Diving off Zanzibar, Mafia and Pemba

Zanzibar is starting to become a holiday destination for divers from all over the world, divers who've already been, or don't want to go, to all the famous dive spots, attracted to Zanzibar and Pemba especially, for their untouched reefs.

Zanzibar (called Unguja) has a reef going all along its eastern coast, offering many diving possibilities. In the north-west, there are a few dive spots in the middle of the ocean, rich with reef fish as well as game fish. Mnemba atoll, in the north-east, is a special dive spot, famous for its visibility and turtles, as well as for the dolphins that are often to be seen in between the dives, and with whom everyone likes to snorkel. In October-November and January to March, whale sharks are seen cruising close to the reef. Stonetown also has a few dive sites to offer, particularly two wrecks (30 and 40 meters).

Pemba unlike Unguja, is not a coral island, but a rocky one, which means that there are drop-offs all around the island, going down to 200 meters or more. The coral is beautifully varied and untouched, with amazing architecture, caves and tunnels, strong tidal currents at times, and always a lot of fish and some unexpected encounters like game fish (king fish, barracudas, wahoos, trevallies, mantas, big rays)! Visibility here can go to 50 meters.

Mafia still totally unknown, has a big marine park ( the southern half of the island ), supervised by WWF. The diving there will be of discovery, but always amongst big shoals of game fish and beautiful reefs.

                                     

Diving with ZANZIBARSAIL

ZANZIBARSAIL offers diving as well as sailing. The advantage of diving from a yacht, is that any place that seems fine can become a dive spot for us. We are totally independent with all diving equipment on board ( brand new SCUBAPRO ) as well as a compressor and a dinghy. There will also be a PADI instructor to lead the dives and introduce beginners to the wonderful underwater world. Diving with us will be different as from a classic live aboard, as diving is not our only activity. Holidays with us will be a mixture of adventure, sailing, discovering another culture, fishing, and diving. Every trip is different depending on the people who are aboard. A group of only divers will maybe want to dive twice a day and not sail that much, but the most interesting trips for everyone are those where we try to do a bit of everything. Divers discover the pleasure of sailing and sailors get acquainted to a new world. All the security measures are available on board, such as GPS, flares, life raft, EPIRB, mobile phones and for diving accidents, oxygen as well as a first aid kit.

                  

Prices


People coming on board don't need to decide in advance how much they want to dive, or even if they want to dive. We'll always work out the package that comes cheaper to you. All the prices are in EURO.

1 - 10 dives:      35.- per dive


over 11 dives:      30.- per dive

Night dive 45.-

those who have their own equipment will have a reduction of 10% on the normal rates

Courses:


All courses must be booked in advance!

 There is also the possibility for those who want to make a course to start it at home. In that case, you do the theory and the confined water sessions back home, and don't need to study during your holiday. Then you can just enjoy the 4 dives in the zanzibarian waters! The price is 250.-.
Dive courses can be booked and prepaid, whereas the rest of the diving will be paid cash or by travellers cheques (5% charge) after completion of the trip. For dive groups or week bookings, special offers can be made.

Try dive ( Discover Scuba Diving )
           

60.-

Scubadiver course ( 2 days, 2 dives, to 12 meters )
           

150.-

Open water course ( 4 days, 4 dives, to 18 meters )
           

350.-

Advanced course ( 2-3 days, 5 dives )
           

250.-


   

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