Nature Wildlife

The protected lagoon in Rodrigues is a kaleidoscope of colours and forms; an exceptional location to locate a variety of fish and coral, and an ideal location for scuba diving. To learn how to scuba dive, all one has to do is join a dive shop and experience the undersea world, with divers posted on the beach at Bakwa Lodge. The lagoon, the outer reef, and the canals make up Rodrigues' diving area. A great spots to see bigger fish, tuna, barracuda, and porcupine fish is in the canals and passes.

Ile aux Cocos is located at 4 km to the west of Rodrigues Island. White beaches, blue water, filao trees, coconut palms, and the huge, empty expanse of the sea make Ile aux Cocos a beautiful place to visit. Shallow water surrounds Cocos Island in a lagoon where corals and boulders can occasionally be seen above the surface.

Accessibility: 4 times a day: 9 am, 11 am, 1 pm and 3 pm.

The island’s most well-known speleological site is Caverne Patate. Caverne Patate is the most visited cave on the island and one of the must-see locations. It is situated on a coral plain in the southwest of Rodrigues Island.

With indigenous seedlings grown in its nursery (located at Solitude), the Mauritian Wildlife Foundation has been actively involved in the restoration of Grande Montagne Nature Reserve (GMNR) since 1996.Grande Montagne is a region with rich fertile soil that is regarded to be high altitude (300–350 m). Due to the seedlings' high success rate, the restoration effort has advanced successfully. This reserve is successfully preserving a number of endangered species, including Ramosmania rodriguesii, Hibiscus liliiflorus, and Eugenia rodriguesensis.

The main attraction at the François Leguat Gigantic Tortoise and Cave Reserve is strolling among 200 gigantic tortoises in the wild . Approximately 1500 Aldabra tortoises that were transported from ‘La Vanille Réserve Mascareignes’ in Mauritius eight years ago, have now been reintroduced in the wild in this 20-hectare nature reserve. A suspended wooden bridge leads you through the 275,000 plants that have been planted with the help of the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF).