Service· Mahé (northwest coast)· Seychelles

Big Blue Divers (Mare Anglaise, Beau Vallon)

4° 36.2′ S · 55° 25.9′ E

Long-running PADI dive centre on the North Coast Road at Mare Anglaise, about 500 m north of Beau Vallon beach and marked by a life-size whale shark sculpture; it runs 75 named sites from L'Ilot to Shark Bank and day trips to Silhouette, Praslin and La Digue.

Practical

Open daily 8am-5pm (weekends and holidays may vary). Two-dive morning trip leaves 9am, back 1:30pm; afternoon dive leaves 1:30pm, back about 3:30pm-4pm. Tel +248 251 1103 / +248 426 1106. Scuba diving in Seychelles requires a local dive master and charter guests may not take rental gear onto the yacht (Moorings eGuide), so book the centre to collect you or dive from their boat. Do not confuse with Blue Sea Divers, about 800 m north.

Best for

Guided dives off Beau Vallon, North Point and the west coast