diving Mauritius

[RogerViking]

does anyone have any info on wrecks in Mauritius or any other info would be much appreacted . Rog.

[andrallan]

Take a look at thr Mauritius Underwater Group (MUG) web site. http://pages.intnet.mu/mug/index.html
If you can get permission to dive it the wreck of the HMS Sirrius (sunk during the Napoleonic Wars) is well worth a visit. There are also a number of artificial reefs (mainly Japanese Fishing Boats) arround the island.

[tugboat sue]

Just returned from Mauritius, Mmmm I have put a basic report on trip reports, It is Ok but the VIz was not great, the guides love to play with the marine life which has changed habits beyond recognition, and they love to stand on rest on the corals and allow others to do so. The corals were fine in places but also badly bleached in others. If we had not dived elsewhere in the world would have no doubt thought it was great.
A fellow traveller is putting a full report on the BSAC tarvel club page so look out for it in the next few days.

[RogerViking]

sue was there any sign of dammage to coral and was there much to see...rog

[lucylemonshark]

Originally Posted by RogerViking

does anyone have any info on wrecks in Mauritius or any other info would be much appreacted . Rog.

I wanna go - take meeeee!

xox

[Scuttler]

I took my first venture into diving in Mauritius. I stayed at Sugar Beach in Flic en Flac. I don't know what they had in terms of wrecks but the dives were like being in an aquarium with the amount of fish. I do have to echo tugboats comments regarding lack of respect to coral though.
Viz can be great or very poor....a lot is dependant on what part of the island you dive and whether they've been burning the sugar plantations!

[RogerViking]

lucy i would gladly take you there but the future Mrs cantwell wouldent be to impressed with her new husband taking a buddy on their hunnymoon ..and a female one at that......you can stow away in the dive bag....shhhhhuuussshhhh..

[RogerViking]

Originally Posted by Scuttler

I took my first venture into diving in Mauritius. I stayed at Sugar Beach in Flic en Flac. I don't know what they had in terms of wrecks but the dives were like being in an aquarium with the amount of fish. I do have to echo tugboats comments regarding lack of respect to coral though.
Viz can be great or very poor....a lot is dependant on what part of the island you dive and whether they've been burning the sugar plantations!

thanks scuttler for the info...we are staying in the heratige hotel il have to look up the map and see where on the island were staying..what sort of depth did u get there or did it matter..shame about the guides you would think they would look after the enviroment better its their livelyhood..Rog

[tugboat sue]

Sorry for the delay in responding Roger, loads to see Coral very mixed. The two wrecks we did were the Stella Maru and the Starhope both decent wrecks with plenty of life on them. We used Pro-divers at the Casuarina Hotel who were fine, be very careful they had a decent sized boat most operate from dodgy ribs. Check out Brian Rayners report on BSAC travel trip reports he has put all the links on this and the Pro-dive website will give you info on all the dive sites.
Have a great time, we certainly did!

[RogerViking]

Originally Posted by tugboat sue

Sorry for the delay in responding Roger, loads to see Coral very mixed. The two wrecks we did were the Stella Maru and the Starhope both decent wrecks with plenty of life on them. We used Pro-divers at the Casuarina Hotel who were fine, be very careful they had a decent sized boat most operate from dodgy ribs. Check out Brian Rayners report on BSAC travel trip reports he has put all the links on this and the Pro-dive website will give you info on all the dive sites.
Have a great time, we certainly did!

thanks sue im on it already...