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Ile au Vache

Ile au Vache is a bit of a journey from Mahe, a good ten hours by boat, but we think it's worth every nautical mile. This isn't a gentle drift over soft corals; expect a backroll entry into often zippy currents that really get the adrenaline going. The site is a rugged landscape of granite boulders and swim-throughs, with some tight squeezes into small caves that bottom out around 20 metres. What we really love here are the bigger pelagics. We've often seen eagle rays glide past in the blue, and white-tip reef sharks are regulars patrolling the channels. Keep an eye out for the resident Hawksbill turtles, sometimes just chilling in the current. It’s a site for divers comfortable with dynamic conditions, who appreciate the thrill of a good current and the promise of some impressive encounters.