Our diving base on Nungwi beach is the starting point for your excursion to the best dive sites in Zanzibar. The beautiful coral gardens of Tumbatu Island, the unique marine life of Nungwi’s reefs and the stunning colorful wall dives of Mnemba Island.
On most days, we offer two different boat trips:
- Daily tour to the famous Mnemba Atoll marine park. We visit two dive sites, usually Small Wall, Wattabomi or Aquarium. The trip most days departs at 08:30, returning around 15:00.
- Daily tour to North Zanzibar’s best dive sites. Each day we visit two different dive spots. The locations and times are decided 1-2 day earlier. Our most visited sites are: Hunga, Magic Reef, Tumbatu Island, Leven Bank, and Mbwangawa
- As well, we offer night dives off the beach on our home reef on most nights.
Tumbatu Island
Undoubtedly, Tumbatu Island offers the nicest coral gardens in North Zanzibar. All three dive sites, Shetani, Popobawa & Mwana have spectacular, flourishing corals reefs, with a large variety of both soft and hard corals.
Shetani & Popobawa
Allow yourself to descend on top of a marvelous reef, that starts at 3 meters deep and vertically drops to 12. Currents here are rare, so you can take your time to explore every cave and crevice, looking for moray eels and octopuses...[Read More]
Magic Reef
Magic Reef is a heaven for photographers. A diver cannot swim for more than a few meters on this reef, without stopping to have a closer look at some unique creature.
Are you wondering why is it called Magic Reef?
Let us give you a hint. Imagine a place where you can find all the masters of camouflage on a single dive...[Read More]
Hunga / Nankiville
Two of the best dives in Nungwi, usually having great visibility. Both dive sites lie in the middle of the ocean. They consist of big coral bommies, scattered into a flat sandy bottom, covered in great, colorful variety of corals.
Jump from the boat in Hunga reef and be ready for a quick descend to 15 meters.
At the bottom, enjoy the scenery of a huge mix of hard and soft coral, surrounded by thousands of tropical fish. Schooling snappers and dusky sweepers are awaiting you at the North tip...[Read More]
Leven Bank
Spectacular! One of Zanzibar’s best dives. Leven Bank is a sea mountain in open ocean which slops from 12 to 55 meters. Due to often strong currents, we recommend this site to experienced divers only.
As currents here can be strong, be ready to descend quickly into the infinite blue, reaching the reef at 30 meters...[Read More]
Unfortunately, there are only several days a month when sea conditions and tides fit well for diving in Leven Bank.
East Coast
Kichafi, Mbwangawa, Turtle House
As part of Zanzibar’s barrier reef, these easy dive sites will give you the opportunity to see some of its most unique hard coral formation.
Follow the gentle 8-to-20-meter slope and enjoy the large plate coral areas. Look for moray eels and scorpion fish in the reef or check the sand bottom for blue spotted stingrays, garden eels, and the odd guitar fish. Cross all the anemones with fierce clownfish protecting them and watch for the beautiful egg cowrie...[Read More]
Night Dive
on Nungwi Reef
Night dives on Nungwi Reef are a great adventure. In fact, many of our guests say that night dive was their best dive experience in Zanzibar.
Our dive center offer night dives on most nights. There is a minimum of two people for booking the dive. We do not take more than 4 people in a group for the night dive.
The dive take place in Nungwi Reef, right off the beach in front of our dive center. Meeting at 18:15 for a briefing and beginning the dive at dusk.
There is a large variety of nocturnal creatures right on our home reef. Swimming spanish dancers, hunting cuttlefish, curious octopus, lurking guitar rays, feeding frogfish and Squids are all common to see. There is something here for everyone to enjoy.
Night dives are limited for advanced divers and students on their advanced open water course.
