Dive Zanzibar

Zanzibar's best diving can be enjoyed at the northern tip of the island, home of Zanzibar Watersports . This professional dive operation is located at Ras Nungwi Beach Hotel   and Paradise Beach Hotel, and caters for all experience levels. Whether you're a total beginner, or a seasoned professional, there are dive adventures for you.

As a PADI approved dive operation and an active member of the PADI International Resort Association, you can be assured that the instruction and dive leadership on offer are second to none. Full equipment and tank-filling facilities are available in-house, as are a wide range of PADI dive courses.

If you haven't dived before...

Enjoy a free trial in the comfort and safety of our swimming pool with one of our instuctors and then go for one of our popular Discover Scuba Diving courses. This will allow you to learn the basics of scuba and have a trial dive with an experienced instructor under safe conditions. Once this hooks you, enrol in the PADI Open Water course and enjoy the benefits of the world's fastest growing sport - anywhere in the world. Advanced and Speciality courses are also available.

Wall dives, night dives, deep dives, drift dives...

The variety of sea-life on the nearby coral reefs is immense, with regular sitings of dolphins, turtles and reef sharks. Whale shark and manta rays are spotted quite frequently in season.

Typical dive sites include Kichwani, an incredible wall dive off the Mnemba Atoll with amazing marine life and suitable for all levels of diver, and Leven Banks, a massive reef pinnacle 7 miles out to sea.

Explore our favourite dive sites on an Interactive Map.

Depths of most reefs range between 12m to 40m in a year round average water temperature of 27 degrees Celsius. Visibility is typically excellent.

We take safety seriously! Dive boats at Ras Nungwi are equipped with first-aid kits, life-jackets and DAN medical oxygen on board. All dive trips are accompanied by at least one holder of the PADI Medic First Aid certificate. Thje maximum diver : instructor ratio is 6 : 1. VHF radios are used to provide reliable communications with home base.

All of PADI's safety recommendations are followed, and we always dive with a surface marker buoy. Group sizes are kept to a manageable level to ensure the best possible service and for added safety.

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