Mauritius island is a perfect place not only to relax in the shadow of a coconut tree, lying on the beach, there are plenty of water activities you can try out. This island attracts many kitesurfers, fishermen and it’s also a paradise for divers.
Diving in Mauritius will be a great experience for everyone, for beginners as well as advanced divers. In total, there are more than 30 diving spots around the island including sunk wrecks that became the home for different types of marine creatures.
You can check the best places to dive in the north (in the Grand Baie area) and if you’re going to the east of the island, make sure to check this ultimate guide on scuba diving in Belle Mare.
Little Aquarium
If you’re a beginner and it will be your first dive, this location is the perfect one. Waters in this place are very calm. This location is also very popular for night diving, because you’ll have a chance to meet lobsters and star fish as well as bright Spanish dancer fish. These bright marine creatures use red color as a warning to any predators.
- Depth: up to 12 meters max
- Difficulty: beginners +
- Visibility: good
- Currents: Low
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Aquarium
Diving in Belle Mare is difficult to imagine without exploring this site. It is especially attractive to beginners, because the waters there are very calm. Its location is protected from currents, which means that visibility there is great.
In terms of marine life it’s very diverse and colorful. You’ll have a chance to see bright anemones and corals of different shapes and hues. Look attentively at the reef, where morays prefer to hide. This location is very popular among photo and video makers, as it allows them to make really unique pictures.
- Depth: 20 meters
- Difficulty: beginners +
- Visibility: good
- Currents: Low
Le Passe de Belle Mare
Scuba diving in Belle Mare can be very emotional and unpredictable. If that sounds great to you, plan your visit to this dive location. Be ready to enjoy the sense of “flying”. Of course, it’s better to have enough experience in diving before exploring this place.
When you reach the end of the pass, the currents will not be so strong. So, you can enjoy marine life with barracudas, stingrays, parrot fish, octopuses and many other unique marine creatures.
- Depth: 16 meters
- Difficulty: experienced divers
- Visibility:
- Currents: strong
Coral Garden
As the name suggests in this location you can find corals of different shapes and colors. There is another coral garden located in the north, you can explore it while scuba diving in Grand Baie. You’ll find many hard and soft corals, this site is worth exploring during night time, when bright red-colored Spanish dancers, signaling to predators that it’s better not to touch them.
- Depth: 20 meters
- Difficulty: beginner
- Visibility: good
- Currents: low
Japanese Garden
If you’re into underwater photography, you should explore this location. Corals here are presented as a composition from one of Japanese gardens. Pay attention to the shrimps swimming around as well as clumsy crabs. They scurry among the corals together with small sergeant majors fish. Sea sponges and anemones perfectly complement the underwater topography.
- Depth: 22 meters
- Difficulty: beginner +
- Visibility: good
- Currents: low
Chateau – Castle
Do you remember the underwater castle from the famous cartoon The Little Mermaid? While enjoying scuba diving in Belle Mare you’ll have a chance to explore rocks that resemble the castle. Here at the depth you can meet such an unusual sea dweller as Napoleon wrasse, which is considered to be among endangered species. The walls are covered with different types of corals and shy but intimidating barracudas swimming around.
- Depth: 6 – 25 meters
- Difficulty: beginner +
- Visibility: good
- Currents: low
