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
Passe Sada Nord
Dive site in Mayotte
Cliffs with overhangs and faults, and wide gorgonian fields between 20 and 40 m.
- Usual dive
- 30 m
- Deepest point
- 40 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Apr–Nov
The dive
A wall and reef dive. Known for turtles, trevally and scorpionfish.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: lagonmaore.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- DepthThe usual dive goes deeper than lower certifications allow.
- CurrentCurrent can be strong; you need good air management and buoyancy.
- The site goes deeper than 30 m: Advanced divers stay above 30 m.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Wall, Reef
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Turtles
- Trevally
- Scorpionfish
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
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 30 m
Chira Rani (Patate Bleue)
- Advanced
- Dolphins
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.