Diving in Tanzania,

Accommodation ~ no - details Charter Boats ~ no details Dive Clubs Liveaboards ~ no details Wrecks ~ no details Africa	Zanzibar and Pemba are islands off the mainland of Tanzania. Sea Breeze Marine Ltd. White Sands Hotel, Jangwani Beach Road, Dar es Salaam Tel: +255 (0)744 783241 Postal Address: PO Box 3030, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. www.seabreezemarine.org seabreezemarine@mediapost.co.tz Eco2 Ltd. Mikindani Town, Mtwara Tanzania. (Postal address: eco2 ltd, PO Box 784 Mtwara, Tanzania) Tel: +255 746 855833 www.eco2.com martin@eco2.com Swahili Divers. P.O.Box 146, Chake Chake, Pemba, Tanzania, East Africa. Tel/fax: +255 54 452-786 URL: www.swahilidivers.com/ E-mail: swahilidivers@intafrica.com Dive Africa Watersports - Zanzibar Island. Paradise Hotel, Ras Nungwe, Zanzibar Island, Tanzania. Tel: +2712 333 5571 Fax: +2712 333 5520 E-mail: veelen@mweb.co.za URL: www.diveafrica.com
Dar es Salaam	Last dived in April 04 by: Simon McCloskey <smccloskey@istafrica.com>
	Bloody good diving at the moment incidentally. A great wall dive this weekend with 30 dolphins on the safety stop! Cheers, Simon Diving takes place in and around the Dar es Salaam Marine Reserve. The reserve is designated as a reserve but in reality, it is still overfished, sometimes by dynamite! However, there is still some great diving to be done here and Dar es Salaam is often overlooked as people move quickly from inland safaris to more popular diving destinations such as Zanzibar, Pemba and Mafia. The reserve includes the coral islands of Mbudya, Pangavini and Bongoyo. Most of the dive sites are located on the 'Fungu Yasin' reef (sand island in Swahili) or 'Big T' reef (so called because it looks like a big T on the maps). There are some good coral gardens and a few nice wall dives. There is not a massive population of fish but there is an excellent variety. Turtles and dolphins can be spotted if you're lucky. The temperature of the water is very comfortable 25-30 degrees depending on the time of year. Visibility ranges from 5-25m with an average of 10-15m. Most diving is usually mild drift dives with the boat following an SMB. There is only one commercial dive operator located just north of Dar es Salaam (Sea Breeze Marine based at Whitesands Hotel). The hotel and dive centre are about 40 minutes away from the International Airport ($20 in a taxi).
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	For information on all the National Parks see: www.tanapa.com E-mail: tanapa@yako.habari.co.tz From: Tanapa Tourism Department. Although diving is not allowed in the lake parks, there are so many marine resorts in Dar es salaam, Tanga, Pemba Island and Zanzibar where scuba diving is practiced. Details from the Tanzania Tourist Board at: md@ttb.ud.or.tz But you can come to Tanzania National Parks for other kinds of activities including Wildlife Game drives, walking Safaris, Chimpanzee watching hikes, Mountain Climbing (Kilimanjaro and Meru), sport fishing etc. URL: www.habari.co.tz/tanapa Lemi George, Tourism Officer. E-mail: td-tanapa@habari.co.tz Thank you.