Aquatile Plongee

Open all year round, Aquatile Plongée is a PADI 5 Star IDC Resort run by Karine and François along the French coast at Banyuls and Port-Vendres. With a team of three PADI instructors and a deliberately small-group approach, the center caters to everyone from complete newcomers to divers working toward instructor level.

Courses and dive trips

Activities span the full PADI range, including Discover Scuba Diving, Scuba Diver, the Open Water Diver Course, Advanced Open Water Diver down to 30 meters, and the Deep Diver specialty. Prefer to simply explore? The Half-Day Dive Trip along the rocky coast runs about 4 hours, from USD 65, showcasing the area's rich biodiversity.

The waterfront base comes well equipped with an onsite training pool and classroom, a dive boat, retail shop, air conditioning, free Wi-Fi, and parking, plus equipment sales and rental for adults and kids. Staff speak English, Spanish, French, and German, making it a welcoming choice for divers and hikers alike seeking exceptional sites in good company.