, get kitted out with full Aqualung equipment, then board the Jéronimo or the Craint'Degun for a short crossing to a site chosen for its marine life and calm conditions — typically in the waters around Port-Cros or Porquerolles in the Îles d'Or national park.

The dive itself is 20 minutes long, with a one-to-one ratio: one instructor per participant, down to a maximum of 6 metres. The pace is gentle — breathing through the regulator, getting used to buoyancy, watching the rocky bottom. The Méditerranée in this stretch has groupers, colourful wrasse, barracuda, and the occasional sea turtle; the site selection aims to put you in front of something worth seeing.

Back on board there's a group debrief on the terrace before you leave. The club gives out a commemorative certificate at the end. No scuba certification comes from this — it's a taster — but the DSD and full course options are right there if the experience lands.

Total duration is roughly half a day. Children from 8 years old are welcome. The 105€ price applies to children and to adult groups of 3 or more.