Locate a PADI Dive Shop in the Seychelles
The Seychelles is made up of 115 of the most beautiful tropical islands in the world. The granite islands of the Seychelles are laying on a submerged plateau just 4 degrees south of the equator in a sea rich with fish and coral – the Indian Ocean.
The marine life in Seychelles can be found on the beautiful coral reefs with a rich variety of corals, an abundance of exotic fishes such as the always playful Bat Fish, colourful Butterfly Fish and Parrot Fish among numerous other tropical fish species. Of course, Hawksbill Sea Turtles and even the magnificent Green Sea Turtle can also be seen resting on the reef or enjoying a meal. These reefs provide wonderful relaxed diving opportunities.
The Seychelles famous granite rocks provide a wonderful underwater scenery.
These granite boulders are the home of many different tropical fish – and of course Eagle Rays and Giant Sting Rays – as well as an attraction to schools of pelagic fish, sharks, occasional dolphins and seasonally the gentile giants – whale sharks. 
There are some spectacular swim-throughs between the granite boulders, mostly heavily decorated with clams, soft and hard corals. Night time reveals a blaze of bright colored soft corals and various other exotic marine creatures such as spiny lobsters, shrimps and crabs.
Wrecks
There are several well encrusted wrecks such as the famous wreck of the Ennerdale, an enormous British Fleet Auxiliary tanker of 62,000 tons. The wreck is now home to Giant Groupers, Giant Moray Eels, Scorpion Fish, Eagle Rays, Lion Fish, Schools with thousands of fusiliers, Jacks, Barracudas and a number of Sharks.
After having made history in the 1970s in reclaiming the area on which now lays the International Airport runway the Dredger Wreck was purposely sunk off the coast of Danzille in the north-west of Mahe in October 1989. She is almost covered in schooling Blue Striped Snappers, home to several species of Scorpion Fish including some fat Stone Fish and a number of Moray Eels.
Similarly the Twin Barges that carried out the reclaiming works with the Dredger were sunk on purpose just off Bel Ombre next to the Corsair Reef in February 1989 – the Barges are now host to some very interesting species of marine life and offers you the opportunity to dive on two wrecks in one dive!
The Aldebaran, a 28m fishing boat, was confiscated for fishing illegally in Seychelles and subsequently sunk to commemorate the SUBIOS Festival of the Sea theme for that year “Wrecks as Ocean Habitats”. On July the 11th 2008 the Aldebaran was towed by a Seychelles Port Authority tugboat to her last resting place off the coast of Willie’s Bay in the north-west of Mahe. She lays upright in 40m and is teeming with marine life – Bat Fish are hovering over the wreck, Moray Eels by the dozen, Lion Fish in every corner, schooling Jacks, Fusiliers and Sweetlips are found in and around the wreck and often one or more stingrays are laying in the sand.
Locate a PADI Dive Shop in the Seychelles
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