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Tunnel de planne
Sormiou, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Max depth8 m
LevelBeginner-friendly
Water bodyMediterranean Sea
Water temp13–23°C
Estimated from climate dataJun–Sep
About this site
Tunnel de planne is a cave dive site near Sormiou, Bouches-du-Rhône, France, in the Mediterranean Sea. It has a maximum depth of about 8 m. Generally suitable for beginners. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, soft corals, sea fans, octopus, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 13 to 23 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberGood
Generally good diving.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Common OctopusOctopus vulgaris
Red ScorpionfishScorpaena scrofa
Black Sea UrchinArbacia lixula
Red StarfishEchinaster (Echinaster) sepositus
Purple Sea UrchinParacentrotus lividus
Violet Sea UrchinSphaerechinus granularis
Mediterranean MorayMuraena helena
Smooth StarfishHacelia attenuata
Nearby sites
- 1Calanque des Contrebandiers1.7 km
- 2Grotte Mystérieuse1.7 km
- 3Moyadons1.8 km
- 4Iles des moyades1.8 km
- 5Impérial de Terre1.9 km
- 6Tombant de David1.9 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org