French Riviera Snorkeling Tour: Explore Marine Life in Villefranche Bay from Nice

Experience the beauty of the French Riviera’s marine life on a snorkeling tour in Villefranche Bay. Explore the underwater world and relax in one of the most stunning bays in the world.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Sentier du Littoral - Embark from the port of Nice to explore the Mediterranean’s marine life and the stunning seaside of Villefranche Bay, renowned as one of the world’s most beautiful bays. After an exhilarating 20-minute boat ride, the journey pauses near the coast of Saint Jean Cap Ferrat in a secure location for over an hour.
    A safety briefing…
What's Included
  • Boat trip
  • Full rental equipment (mask, snorkel, fins)
  • Complimentary wetsuit if needed
Additional Information

Embark from Nice’s harbor and explore the marine ecology and coastal view of Villefranche bay, considered one of the world’s most stunning bays. After a thrilling 20-minute boat journey, we pause near the coast of Saint Jean Cap Ferrat in a secure location for over an hour.
We give you a safety briefing before you embark on an independent snorkeling…

Location
6 Quai Amiral Infernet
Quai Amiral Infernet
Address: POSEIDON Dive Center Port of Nice on the dock in front of the Restaurant "Le Lunel" 20 quai Lunel.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Leslie_d
Jul 5, 2025
Beautiful views and great staff - This was my best snorkeling experience to date. The guides made sure the equipment they provided actually fit you and I had no issues with water getting in my mask. The boat ride was a quick 15 minutes but it had amazing views along the way. Once we got to the area we were going to swim they gave us some quick instructions and information. The area was nicely shaded because of the cliffs which as someone who burns very easily I was very grateful for. The water was very calm, clear, and cool but that really depends on when you go. The staff was super nice and had charts of corals and fish so we could see the names of what we saw.
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Marieclaire_t
Jul 4, 2025
Highly recommended!!! - Great! Seen a lot of different fish. Nice explanation, beautiful place and relaxed atmosphere! Be on time! 👍👍
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Terry_a
Jun 25, 2025
Well organized. No prior... - Well organized. No prior experience necessary. Beautiful snorkeling location. Lots of marine life to see.
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Jennifer_d
Jun 23, 2025
Great morning on the water - A great way to spend the morning. The boat cruised to our final snorkeling spot, allowing us to see the shoreline. Once there, had plenty of time to explore the area (about 30 minutes). We returned to shore around 11:30, allowing us to spend the afternoon in Nice.
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Christianefq7804ak
Jul 22, 2025
- The bay of Villefranche is great, the boat ride there entertaining and the fish worth seeing. DasxWater was clear.
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Kristy
Jul 5, 2025
A good snorkling trip! - The snorkling was good, and there were a lot of fish to see. It was a little hard to get a good spot on the boat to sit because the tour was full. Most of the seating was on the side of the boat with your legs hanging off which I wasn't comfortable with, so I just stood the whole time.
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Pamela_d
Jun 19, 2025
enjoyable snorkeling - enjoyable relaxing snorkeling experience and a good summer activity in nice. the boat ride was about 25 minutes and then we had an hour of free time to snorkel in saint-jean-cap-ferrat. we only saw small fish and one sea urchin, nothing crazy. snorkeling equipment and flippers provided, bring your own towels. the water was chilly, but not uncomfortable. there are no life vests available or on the boat. we were fortunate to not run into any jellyfish.
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Jodie_o
Sep 17, 2024
Beautiful boat trip - The boat ride was beautiful, equipment and staff were good, the snorkelling itself was pretty poor (not many fish, the 2 we saw were grey and brown)
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Sandy_w
Aug 4, 2025
No Life Vests Provided - If you are from a country where you expect a floatation device for safety on the boat and in the water, don’t book this trip. We asked the crew for life vests before we left the port and we were ignored. We ended up not snorkeling. A waste of precious vacation time and our kids were disappointed.
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Paul_c
May 29, 2025
Not worth the money. - The address is wrong, no one was there to meet us, when we found the place, the captain was upset about us being almost late. He was rude and made that my partner couldn’t speak French.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).