Dive Sites in Mauritius

The name says it: This is a large dome-shaped, light-flooded cave with two exits to the top. On the volcanic rock thrive gorgonians and hard corals.

At 25 meters is a large anchor, gave this place its name. The site also impresses with its volcanic rock landscape. Swarm fishes there really always, encounters with large species can never be ruled out.

With a free descent it goes down to 32 meters in a fantastic underwater landscape of lava rocks. The diver may expect great barracuda and Thunas between some large beautifully vegetated coral blocks.

A coral garden of sea fans, hard and soft corals have settled on the stage sloping reef. One of the highlights of the dive are the batfish.

This dive site around a large rock has caves and passages. The labyrinthine system is only for experienced divers.

A coral garden of sea fans, hard and soft corals have settled on the stage sloping reef. One of the highlights of the dive are the batfish.

Rock formations and soft corals dominate this spot, which has a stunning underwater landscape. Here much schooling fish is to be found and also Thunas.

The many hard corals make the dive site interesting. Sometimes also large Thunas or barracuda show up.

The many hard corals make the dive site interesting. Sometimes also large Thunas or barracuda show up.

The real highlight of the shallow dive site are the large stingrays that live here. Sometimes can be observed up to five during a dive. In addition, the site is also a beautiful, rich in fish coral garden.

A hard coral garden, which reaches up to nearly 25 meters down. Besides shoaling and poison fishing is here always the chance to meet even larger species.

On the mighty lava rocks on the stage sloping reef gorgonians have settled and lobsters like to hide between the rocks. Also rays come here occasionally over.

Hard corals dominate this spot. It is rich in fish and is visited by many schooling fish like fusiliers and barbel.

Who has never seen the kite stick ghosts morays, might get lucky here. The shallow coral garden is also home to several types of lionfish, scorpion fish and octopus.

The beautiful, more of soft than hard coral coral garden is home to all kinds of lionfish. There are also increasingly discovering slugs here.

The rather flat dive site gains its special appeal through the snake eels. Who likes the macro world will also find many slugs.

A beautiful garden of hard coral with a rich tropical marine life.

Many moraines are at this place with predominantly soft and some hard corals at home. In the macro range, there is a lot to see. Sometimes appear great barracuda.

The many poisonous fish gave this reef its name. Here are stonefish, scorpionfish and of course many lionfish.

A gently sloping coral garden where the opportunities exist to encounter turtles.

In the sloping hard coral are found snake eels, nudibranchs and many poisonous fish. A look into the open water can be worthwhile.

In the spectacularly, shaped by lava, underwater landscape turtles are often to see. Some of them reach an impressive length of 1.5 m.

Large lava rock and coral blocks await the divers after a free water descent. Between powerful gorgonians there are a lot of schooling fish.

Dropoff at the upstream island Coin de Mire. Most very good visibility. The chance of eagle or stingray is relatively high.

Two small tugs that were sunk in the early 1980s. The wrecks have now attracted much marine life.

The wreck, a former fishing boat is 44 meters long. It lies on its keel at a depth of 32 meters and can be dived in.

The Japanese fishing boat was sunk in 1991. It is starboard inclined on the keel in 40 meters depth. The wreck is 38 meters long and good to dive.

Broken In the middle the Star Hope is located at 32 meters depth. Despite their damage the wreck is easy to dive.

Easy to dive the 44 meter long wreck is located at 24 meters depth, since 1987. It is perpendicular to the keel.