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The East Coast - Diving

A bit more affected by mass tourism than other regions, the East Coast offers some excellent diving. One of Mauritius' best dives is The Passe where you drift dive through the passes with the current past psychedelic tapestries of coral and reef fishes. It is at 17m. Also popular is Grouper Hill, three pinnacles in a sand area at 25-31m. Plenty of impressive black coral and gorgonians rock cod and kingfish. Popular dives are to Whale Rock, reached by boat from Trou aux Biches or Merville, which has a dramatic seascape at 27m depth, and the Cathedral archway and cave off the coast of Flic en Flac. Off the southeast coast of Blue Bais Roche is Zoo, a spectacular underwater rock accessible only in summer.

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  • The West Coast

    From the la Pirogue, divers are taken to some 20 sites. Very useful for beginners is Aquarium, a rocky reef area with plenty of angelfish, kingfish and butterfly fish plus lots of wire coral. Watch out for the stonefish. It goes to 15m. This is a site where night dives are conducted for experienced divers.

    For some cave diving, try the Cathedral - a huge underwater cave in which lionfish, kingfish and squirrelfish are common. For experienced divers there is Mana - a deep dive of 47m on rock faces. Impressive emperor angelfish, white tipped reef shark and shoals of game fish are present.

  • Diving - Rodrigues Island

    There are several good scuba-diving locations around Rodrigues, but there is no diving school or public-use compressor on the island, and you need a boat. The best dives are off Pointe Colon and Pointe Roche Noire, on the east coast, and off Pointe Palmiste, on the west. Baladirou, at Pointe aux Comes, is also a good spot. Cotton Bay Hotel has a diving centre which is also open to nonresidents. Henri Tours can also organise diving trips.

  • The North-West Coast

    Due to strong currents, these are mainly drift dives with the boat following the divers. There are also a number of sites off popular Grand Bay. Some are nearby, like Tortoise, which is at 13m. Lots of morays, octopus and lionfish are found on these flat reefs. Coral Gardens, which starts at 18m, consists of coral banks between which are sand gullies. Commonly seen are squirrelfish, trumpetfish and goldies. For beginners, a good option is Perrybeer site, tropical reef fish abound as do moray eels.

  • The Southwest Coast

    All sites visited by the Meridien dive centre at Beachcomber Hotel are about 30 minutes by boat from the hotel. And they are all on the seaward side of the barrier reef, where marine life is abundant.

    You can explore sites like Needle Hall, Jim's Place and Anthony, all of which are shallow dives (14-18m). Magnificent corals, swarms of fish like sergeants majors, goldier and surgeonfish. Excellent visibility makes for exceptional conditions for underwater photography.

  • Dive Centers

    Dive-Centers mauritius
    The best dive center include Le Morne in the southwest, the west coast of Flic en Flac and north to Grand Bay and Trou aux Biches. In the south, diving is good off Grand Port, some of the very best diving, however, is around the northern offshore islets, like Gunner's Ouoin.

  • Diving

    Diving - Mauritius Dive Sites
    The reefs of Mauritius offer excellent opportunities for scuba diving and snorkelling enthusiasts with warm, crystal clear water, calm seas and varied marine life. The 205-mile (330-km) coastline of Mauritius is almost completely surrounded by coral reef, making this an excellent destination for snorkelling and scuba diving. You can dive on the colourful coral reef and over 50 wrecks which harbor a great variety of sea life.

  • The East Coast

    The East Coast district of Flacq is quieter than Trou aux Biche or areas on the West Coast. Beaches are the major attraction and as usual, big hotels have picked prime stretches but there is still enough sand and sea left to go around Ile aux Cerfs. The only trouble is the lack of budget accommodation. Sea breezes are more common on the East Coast, bringing bracing air to the beaches from Roches Noires to Poste Lafayette. The Belle Mare area is renowned for the white sweep of sands at Palmar, while the beach at Trou'd Eau Deuce narrows as it extends to Mahebourg.

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