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.
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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.
A place where one is almost guaranteed sharks, rays and barracuda is Rempart L'Herbe (shark place). It is a deep dive (42-50m), on a pinnacle with steep slopes. Other big fish like wahoo, tuna and large rays usually seen, as are white tipped reef sharks which congregate in this place. Hammerheads too, may be seen.
Rempart Suisse is one of the longest Mauritius reefs with some 30 dive spots, from 12 to 80 meters, all within 15 min from the La Pirogue hotel. The site Canon is a 19th century shipwreck, which lies at 22m. Also See: West Coast Beach
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 abundantThe 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. LotsThe 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 currentDeep Sea Fishing
Mauritius is real a deep sea fishing paradise. You may try your luck at the blue marlin, the black marlin, all types of sharks, the yellow fin tuna , the skipjack tuna the sail fish the wahoo, theMauritius Tourism Promotion Authority
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