Catalonia · about 3 km from L'Estartit
Túnels del Dofí (Illes Medes)
- Max depth28 m
- CertificationOpen water / no overhead
Diving and fills
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Fills nearby
- Fill stationKraken Dive (Tossa de Mar)Air and nitroxRoute ↗
- 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 ↗
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The dive
Tunnels cutting from one side of the island to the other: Dofí Nord (entrance -5 m) links to Dofí Sud. Groupers, morays and lobsters live here.
Profile and sections
Tunnels cutting from one side of the island to the other: Dofí Nord (entrance -5 m) links to Dofí Sud. Groupers, morays and lobsters live here. An easy day for a cave team; bring a light for the darker eastern tunnel.
- Depth and profile
- Dolphin tunnel: entrance -12 m at the bronze dolphin statue, exit ~-5 m on the other side · ‘La Catedral’: 70 m through the island, -20 to -27 m · max ~-28 m (one source mentions a deeper passage to ~-38 m)
- Configuration
- All configurations; roomy tunnels with daylight at the exits
- DPV: Not DPV-suitable (estimate)
- Short tunnels in a marine reserve; 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 28 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
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How to get there
Boat only, from L'Estartit (<30 min): with an authorised dive centre, or with your own boat after booking a mooring buoy and paying the fee at the port office. Every dive in the reserve needs a permit; a daily diver quota applies. The park recommends a guide for cave dives.
Around Túnels del Dofí (Illes Medes)
Fills3 fill stations · nearest 43 km
Kraken Dive (Tossa de Mar)
Playa Mar Menuda, 17320 Tossa de Mar
Air and nitrox
Not stated — ask
GUE dive centre: GUE Fundamentals, Recreational Diver 1 and 2 and Triox; no cave courses.
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.
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