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All about Chuckles dive site
Depth max
30 m
Visibility
to 30 m
Located at the North Western end of Beau Vallon Bay, this dive-site is considered one of the best on Mahe Island. This site can be used for night dives as well. Diving here is available for CMAS*/OW divers.
What to see
The site features a single granite massif deeply incised with gullies with an adjoining granite boulder field. The rocks are heavily encrusted with soft and fan corals. Lionfish, sting rays, eagle rays, white-tip reef sharks, scorpion fish, yellow snappers, octopus, groupers, lobsters, moray eels, anemones, Seychelles clownfish and turtles as well as seasonal whale sharks ( August-October) are just a few occupants that can be seen here.
When to go diving in Chuckles
The best conditions for diving this site are April - May and October - November. The average annual air temperature in this area is around 25C/77F. The average water temperature ranges from 26C/78F to 30C/86F. The average depth of the site is 18-30m/59-98ft with average water visibility of around 10-30m/32-98ft.