Caverns and lava tunnels of Mauritius and Réunion
Roche Zozo (Mahébourg)
- Max depth40 m
- CertificationCavern
- Water temperature≈ 22–28 °C, varies with the seasonestimated, no reports yet
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The dive
The plateau's walls are cut by clefts, tunnels and deep caves where fish and corals shelter. If you extend the dive, you reach the entrance of a tunnel that leads to a canyon.
Profile and sections
The plateau's walls are cut by clefts, tunnels and deep caves where fish and corals shelter. If you extend the dive, you reach the entrance of a tunnel that leads to a canyon.
Le Figaro Nautisme wrote in 2015 that Mauritius's underwater geology is at its most dramatic on the south-east coast, with caves, canyons, tunnels and giant arches.
Practical: Scuba World Diving asks for at least Level 1 or Open Water for its dives.
- Depth and profile
- A rocky plateau rising from about 40 m to about 10 m; Le Figaro Nautisme gives 12–40 m, Scuba World Diving down to 40 m.
- Configuration
- Reef caves and a tunnel, guided: recreational gear with a torch (estimate).
Who can dive where
- At least Cavern
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 40 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
This is how the planner decides who in your team may dive this cave. Rules your own trip adds (organizer, a mail, the AI) show with your trip.
How to get there
By boat, outside the lagoon opposite Mahébourg in the south-east. Scuba World Diving (leaving from Preskil Island Resort, Pointe Jérôme) dives here.
Around Roche Zozo (Mahébourg)
FillsNo fill station known nearby
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