CIP site page with depth, visibility, current, and fauna.
France · Var Coast (Cavalaire, Saint-Tropez and Saint-Raphaël)
La cigale DRAMONT is a rocky Cap Dramont boat dive with rich life.
La cigale DRAMONT is a rocky Cap Dramont boat dive with rich life.
La cigale DRAMONT is the Cap Dramont sec around Île d'Or, a rocky boat dive built around a spiral line over a surface-visible rock. The site offers clear Mediterranean water, castagnoles in the shallows, and a deeper set of rock faces where groupers, barracuda, morays, congers, and crustaceans gather. It is best treated as an organized boat dive, with the surface layer feeling less comfortable when the sea is stirred up.
Safety Notes
The shallow top is straightforward, but the deeper spiral and cold layer above the sec reward tight buoyancy and an organized boat plan.
Access Restrictions
Boat access is the normal approach, and park rules apply at the site.
Legal Notes
The site sits under Parc Régional Naturel de l'Estérel management, so follow protected-area and operator instructions.
Community notes to help plan your visit.
Scuba Diving
Boat route around a surface-visible sec with a readable shallow top, then deeper rock faces and fish pockets. Best with steady buoyancy and calm seas.
Freediving
Only the shallow top makes sense for freediving; the main route is deeper and better left to scuba.
Snorkeling
Snorkeling is limited to the surface rock and calm-water viewing; the site is mainly a scuba dive.
Species commonly reported at this site, with direct links into their wildlife guides.
Conservative baseline from public research. No community dives logged yet.
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Research Sources
CIP site page with depth, visibility, current, and fauna.
Port Fréjus dive-site list with the Sec des Suisses profile.
Area-level condition page for Ile d'Or including Le Sec des Suisses.
Official tourism page section for Le Sec des Suisses.

Deep Cavalaire wreck with broken sections.

Deep wreck dive off Cavalaire-sur-Mer for experienced divers.

Compact rocky wall with rich Mediterranean life.