Top Snorkeling and Scuba Diving in Seychelles
Ready to check out the best sites in Seychelles for scuba diving, snorkeling, shore diving, free diving or other ocean activities? Zentacle has 17 dive sites, snorkel spots, beaches, and more. Discover hand-curated maps, along with reviews and photos from nature lovers like you.
No matter what you're looking for, you can find a diverse range of the best ocean activities in Seychelles to suit your needs.
#1 - Ennerdale Wreck
Seychelles, Inner Islands, Mahe Island
The Ennerdale Wreck is a 74,000 ton British oil tanker that sunk in 1970s
1.25 nautical miles southwest from the Mamelles, North of malé
#2 - Sister Bank
Seychelles, Inner Islands, Praslin Island
Nortwest of Little Sister island.
Sister Bank is also known as East Little Sister.
#3 - Lost City
Seychelles, Inner Islands, Mahe Island
2.5 nautical miles east southeast of the airport
#4 - Booby Island
Seychelles, Inner Islands, Praslin Island
2 nautical north northwest of Millers(s point (Nort west tip of Praslin).
Booby Island is also known as Boody Islet.
#5 - South Mariane Island
Seychelles, Inner Islands, Praslin Island
One of the best dive site of Seychelles!!!
Encounters: grey reef sharks (many of them!!!), eagle rays, barracudas, morays, jackfish...
Southern tip of Marianne island, east of Praslin.
#6 - White Bank
Seychelles, Inner Islands, Praslin Island
Napoleons and giant groupers (up to 2 meters!)
200 meters west southwest of Ave Maria rock
#7 - L'ilot Island
Seychelles, Inner Islands, Mahe Island
During October, November, December the good place to encounter Whale sharks !
Northern tip of Mahe
#8 - Aride Bank
Seychelles, Inner Islands, Praslin Island
One of the best dive in Prslin! Saw white tip and nurse sharks, grey reef sharks, napoleons...
South side of Aride isalnd, 5 nautical miles north of Praslin Island.
#9 - Ave Maria
Seychelles, Inner Islands, Praslin Island
Great variety of fish and marine life, including turtles
Tiny rocky island between Praslin and the Sister Islands
#10 - Conception Arena
Seychelles, Inner Islands, Mahe Island
Huge granite boulders
Northwest side of Conception Island at the north-western side of Mahe
#11 - Mannes Bank
Seychelles, Inner Islands, Mahe Island
One of the few places with regular encounters with grey reef sharks
2 miles east of Mahe
Mannes Bank is also known as Manis Bank.
#12 - Cheminey Rock
Seychelles, Inner Islands, Praslin Island
5.5 nautical miles south southeast of La Digue in open seas.
#13 - Dredger Wreck
Seychelles, Inner Islands, Mahe Island
The Dredger Wreck is the actual DREDGER. It lays on its side. No penetration is usually possible (no entry points). Maximum depth around the wreck is appr. 25 m, but diving centers state it as 27 m.
A large shoals of the Yellow Snapper are usually observed around.
Possibilities to see pepper and snow-flake morays, Stone and Scorpion fihes (I found 3 including 1 juvenile).
The large fish comes out from the blue to feed on the smaller one at the wreck.
The shortest trip is by boat from Beau Vallon Bay
#14 - Twin Barges Wreck
Seychelles, Inner Islands, Mahe Island
Twin Barges Wreck is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Seychelles, Inner Islands, Mahe Island which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.
#15 - Joker Reef
Seychelles, Inner Islands, Mahe Island
Joker Reef is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Seychelles, Inner Islands, Mahe Island which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.
#16 - Big Mama
Seychelles, Inner Islands, Praslin Island
On the north coast of Praslin; just west of Anse Lazio
#17 - Beau Vallon Reef
Seychelles, Inner Islands, Mahe Island
Coral reef with some live (not bleached corals).
The moderate current can be used by those liking the drift dives.
The marine life is represented by the variety of the reef fishes.
Some large fish can be seen on occasions.
Spiny lobsters are hiding under the rocks.
By boat from Beau Vallon Bay on the north-east of mahe island.