Reef
down to 18 m
Anemone Garden
- Open Water
Advanced≤30 m
Passe St. Jacques
Dive site in Mauritius
A drift through the Le Morne pass to 30 m, with hunting morays on the reef and barracuda, tuna and sharks in the blue.
- Max depth
- 30 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Mar–Apr, Oct–Nov
- Current
- Strong
The dive
A drift and reef dive. Known for sharks, tuna and barracuda.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: blog.padi.com
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- CurrentCurrent can be strong; you need good air management and buoyancy.
- DriftYou move with the current and surface away from where you started.
- Strong current: dive with a local guide and carry a surface marker buoy.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Drift, Reef
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Sharks
- Tuna
- Barracuda
- 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
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
Macro
down to 12 m
Merville Patches
A 12 m reef in Grand Baie for beginners and photographers, home to hundreds of moray eels, nudibranchs and leaf fish.
- Open Water
- Ghost pipefish
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.