Course overview

Explore Mauritius's best reefs as a certified diver with guided PADI fun dives off the west coast. Departing from Flic-en-Flac, you can dive signature sites such as the cavern-and-wall Cathedral, the fish-rich Snake Reef and the rocky Aquarium, with deeper safari dives toward the south pass and northern reefs where blacktip and other reef sharks gather. Each dive is led by a local guide who knows the seasonal conditions.

What you’ll learn

• Dive a variety of west-coast sites with a local guide
• Apply your certification skills in real conditions
• Spot resident marine life from turtles to reef sharks
• Practise buoyancy and air management on diverse terrain
• Adapt to depth, current and seasonal conditions

Prerequisites

• PADI Open Water Diver or equivalent certification
• Minimum age per certification level
• Recent dive experience or a refresher if not dived recently
• Logbook and certification card
• Diver medical self-declaration

What's included · What's not

Probability of sightings · month-by-month

What you're likely to see each month, based on historic operator logs.

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day1
   Reef and safari diving

   Guided dives at west-coast sites like Cathedral, Aquarium and Snake Reef, with deeper safari dives toward the south pass or north when the weather allows.

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