CHAKATUNI 
10/18M

Located on the northern tip Zanzibar, Barracuda, Surgeon Fish & Unicorn Fish and shoals of colourful Triggerfish, Anemone Fish, along with Moray Eels and Sting Ray habitat this interesting reef covered in dense coral.

MBWANGAWA
05/19M

This unique East Coast site has spectacular petal corals sheltering large Lobster, Lionfish, Turtles (Green & Hawksbill), and both Yellow Back Fusilliers and Blue Striped Snappers abound surprisingly the Giant Grouper remains very friendly!

HAJI’  
05/18M

Large Lionfish and Stingrays populate this unspoilt coral bank and in the deeper water game fish such as King Mackerel, YellowFin Tuna & Reef Sharks are common sight.

KICHAFI’
05/18M

A superb coral bank descending to a sandy seabed, large Moray Eels and Sponges are often sighted as are a variety of Grouper & Turtle.

LEON’S WALL
10/30M

A coral wall covered in large numbers of reef fish attracting large Pelagic fish to these hunting grounds, unpredictable currents makes the dive suitable for advanced divers only.

NANKIVELL’
14/18M

This ‘busy’ reef is home to Lobster, Scorpionfish Octopus, and resident Red & Yellow Snapper. Large Grouper and Napoleon Wrasse swim through the corals, hunting gamefish such as Jack, Trevally & hundreds of schooling Barracuda patrol the waters. Eagle Ray are regularly sighted.

HUNGA 2’
10/18M

This West Coast reef with massive corals is home to shark like Cobia resident Groupers. Surgeonfish are silhouetted in the waters along with Giant Barracuda, Blue Fin Tuna, Kingfish & Travelly.

LITTLE HUNGAS’
15/18M

These small reefs are joined with sand gullies and are home to Giant Reef Rays, Eels and Large Emperor & Regal Angel Fish.

MNEMBA ATOLL’
5/30M+

These crystal clear waters owe their excellent visibility (25M+) to the protected waters of this East Coast paradise. The island has several dive sites including wall dives with stunning landscape vistas & reefs populated with Whale Sharks, Dolphins, Turtles & Reef Shark. Pelagic fish cruise the deep water of the atoll to feed on the many reef fish, offering the best opportunities for underwater photography. A great site for experienced & novice divers alike.

LEVEN BANK’
16/30+M.

This is the ultimate dive for the adventurous! With big drop offs with excellent visibility (25M +) common place to encounter Hammerhead, White & Black Tip Sharks, Strawberry Grouper, Giant Saddleback Grouper and huge Moray Eels. (Authors note: a resident Giant Grouper, at least 2 meters in length often swims closer to divers than preferred! Check out the lures left in the Giant Grouper by numerous ‘would be’ fisherman!

2) Scuba Diving Off Pemba

Pemba lies 50 kilometres north of it's sister island Zanzibar, in the Indian Ocean and is separated by the famous Pemba Channel where sheer water drop-offs reach in excess of 800 meters. Surrounded by numerous small islands Pemba offers some of the best diving in the world. Unlike Zanzibar, Pemba is relatively untouched by tourism and has barely changed in the last three hundred years and the ox & cart is still the fastest mode of transport around the island, famous for its clove plantations. A 18th century Muslim Fort guards the island's main town of Chake Chake however it lacks the labrith of winding, cobbled streets associated with Old Stone Town Zanzibar.

The coastline of mainland Pemba drops steeply into the Indian Ocean whilst the outlying islands tend to have the endless beaches dotted with palms trees, providing the perfect getaway for 'the recluse.' Local dive sites provide some of the most adventurous blue water diving, the majority of dives sites scattered around the small islands which fringe main Pemba. Most of the dives are wall, drift dives, and I found some of the more spectacular and challenging sites required an ADVANCED diving qualification. The area's pristine coral is home to one of the widest varieties of marine life, including Giant & Pickhandle Baraccuda, Wahoo, Karambezi, Dorado, Trevelly, Humphead Wrasse, Whale Shark, Manta Rays, Bottlenose & Stripped Dolphin and numerous varieties of shark (including Hammerheads) to mention but a few. It is also widely recognised as some of the most spectacular, unspoilt diving regions in East Africa.

Home to resident Hawksbill Turtles, Manta Rays & Batfish these impressive coral gardens also attract Sharks that glide through the reef and it’s a delight to watch the Manta Rays that love to play near the water’s surface.

