Anou al Moris🤿 Snorkelling & diving · South-East
Mahébourg lagoon: the anemone garden
A boat snorkel in the big Mahébourg lagoon, famous for its field of sea anemones and Mauritian clownfish.
🚗 From the villa1 h 10 · 58.3 kmoff-peak estimate
⏱️ Time needed1–2 hnot counting the drive
🕓 Best time of day☀️ Morning
💰 PriceRs 800–1,500 (CHF 14–26)Per person, often part of a south-east speedboat trip (indicative).
North of Blue Bay, the large emerald lagoon of Mahébourg shelters snorkel spots that few visitors see. The best known is a garden of sea anemones where Mauritian clownfish (the island's own species) live in their hundreds.
It's reached by boat from Mahébourg or Pointe d'Esny, often as a stop on south-east island trips: ask the operators for the 'anemone garden'.
- Mauritian clownfish
- Fields of anemones
- A quiet lagoon
🤿 In the water
- Entry
- By boat
- Depth
- 1–4 m
- Visibility
- ★★★★★★★★★★
- Currents
- Calm inside the lagoon.
- You may see
- Mauritian clownfish, Sea anemones, Butterflyfish, Wrasse
Getting there
Driving route from the villa
🚗 By car: 1 h 10 (58.3 km) off-peak. Directions in Google Maps ↗
📅 Booking: With the boat operators in Mahébourg or Pointe d’Esny.
Tips
- 💡 Don't touch the anemones: look only.