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Diving Zanzibar

DIVE SITE LISTING

1. Leven Bank: 18 - 30 metres (diving maximum).

Exciting spot for experienced divers. Spectacular dive, often in strong currents in the Pemba Channel.

Big top reef, sandy top, clusters of coral.

Big game fish , tuna, trevally, king fish, barracudas, wrasses, big moray eels and large schools of reef fish.

2. Nankivell: 15 metres.

A large clump of coral surrounded by a sandy bottom; good for novice and experienced divers.

Can only be dived on specific tides. Large coral formation.

Lots of game fish, small reef sharks; good variety of reef fish, crayfish.

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3. Hunga Reefs: 12 - 18 metres.

Four clumps of coral fairly close to each other; good for novice and experienced divers. Can only be dived

on specific tides.

Beautiful fan corals and soft corals.

Schools of pickhandle barracuda and batfish, crocodile fish, blue spotted stingrays, moorish idols,

surgeon and unicorn fish, stone fish, scorpion fish.

4. Mbwangawa: 10 - 20 metres.

Coral reef, situated near to Nungwi's lighthouse; good for novice and experienced divers.

Beautiful sheet coral, soft corals.

Rays, moray eels, occasionally banded snake eels; look out for juvenile emperor angel fish.

Occasional reef shark.

5. Kichafi: 8 - 16 metres.

Coral reef, suitable for novice and experienced divers; - being less than 5 minutes from

Ras Nungwi Beach Resort, this a good spot for night dives - experience level dictates.

Plate and staghorn coral, large sheet coral formations.

Wrasse, snapper, moray eels and many different types of reef fish; sometimes rays and turtles.

A great dive for observing smaller marine life too.

6. Leon's Wall: 5 - 30 metres (diving maximum)

September, humpback whales are sometimes seen at the surface.  The top reef is suitable for snorkelling.

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8. Kichwani: 3 - 30 metres.

Nice shallow drop-off, suitable for novice and experienced divers. Big fan corals.

Variety of tropical reef fish and often game fish. Schools of dolphins are often seen near or at this dive

site. Big schools of snappers, sweetlips and big-eyes (amongst others) are a feature of this dive site.

9. Watabomi: 12 - 22 metres.

Coral reef; suitable for novice and experienced divers.

Leaf fish, powder blue surgeon fish, peppered moray eels and turtles are common.

Located on Mnemba's east side, signifying the start of the Pemba Channel. Rapid

descent down to 30 metres and then vertical wall of coral with many overhangs, for experienced divers only.

A must for avid divers.  Can only be dived when tides are favourable and waters calm.

Many big predators including reef shark. Also many game fish and regular sitings of big

rays and tuna. Seasonal sitings of whale sharks.

Blue spotted eagle rays are often sighted.

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Please note:

For reasons of strict safety, the maximum depth on any dive  (for advanced divers and beyond) is 30 metres.

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