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» Tug II Beginners rave about this 20m-long tugboat scuttled in 1981 that sits on the sand in about 20m. It's now home
to thousands of colourful fish. Hint: lie without moving on the sandy bottom and you'll see swaying conger eels slip
down into their burrows.
» Passe St Jacques The highlight of the site is the dazzling aggregation of barracudas, snappers and trevallies. The best
opportunity to spot predators is during an outgoing current, when they patrol the pass in search of drifting lagoon fish.
The Southeast
Off the southeast coast it's the dramatic underwater terrain that impresses more than any-
thing, making for unique profiles. You'll be rewarded with a profusion of caves, tunnels
and giant arches - it's very scenic - as well as large numbers of pelagics thrown in for
good measure. The hitch? From June to August most sites are exposed to the prevailing
winds - expect choppy seas in rough weather.
» Colorado As befits its name, this site looks like an underwater version of the famous American valley. This 400m-
long canyon is peppered with chasms, tunnels, crevices and boulders where masses of lobsters, jacks, groupers and bar-
racuda seek shelter.
» Roches Zozo Another must-dive, close to Colorado. It features a huge rock that rises from the seabed to about 12m,
pocked with crevices where lobsters hide.
» Grotte Langouste A cave brimming with lobsters.
» Sirius Great for wreck buffs. This 19th-century vessel rests in the 20m range off Mahébourg, but it's not in good
shape.
» Blue Bay A safe, lovely spot to learn to dive, with a parade of reef fish to be observed on the sprawling reef. Blue Bay
is the only place in Mauritius where you'll find patches of thriving coral.
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