Scuba Diving Mauritius West

Enter a world of the underwater wonders. Explore the nooks and crannies of coral reefs. Meet multi-coloured marine life. Enjoy the unique opportunity to discover ship wrecks dating back to the18th and 19th centuries, as well as some sunk more recently to create artificial reefs.

Mauritius is nearly completely encircled by a barrier of coral reefs - home to many sponges, sea anemones and a variety of multi-coloured fish such as the damselfis, trumpet and boxfish not to forget the playful clown (well known from "Finding Nemo"), as well as the Mauritian scorpion with its unique orange colour. These wonderful creatures and vivid undersea vegetation provide a magnificent show for divers.

Visibility in the lagoon and reef are best during the months of May through October. November to April is a better time for offshore dives. Surface water temperatures range from 22 to 27 degrees centigrade. A tropical wetsuit (Shortty) is advisable. Wetsuits are available at the dive centre. Most of the dive equipment is included in the dive rates.

There is nothing better than the feeling of being weightless and getting up close and personal with the amazing life on the coral reefs that surrounds Mauritius. We have chosen four scuba diving centres that give you that opportunity to enjoy some of the best diving around the island of Mauritius.

Diving Mauritius West

With this "5 Dive" package proposed by Easy Dive at Le Pavillion or Le Meridien, you will discover the western coast of Mauritius and visit dive sites there.

Here is a sample of some dive sites in this package. Remember to bring your certification as proof.

In the south-west, out from the Le Pavilion hotel, the Aquarium or La Colline dive is ideal for beginners. Divers can admire vibrant reef life of the reef between 5 and 18 meters. This spot is fascinating especially for macro-photographers. This is an easy dive with no current.

Casiers requires an "Advanced Open Water" level certification. The bottom of this dive site is flat and tilts slightly between 28 to 32 m. However, the coral and the fish species vary considerably. The characteristic of this dive spot is the frequent presence of game fish such as tunas, wahoos and barracudas.

In the North-west out from theLe Meridien Resort, the Stenopus Reef dive requires an "Advanced Open Water" level certificate.  At 28-38 m, this picturesque dive site has many interesting features.

Divers will see tubastrea corals of more than 2m in height. The walls of the drop off are decorated with large fan corals and a wide variety of soft corals. The dive also has a large variety of tropical fish. Pelagic fish species can be seen because of the site's exposure to the deep waters of the open sea. With deeps between 38 and 28 m kingfish, wahoo, stingrays, white tip sharks and tuna are frequent visitors of the dive site.

The Stella Maru dive mandates an "Advanced Open Water" level certificate. This is the wreck of a Japanese trawler that was intentionally sunk by the Mauritius Marine Conservation Society in 1987.

The real attraction of this dive is in the spectacular sight of a ship lying, still virtually intact, on the floor starting at 16m to the bottom at 26m. The second attraction is the sight of giant moray eels and other bottom dwelling creatures lying around the wreck or in the crevices and recesses of the surrounding coral patches. The marine growth on the wreck is moderate. Common tropical fish can also be seen.