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Swiss Drop
Flic en Flac, Rivière Noire, Mauritius
EntryBoat
Max depth20 m
LevelEstimated: Intermediate and up
Water bodyIndian Ocean
Water temp23–28°C
Estimated from climate dataApr–Dec
About this site
Swiss Drop is a dive site near Flic en Flac, Rivière Noire, Mauritius, in the Indian Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 20 m. Commonly reported marine life includes sea turtles, nudibranchs, dolphins, 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
Spinner DolphinStenella longirostris
Moorish IdolZanclus cornutus
Raccoon ButterflyfishChaetodon lunula
Collector UrchinTripneustes gratilla
Bird WrasseGomphosus caeruleus
Blackbar TriggerfishRhinecanthus aculeatus- Bluntsnout GregoryStegastes punctatus
Convict SurgeonfishAcanthurus triostegus
Nearby sites
- 1La Cathédrale0.1 km
- 2Little Swiss0.4 km
- 3Canal Trazar0.5 km
- 4Bambous0.5 km
- 5Batterie0.6 km
- 6L’Eveillé0.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org