Advice on Diving in Tanzania

... by tourism than its sister island Zanzibar. The roads are terrible; ox-carts are still widely used; clove plantations are spread out over the island; and the diving is spectacular. While Pemba diving has something to offer every level diver, most dive sites are wall and drift dives, and require some experience or advanced certification. Mafia Island is part of a group of islands that make up the Mafia Archipelago. The waters surrounding these islands have been protected for over 15 years, as Tanzania’s first marine park, and it shows. With over 400 species of fish and 48 types of coral, Maf...