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In Mauritius, diving is possible all year round but the best season is from November to April, where the water’s temperature can reach 30°C. In winter, the sea cools down noticeably and can fall below 20°C: the waters are rough and visibility is poor.
The MSDA (Mauritian Scuba Diving Association) has forty diving centers offering underwater trips in the region where their centers are located. Nearly all of them are established within a hotel complex and offer rent of materials, first diving, license exams, night diving. To be able to visit the sites scattered all around the island, without having to rent the services of another diving centre it is advised to join the Mauritius Underwater Group. They are the unique non-profit making diving club of the island; it has been founded in 1964 and groups together visitors and natives (Mauritians or foreigners living in the island) who have a rich knowledge of diving in Mauritius. The club organizes diving everywhere around the island. Diving takes place solely during the week-end and sometimes, during the week days as well for night diving.
Although each region of the island has its own particularities, the quality of the diving is variable. The diver should have an adventurous mind rather than being only a simple spectator or the den of a moray eel, look through the branches of the corals to catch a glimpse of a myriad of timid small fishes, observe attentively the crevices scattered in the reefs to discover tiny creatures, admire the blue waters to catch sight of a shoal of jacks or barracudas, listen to the distant cries of the dolphins that appear suddenly without warning to your delight.