Mauritius's best snorkelling sits inside a marine park at its south-east corner: a lagoon where visibility runs to thirty metres and the coral — some colonies centuries old — starts within a short swim of the public beach. Weekdays are quietest; glass-bottom boats serve the reluctant. The water is warmest December to April, and the flight home passes tolerably with enough rum in your luggage.
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