🌊 Indian Ocean

Activities
Pemba and Mafia

Dramatic walls, whale sharks and Swahili villages: adventure at a gentle pace.

⚠️ Timetables, opening hours, prices and access conditions may change without notice, for reasons beyond our control (season, weather, decisions by operators, venues or local authorities). Before every trip, check the information with the relevant authorities and service providers.

⛵Sea, diving & excursions4 activities,0
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Swahili Divers
Northern Pemba

Owner-managed dive centre operating since 1999, a PADI 5-star pioneer on Pemba that also offers sea and mangrove kayaking.

PADISince 1999
🌐Official websiteswahilidivers.com→
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Dive 360 Pemba
The Manta Resort, northern Pemba

PADI 5-star centre with a training pool, diving the channel walls and the current-swept Njao and Fundu gaps.

PADIWall diving
🌐Official websitethemantaresort.com→
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Big Blu Mafia Island Diving
Utende, Mafia

Large beachfront PADI centre inside the marine park, offering every course plus snorkelling, sandbank trips and the Kua ruins.

PADIMarine park
🌐Official websitebigblumafia.com→
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Mafia Island Diving
Utende, Mafia

PADI centre a short walk from Pole Pole, offering courses for all levels and dives timed to the marine park’s tides.

PADITides
🌐Official websitemafiadiving.com→
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Kitu Kiblu Whale Shark Encounters
Kilindoni, Mafia

Half-day trips to swim with whale sharks from October to March, with explanations of their biology and conservation.

Whale sharksResponsible
🌐Official websitekitukiblu.co.tz→
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Afro Whale Shark Safari
Afro Beach, Kilindoni, Mafia

Local operator running whale shark trips from the beach with snorkelling gear included, plus day trips from Zanzibar.

Whale sharksLocally run
🌐Official websiteafrowhalesharksafari.com→
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Excursions de Fundu Lagoon
South-west coast of Pemba

Boat trips to Misali’s reefs, dolphin safaris, village walks and tours to Ngezi forest and Chake Chake.

MisaliDolphins
🌐Official websitefundulagoon.com→
🌿Nature & thrills4 activities,0
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Pemba Ecotours & Travel
Ngezi, Micheweni, Pemba

Local agency based on the edge of Ngezi: forest and butterflies, Misali, spice tours, Chake Chake’s clove-oil plant and flying foxes.

Ngezi forestCloves
🌐Official websitepembaecotour.com→
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Expériences de Kinasi Lodge
Utende, Mafia

In-house guides for snorkelling, kitesurfing, islet picnics, historical tours and community turtle-hatching projects.

TurtlesKitesurfing
🌐Official websitekinasilodge.com→
🏛️Culture, visits & local flavours4 activities,0
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Excursions de Chole Mjini
Chole island, Mafia

Tide-dependent outings: Chole village visits, sandbank days, paddleboarding, sunset sailing and whale shark swims.

VillageTides
🌐Official websitecholemjini.com→