Catalonia · about 3 km from L'Escala
Les Cambres (L'Escala)
- Max depth22 m
- CertificationOpen water / no overhead
Diving and fills
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Fills nearby
- Fill stationPlongée Bleue (Banyuls-sur-Mer)Air, nitrox (membrane) and oxygen (B50 cylinders, booster for CCR) up to 300 bar; trimix not listed — askRoute ↗
- Fill stationCAP Port-Vendres (Centre d'Activité Plongée)Air, nitrox 32/40/50, oxygen, trimix; up to 300 bar (surcharge above 230 bar); CCR fill packageRoute ↗
- Fill stationCAP Port-Vendres (Centre d'Activité Plongée)Air, nitrox 32/40/50, oxygen, trimix and CCR fills up to 300 bar (surcharge above 230 bar); custom blends too (O₂ and helium per m³)Route ↗
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The dive
A reef with a large vault and plays of light. For the more experienced, a tunnel in the wall close to the boat mooring runs under the point to the other side — narrow in a few places, without major branches.
Profile and sections
A reef with a large vault and plays of light. For the more experienced, a tunnel in the wall close to the boat mooring runs under the point to the other side — narrow in a few places, without major branches.
It is one of the openings of the Cova de les Cambres (north and east entrances in OSM).
- Depth and profile
- -5 to -22 m (another source: -7 to -18 m) · large vault in the rock · tunnel right through the point (Punta del Trencabraços), with arches and smaller tunnels
- Configuration
- All configurations; the tunnel is narrow in a few places
- DPV: Not DPV-suitable (estimate)
- Short tunnel; no gain
Who can dive where
- At least Open water / no overhead
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 22 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
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How to get there
By boat from L'Escala with a dive centre; below Montgó, near the Torre de Montgó.
Around Les Cambres (L'Escala)
Fills3 fill stations · nearest 41 km
Plongée Bleue (Banyuls-sur-Mer)
Port de plaisance, 10 quai George Petit, 66650 Banyuls-sur-Mer
Air, nitrox (membrane) and oxygen (B50 cylinders, booster for CCR) up to 300 bar; trimix not listed — ask
Not listed — ask
Dive centre with two compressors (58 m³/h) and eight 80 l buffer tanks; runs rebreather courses. Whether walk-in fills for visitors are possible is not stated on the site — ask. ~1 h 30 from Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet (estimate).
CAP Port-Vendres (Centre d'Activité Plongée)
Anse Gerbal (ancienne criée), 66660 Port-Vendres
Air, nitrox 32/40/50, oxygen, trimix; up to 300 bar (surcharge above 230 bar); CCR fill package
Not listed — ask
Dive centre at Port-Vendres harbour (Côte Vermeille); also fills walk-in customers' cylinders. Far from Ganges (~2 h 45, estimate). Sofnolime: ask.
CAP Port-Vendres (Centre d'Activité Plongée)
Anse Gerbal (ancienne criée), 66660 Port-Vendres
Air, nitrox 32/40/50, oxygen, trimix and CCR fills up to 300 bar (surcharge above 230 bar); custom blends too (O₂ and helium per m³)
Not listed — ask
Dive centre at Port-Vendres harbour (Côte Vermeille). Also fills cylinders for visitors who do not dive with the centre; CCR fill package for 1.5–3 l cylinders. Website prices include helium €90/m³ and O₂ €40/m³. ~1 h 20 from Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet and ~35 min from Perpignan (estimates). Sorb (sofnolime): ask.
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