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.
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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.
A deeper dive is Michels Place at 38m which has flat corals with lots of clownfish and tigerfish. And green and hawksbill turtles are common. One of the most and beautiful and popular sites in the area is known as the Japanese Gardens. They are so called because of the diversity of corals in the coral garden there. Abundant fish include parrotfish and morays. A flat reef well known to divers is Casiers, where shoals of barracuda, kingfish and surgeonfish are usually encountered.
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
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
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
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
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
The best condition for scuba diving and sailing is in October - March. Most of the larger beach hotels offer dive excursions and lessons and rent equipment. Spearfishing while diving with an aqua-
The marine life of Mauritius has suffered from man's arrival although it is an additional attraction for visitors. It is easy to visit coral gardens in depths of seven to 20 metres and the range of