Course overview

Dive Mauritius's signature reefs as a certified SSI diver with guided fun dives off the west coast. Out of Flic-en-Flac you can explore the cavern-and-wall Cathedral, the rocky Aquarium and the fish-rich Snake Reef, with deeper safari dives toward the south pass and northern reefs where blacktip and other reef sharks gather. Multi-dive packages let you sample the island's variety with a local guide.

What you’ll learn

• Dive a range of west-coast sites with an experienced guide
• Apply your SSI skills in varied real conditions
• Encounter resident marine life from turtles to reef sharks
• Refine buoyancy and air management across different terrain
• Read depth, current and seasonal conditions

Prerequisites

• SSI Open Water Diver or equivalent certification
• Minimum age per certification level
• Recent dive experience or a refresher if not dived recently
• Logbook and digital certification (SSI app)
• 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 conditions allow.

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