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Grotte aux Dentelles
Piton Saint-Leu, Réunion, Reunion
EntryBoat
Max depth21 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyIndian Ocean
Water temp23–28°C
Estimated from climate dataMar–Dec
About this site
Grotte aux Dentelles is a cave dive site near Piton Saint-Leu, Réunion, Reunion, in the Indian Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 21 m. Commonly reported marine life includes sea turtles, dolphins, nudibranchs, groupers, moray eels. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 23 to 28 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
- Loggerhead TurtleCaretta caretta
- Green TurtleChelonia mydas
Indian Ocean Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncus
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Spinner DolphinStenella longirostris
Banded Coral ShrimpStenopus hispidus- Convict SurgeonfishAcanthurus triostegus
- Moorish IdolZanclus cornutus
Nearby sites
- 1Sec Jaune0.4 km
- 2L'Arche de Noël0.4 km
- 3Tombant des Grottes0.6 km
- 4Bossy’s Canyon0.9 km
- 5La Pointe au Sel1.0 km
- 6Nez du Pharaon1.2 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org