🇲🇺Mauritius

Written by DiveJourney. Built from public sources and local operator knowledge. Last updated Nov 8, 2026.

• DiveJourney: Mauritius main island destination guide - Published canonical English guide and Mauritius country attribution confirmed through the public DiveJourney destination catalog on November 8, 2026.
• DiveJourney: Rodrigues destination guide - Published canonical English guide and Mauritius country attribution confirmed through the public DiveJourney destination catalog on November 8, 2026.
• DiveJourney: Mauritius filtered destination directory - The web text fetch of this filtered directory was inaccessible during research; independent public catalog discovery returned the two supplied canonical guides. Directory front-end visibility not separately confirmed.
• Mauritius Meteorological Services: Climate of Mauritius - Official two-season climatology, wettest and driest months, and geographical differences.
• Mauritius Meteorological Services: Rodrigues climate - Official Rodrigues winds and rainfall, including September-October dry months.
• Mauritius Meteorological Services: 2026-27 seasonal outlook - Confirms official November 1-May 15 cyclone season; seasonal predictions are not daily marine forecasts.
• Mauritius Passport and Immigration Office: Travel requirements - Official passport, onward passage, accommodation and funding entry conditions.
• Official Mauritius All-in-One Travel Form - Government arrival-form service, free of charge.
• Mauritius Revenue Authority: Tourist fee guide - Official eligibility, exemptions and nightly EUR 3 charge.
• Mauritius Revenue Authority: Rodrigues exclusion notice - Official September 2025 statement that the fee does not apply to Rodrigues.
• Mauritius Marine Conservation Division - Government manager of Blue Bay and Balaclava marine parks and operator permissions.
• Government of Mauritius: Marine Protected Areas regulations - Primary zoning and permitted-activity framework for the marine parks.
• Rodrigues Regional Assembly: Marine protected areas regulations 2009 - Rodrigues protected-area conduct and authorization framework; recheck later amendments.
• Rodrigues Tourism Office: Scuba diving - Lagoon, canal and outer-reef scuba, including shallow lagoon instruction.
• Rodrigues Tourism Office: Snorkeling - Officially listed guided Couzoupa Aquarium snorkeling in the protected Port Sud Est area.
• Rodrigues Tourism Office: Ile aux Cocos - Access authorization for protected bird islet; live page fetch was blocked during independent check.
• Rodrigues Tourism Office: Emergency contacts - Published Rodrigues-specific medical and maritime contacts; confirm live availability.
• Mauritian Scuba Diving Association - National scuba conditions, regional dive center listings, and indicative seasonal water temperatures.
• PADI: Mauritius dive sites - Regional dive-site descriptions for northern wrecks, the west and current-sensitive southwest.
• Mauritius Tourism Authority: Cetacean regulations - Legal distinction between whale observation and prohibited in-water whale interaction.
• Mauritius Government Information Service: October 2026 cetacean notice - Official contemporary government notice of enforcement and stricter dolphin/whale activity rules being developed.
• Marine Megafauna Conservation Organisation: Cetaceans - Humpback seasonal presence, resident sperm whales and whale-swimming prohibition.
• Mauritius Police Force - Police and coast-guard emergency service numbers.
• U.S. Department of State: Mauritius travel information - Emergency services, travel health and insurance considerations.
• DAN: Flying after diving - Evidence-based minimum preflight surface-interval guidance.
• DAN: Freediving risk assessments - Freediving buddy and hypoxia safety practices.
• Electrical Safety First: Mauritius travel electricity - Power standard and common socket types.
• Airport of Rodrigues: Ground transport - Airport bus and transfer notes; operational service must be reconfirmed.
• Mauritius Shipping Corporation - Limited passenger sea-passage enquiries; no sailing or availability assumed.
• Mauritian Wildlife Foundation: Grande Montagne - Conservation-focused Rodrigues guided inland experience.
• Country hero photo by Liga Meijere - Unsplash License. Photographer profile: https://unsplash.com/@meijere_liga | Location: Le Morne, Mauritius