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Bel Ombre

Bel Ombre VCA, Savanne · Mauritius

What have people found?

Greenfish sea cucumber, collector urchin and african giant snail turn up here more than at our other rock pools. Thin-shelled rock crab, western indian ocean crown-of-thorns and thousand-pores sea star are the usual finds. ~32 distinct species have been recorded here.

What is the best time to visit today?

Download the app to see the 7-day schedule.

See low tide times at Bel Ombre for the next three days
  1. Mon 16 Nov~9:00in the dark~23:00
  2. Tue 17 Nov~11:30
  3. Wed 18 Novin the dark~1:00~14:30

Every low tide each day, in local time at the shore.

Plan the week in Intertidal
  • A tide chart for every day, with the best window marked
  • Identify what you find from a photo
  • An alert when a good daylight low is coming

When do people visit?

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Most observations come from July and October.

What should you know before visiting?

Parking is about 650 meters away.
Arrive 45 minutes to an hour before low tide and leave as it turns. The water comes back faster than it left.
Grippy shoes beat sandals. Wet rock and algae are more slippery than they look. Rock pool safety
A rock pool is a fragile place. Look and photograph, take nothing. The rockpooling code

What lives at Bel Ombre?

Species records from iNaturalist

Thin-shelled Rock CrabGrapsus tenuicrustatus
Western Indian Ocean crown-of-thornsAcanthaster mauritiensis
Thousand-pores Sea StarFromia milleporella
Small Giant ClamTridacna maxima
Collector UrchinTripneustes gratilla
African Giant SnailLissachatina fulica
Indo-Pacific Rock-boring UrchinEchinometra mathaei
Greenfish Sea CucumberStichopus chloronotus
Pallid Ghost CrabOcypode pallidula
Lollyfish Sea CucumberHolothuria atra
Common Box CrabCalappa hepatica
Tawny Hermit CrabCoenobita rugosus
Red Pencil UrchinHeterocentrotus mamillatus
Echinaster purpureusEchinaster purpureus
Left-handed Hermit CrabCalcinus laevimanus
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