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Mauritius: Watersports

Watersports is one of the major tourist attractions of Mauritius. The limpid waters of surrounding Indian Ocean, beautiful lagoons, lakes, and mesmerizing cascades makes Mauritius a heaven for watersports lovers.

The hotels and specialized enterprises in Mauritius offer extensive activities on, in and under water: snorkel excursions, motorboat journeys, water-skiing, parasailing, sailing, deep-sea diving, deep-sea fishing, windsurfing, surfing, jet skiing, sub-water walk, kayak trips and much more.

Sailing:

besides the big hotels, numerous enterprises organize cruises with crew and catering or rent out boats and yachts. Excellent diving places with impressing corals are along the north west coast and in the bay of Flic-en Flac (wreck). The following fishes can be watched e.g. Parrotfish, Triggerfish, Anemonefishes, Emperor, Surgeonfish, Giant Moray Eel, Lionfish, Moorish Idol, Pennant Butterflyfish, Puffer fish and many more.

The deep waters around Mauritius are famous for deep sea, big game fishing. High season is from November till April. Some of the well-known fishes around Mauritius ( and they are really big): Shark, Bonito, Tuna Fish, Baracuda, Black Marlin and primarily the Blue Marlin.

A reef of coral encircles the placid lagoons of Mauritius with the ever present south east trade winds providing the ideal environment for watersports. For many, a comfortable beach lounger and a cool drink in the shade of a palm tree is their idea of bliss, but for the more adventurous the lure of sailing and windsurfing is an exciting option.

Most hotels supply a range of small watercraft-hobie cats, windsurfing boards and small catamarans; snorkelling gear is free of charge. For the children, pedalos and kayaks will keep them happy for hours. At extra cost, water skiing, scuba diving and para gliding are available. Glass bottom boats are also available at many hotels; these cater for the timorous who, without getting wet, can observe the wondrous world of coral and marine life within the lagoons. For the environmental reasons the use of jet skis is banned