‘MANTA POINT’
10/30M

Home to Pemba’s Manta Rays who dance around a steep sided, underwater Coral Mountain amassed with Gargoneon Fan & Leaf corals. The cliff face falls away to a far greater depth than sport divers are allowed to venture.

'NJAO SOUTH WALL’
15/40M

This magnificent, deep wall dive leads to teeming shoals of colourful reef fish, Big Jacks, Dorrado & Pompano whilst Red Snapper hide amongst stunning tabletop corals, stacked on shelves precariously hanging off the wall into the blue.

FUNDU GAP SOUTH’
25/40M

This fast moving dive is for the more adventurous amongst us! Drift into the Fundu Channel through large shoals of (amongst others) Unicornfish and squadrons of Manta Rays. Once through the gap the reef extends into large coral bommies resembling large sky scrapers, topped with lettuce coral.

FUNDU OUTER WALL’
16/40M

A sheer wall of breathtaking overhanging pinnacles and swim throughs covered with soft coral bushes, small Damselfish, Royal Anglefish & Blue Banded Surgeonfish hide amongst the branches. Meanwhile Giant Trumpetfish wait in the shadows eyeing dinner whilst ever cautious of not becoming the victim to bigger fish who frequent the area as a hunting ground!

KOKOTO CAVES’
40M

This dive is for the advanced diver only, due to the extreme depth and penetration. The numerous caves are a favorite spot for Electric Reef & StingRays, and ‘snoozing’ Guitar Sharks making them incredibly approachable. The cave floors are littered with amphorae coral, the rarest, most delicate, and most expensive coral in the world (fingers off!).

UVINJE WALL’
30+M

The dive begins on a sandy bottom at 20M where you drop into one of numerous gullies to drift amongst impressive coral pinnacles where small Frogfish can be seen hiding in, and between Blue Pipe Sponge tubes along with colourful, tiny Nudibranchs. It’s a macro photographer’s haven!

THE BALCONY’
40+M

Named after an impressive rock formation at 35M you look over the precipice that gives you the feeling of what it’s really like being an astronaut! The wall is not vertical but actually undercut by 5M … hence the name.

MESALI ISLAND THE CHANNEL’
30/45M

The dive starts with a heart stopping 30M free decent into the blue, dropping through massive schools of Scissortailed Fussiliers before looking up as they form a ceiling of orange and yellow above you. Meanwhile squadrons of Eagle & Manta Rays nonchalantly pass by at an impressive current of 4knots as you quickly leave behind the turquoise blue. At the north west tip of MESALI there is an impressive sea mound covered in Rose Plate & Basket Coral.

MESALI ISLAND CORAL GARDENS
10/30M

The colour of the water at Mesali ranges from a vivid turquoise in the shallows to a deep indigo blue where the bottom falls away. The sheer coral wall drops vertically to great depths it’s edges a solid bank of Staghorn & Leaf Coral, crowned by huge Mushroom & Brain coral heads. Underneath fish of every variety play hide n’ seek, and the entire length of this huge wall presents a ‘fairy tale’ dive to match the best the seaworld has to offer.

THE GREAT SOUTHERN’
40+M

This fabulous, sloping wall encrusted in Green coral radiates an intense hue to the entire reef. A forest of Soft coral backed by huge coral heads are home to extensive numbers of the rare & elusive Mantis Shrimp, Lobster and Crabs. Spanish Dancers spiral into the depths whilst ghostly silhouettes of Tiger Sharks can often be seen silently cruising the waters. This dive is a must for Shark enthusiasts (but not for the weak hearted due to its exposed position & large Sharks).

THE WRECK’
10/20M

Surrounded by mystery because this wreok (that hit the reef) has never been officially identified, looks like a 1950’s iron freight steamer. A great length of the thick anchor chain is draped on the reef off PANZA POINT and it is possible that the anchor came adrift and the swift north flowing current probably did the rest. Unlike many other wrecks it is photogenic. The deformed shape of the wreck covered with colourful marine growth, soft corals & sponges together with good lighting conditions and crystal clear water contribute to dramatic shots. The funnels provide perfect hideouts for abundant marine life and create amazing tunnels to swim through. You can also see the large steam condenser with the freight masts pointing forlornly towards the surface.