Hyères operator page with depth, access, and fish-life notes.
France · Toulon and Hyères (Port-Cros and Porquerolles)
Boat-only Port-Cros drop-off with current, gorgonians, and big fish.
Boat-only Port-Cros drop-off with current, gorgonians, and big fish.
Park rules and boat access make local operator guidance the normal way to dive Sec de la Gabinière.
Sec de la Gabinière is a protected Port-Cros National Park dive with a rocky drop-off, gorgonian-covered slopes, and classic Mediterranean big-fish encounters. It is a boat-only site that can feel current-swept at times, so it suits divers who are comfortable with drifting, planning, and staying alert on the line. The reward is dense marine life and a memorable national-park setting.
Access Restrictions
Boat access and park authorization shape when and how the site is dived.
Legal Notes
Port-Cros National Park access is controlled; follow charter and park rules.
Community notes to help plan your visit.
Scuba Diving
Classic Mediterranean drop-off dive with gorgonian slopes, current planning, and big-fish life.
Freediving
Not a freedive-first site; the current and drop-off make it primarily a scuba charter dive.
Snorkeling
Not a snorkel-first site; the appeal is the deeper drop-off and fish action on scuba.
Species commonly reported at this site, with direct links into their wildlife guides.
Conservative baseline from public research. No community dives logged yet.
Last Updated
Research Sources
Hyères operator page with depth, access, and fish-life notes.
Port-Cros site roundup with difficulty and depth framing.
Local dive-center page with park charter and diver-limit rules.

Deep Toulon wreck with nets hanging from the masts.

Shallow Black Sea wreck off Costinești.

Deep aircraft wreck with a mooring-line descent.