Fishing Sailing Surfing Windsurfing Beaching Scuba Diving Coral reef diving is the main sporting attraction in the islands.
Fish are unafraid of divers and spear fishing is absolutely forbidden.
The waters are home to more than 900 fish species and over 100 species of coral, and visibility enables perfect underwater photography conditions. More information about Seychelles diving. The Seychelles Underwater Centre , a PADI 5 Star IDC Center , operates modern, safe dive boats from dive shops at the Coral Strand Hotel on Mahe and at the Paradise Sun Hotel on Praslin. They also offer introductory scuba lessons as well as complete certification and advanced courses. The Indian Ocean Explorer is the first scuba diving liveaboard vessel to stay in Seychellois waters all year round.