Dive· Mahé (offshore, east)· Seychelles
Manis Bank Dive
4° 40.9′ S · 55° 33.6′ E · approximate
An offshore granite bank east of the airport where grey reef sharks, schooling eagle rays and big-eye jacks join the snappers and surgeonfish.
Practical
Approximate: scaled from the numbered site marker on Big Blue Divers' printed dive-site map (2020), georeferenced against the OpenStreetMap outlines of Ste Anne, Moyenne and Ile Cachée; the map is schematic, so treat the pin as within roughly 0.5-1 km. Big Blue Divers site 42: 16-24 m, granite rocks with often a current, deep dive; schooling eagle rays, nurse sharks, reef sharks, grey reef sharks, dolphins, schooling big-eye jacks and seasonal whale sharks. Fully exposed; needs calm seas. Dive with a licensed Seychelles centre (Big Blue Divers lists it as a long-distance boat trip from Beau Vallon); do not anchor a yacht on the rocks.
Best for
Deep dive for grey reef sharks
Season
Calm days; NW monsoon and transitions
Nearby
- Turtle Rock Dive1.4 NM away
- Lost City Dive1.5 NM away
- Anse aux Pins (off-reef day anchorage)2 NM away
- Pointe Larue and Seychelles International Airport2.3 NM away
- Anse aux Pins Craft Village (Domaine de Val des Prés)3 NM away
- LPG and Fuel, Victoria and East Coast3 NM away
- Marsoin Dive3 NM away
- Anonyme Island3.2 NM away