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Ave Maria
La Passe, La Digue, Seychelles
EntryBoat
Max depth17 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyIndian Ocean
Water temp26–30°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
Ave Maria is a dive site near La Passe, La Digue, Seychelles, in the Indian Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 17 m. Commonly reported marine life includes whale sharks, reef sharks, nurse sharks, sea turtles, eagle rays. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 30 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Hawksbill TurtleEretmochelys imbricata
LollyfishHolothuria atra
Convict SurgeonfishAcanthurus triostegus
Ocellated Eagle RayAetobatus ocellatus
DolphinCoryphaena hippurus
Striped SurgeonfishAcanthurus lineatus
Threadfin ButterflyfishChaetodon auriga
Ember ParrotfishScarus rubroviolaceus
Nearby sites
- 1White Bank0.5 km
- 2Scorpion Rock Praslin0.7 km
- 3Channel Rock2.6 km
- 4Sister Bank6.2 km
- 5Albatros7.1 km
- 6Criminal Rock7.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org