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 30 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.
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Coral Gardens

#1 - Coral Gardens

Seychelles, Inner Islands, North Island

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West side of North Island
Ennerdale Wreck

#2 - Ennerdale Wreck

Seychelles, Inner Islands, Mahe Island

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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
Amoujié Maman

#3 - Amoujié Maman

Seychelles, Inner Islands, Praslin Island

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Very nicc drift dive with pelagic. 3.5 nautical miles north of Curieuse island. Amoujié Maman is also known as Amoujie Mamon.
Booby Island

#4 - Booby Island

Seychelles, Inner Islands, Praslin Island

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2 nautical north northwest of Millers(s point (Nort west tip of Praslin). Booby Island is also known as Boody Islet.
Whale Rock

#5 - Whale Rock

Seychelles, Inner Islands, Praslin Island

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West of Miller's point, western side of Praslin. Whale Rock is also known as Roche Baleine.
Turtle Rock

#6 - Turtle Rock

Seychelles, Inner Islands, Mahe Island

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Granite boulders with white tip reef sharks, nurse sharks, eagle rays in big groups, sting rays, barracudas, jack... Just east of the airport
Shark Bank

#7 - Shark Bank

Seychelles, Inner Islands, Mahe Island

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Very abundant reef fishes. The eagle rays here are huge. Possibility of pelagic fish encounters. In between Mahe and Silhouette
Sister Bank

#8 - Sister Bank

Seychelles, Inner Islands, Praslin Island

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Nortwest of Little Sister island. Sister Bank is also known as East Little Sister.
Brissaire Rocks

#9 - Brissaire Rocks

Seychelles, Inner Islands, Mahe Island

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Great shoal with a lot of marine life: snappers, fusiliers and jack fishes, white tip reef sharks, nurse sharks, napoleons, eagle rays... Depending on the season; some sting rays and whale sharks may be seen. Granite formation neayby of two small granite island. 40 minutes north-northeast from Mahe Brissaire Rocks is also known as Brissaire.
Lost City

#10 - Lost City

Seychelles, Inner Islands, Mahe Island

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2.5 nautical miles east southeast of the airport
Channel Rock

#11 - Channel Rock

Seychelles, Inner Islands, Praslin Island

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Big granite rocks covered with sponges and corals. Saw eagle rays, turtles, white tips sharks, napoleons, octopus... Good spot to meet whale sharks during the right season. Between Praslin and La Digue. Channel Rock is also known as Les Roches Canales.
South Mariane Island

#12 - South Mariane Island

Seychelles, Inner Islands, Praslin Island

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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.
White Bank

#13 - White Bank

Seychelles, Inner Islands, Praslin Island

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Napoleons and giant groupers (up to 2 meters!) 200 meters west southwest of Ave Maria rock
Therese Rocks

#14 - Therese Rocks

Seychelles, Inner Islands, Mahe Island

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Therese island lies just off the coast of Port Launay
L'ilot Island

#15 - L'ilot Island

Seychelles, Inner Islands, Mahe Island

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During October, November, December the good place to encounter Whale sharks ! Northern tip of Mahe
Aride Bank

#16 - Aride Bank

Seychelles, Inner Islands, Praslin Island

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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.
Ave Maria

#17 - Ave Maria

Seychelles, Inner Islands, Praslin Island

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Great variety of fish and marine life, including turtles Tiny rocky island between Praslin and the Sister Islands
Conception Arena

#18 - Conception Arena

Seychelles, Inner Islands, Mahe Island

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Huge granite boulders Northwest side of Conception Island at the north-western side of Mahe
Mannes Bank

#19 - Mannes Bank

Seychelles, Inner Islands, Mahe Island

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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.
Cheminey Rock

#20 - Cheminey Rock

Seychelles, Inner Islands, Praslin Island

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5.5 nautical miles south southeast of La Digue in open seas.
Dredger Wreck

#21 - Dredger Wreck

Seychelles, Inner Islands, Mahe Island

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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
Bay Ternay Marine Park

#22 - Bay Ternay Marine Park

Seychelles, Inner Islands, Mahe Island

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Bleached coral reef in Bay Ternay National Marine Park. Nice wall full of hard corals. By boat from Beau Vallon Bay cruising around North-West point of Mahe (Anse Du Riz). Bay Ternay Marine Park is also known as Bay Ternay.
Twin Barges Wreck

#23 - Twin Barges Wreck

Seychelles, Inner Islands, Mahe Island

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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.
Joker Reef

#24 - Joker Reef

Seychelles, Inner Islands, Mahe Island

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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.
Monkey rock

#25 - Monkey rock

Seychelles, Inner Islands, Praslin Island

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Big rock shaped as a monkey Just north of La Reserve hotel (Anse Petite Cour) on the northern side of Praslin.
Big Mama

#26 - Big Mama

Seychelles, Inner Islands, Praslin Island

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On the north coast of Praslin; just west of Anse Lazio
LightHouse

#27 - LightHouse

Seychelles, Inner Islands, Mahe Island

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Access by boat, marine protected zone.
Casualina

#28 - Casualina

Seychelles, Inner Islands, Silhouette Island

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Casualina is a 0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Seychelles, Inner Islands, Silhouette Island which is accessible from shore based on 0 ratings.
Saint Pierre

#29 - Saint Pierre

Seychelles, Inner Islands, Praslin Island

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Small cave with sharks; lot of coloured fishes North of Cote d'Or on the northern side of Praslin. The cave is on the estern side. You can dive around the rock. Not much hard corals... Saint Pierre is also known as St Pierre.
Beau Vallon Reef

#30 - Beau Vallon Reef

Seychelles, Inner Islands, Mahe Island

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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.