Drift
down to 50 m
Passe Bateaux Sud
A tidal wall dive from about 20 m where blacktip and sometimes grey reef sharks patrol.
- Experienced
- Blacktip reef sharks
Advanced≤30 m
Chira Rani (Patate Bleue)
Dive site in Mayotte
- Max depth
- 30 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Apr–Nov
- Entry
- By boat
The dive
A reef dive from a boat. Known for dolphins, turtles and stingrays.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: lagonmaore.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
Conditions
- Dive type
- Reef
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Dolphins
- Turtles
- Stingrays
Season in Mayotte
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Apr–Nov.
Source: lagonmaore.comWhere is Mayotte?
The point shows the Mayotte area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Mayotte
Wreck
down to 21 m
Épave de Yohann
A 14 m sailboat wreck in N'Gouja Bay, colonised by corals and nudibranchs, dived by day and night.
- Advanced
- Nudibranchs
Wall
down to 40 m
Passe Sada Nord
Cliffs with overhangs and faults, and wide gorgonian fields between 20 and 40 m.
- Advanced
- Turtles
Reef
down to 40 m
Chira Lepoe
A shallow anemone garden off Mayotte's south coast, used for try dives, home to clownfish and porcelain crabs.
- Open Water
- Clownfish
Reef
down to 40 m
Chira Rocchi (Rochi)
- Advanced
- Batfish
Reef
down to 40 m
Passe Bouéni Sud
- Advanced
- Whitetip reef sharks
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.