Drift
down to 30 m
Passe St. Jacques
A drift through the Le Morne pass to 30 m, with hunting morays on the reef and barracuda, tuna and sharks in the blue.
- Advanced
- Sharks
Open Water≤18 m
Merville Patches
Dive site in Mauritius
A 12 m reef in Grand Baie for beginners and photographers, home to hundreds of moray eels, nudibranchs and leaf fish.
- Max depth
- 12 m
- Level
- Open Water
- Best months
- Mar–Apr, Oct–Nov
The dive
A reef and macro dive. Known for ghost pipefish and nudibranchs.
Who it's for
Open Water≤18 mSource: blog.padi.com
Recommended minimum: Open Water (PADI Open Water, CMAS/FFESSM N1).
Conditions
- Dive type
- Reef, Macro
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Ghost pipefish
- Nudibranchs
- Moray eels
Season in Mauritius
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Mar–Apr, Oct–Nov.
Source: bluewaterdivetravel.comWhere is Mauritius?
The point shows the Mauritius area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Mauritius
Reef
down to 18 m
Anemone Garden
- Open Water
down to 18 m
Confetti Bay
A sheltered reef at Coin de Mire, protected from current and no deeper than 18 m, with triggerfish, stonefish and lionfish.
- Open Water
- Scorpionfish
down to 22 m
Coral Garden (Trou aux Biches)
A reef dived at around 16 m off Trou aux Biches where rays, parrotfish, turtles and snappers can appear; also a night-dive site.
- Open Water
- Turtles
Reef
down to 14 m
Grand Baie Aquarium
A 14 m reef split by a canyon full of tropical fish and crocodilefish, where turtles and stingrays often appear.
- Open Water
- Turtles
Reef
down to 30 m
Sea Fan Valley
A Belle Mare valley of giant gorgonians to 30 m, where tuna, blue trevally or a resting whitetip reef shark may appear.
- 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.