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Scuba Forum / Scuba Locations / February 2006Diving the Indian Ocean from coastal East Africa
Looking at a trip yonder to East Africa...possibility exists of adding a couple of extra days on a small island not too far from Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzanea. Diving's not the primary purpose of the trip...wondering if the diving's good enough to be worth dragging along the extra gear & UW Camera for just a couple of days or not. Looks like there's warm & clear water, but not sure about critter life...pelagics, big stuff, or been fished out, etc. Anyone been over that way & have any comments? -hh > Anyone been over that way & have any comments? Try http://www.diveafrica.com Have a good trip........ www.seatreker.com Dave Morgan @ Work in the UK > > Anyone been over that way & have any comments? > > Try > http://www.diveafrica.com Thanks; have you used this company? FWIW, I'm trying to get a bit beyond the normal website marketing ... I don't think I've ever seen a dive operation website who's said "the diving here isn't very good, but please come anyway" :-) -hh i used them in Sharm and i liked them. great boat and dive masters elliott > > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > > Thanks; have you used this company? Yes, if you look at my Egypt page i actually recommend them, they have an operation in Sharm which i allways use.........and also in Africa. > FWIW, I'm trying to get a bit beyond the normal website marketing ... I > don't think I've ever seen a dive operation website who's said "the > diving here isn't very good, but please come anyway" :-) Yes, most business's are not in the business of sales limitation...... Allthough i take that back after reminding myself of the way we as customers get spoken to at times...... www.seatreker.com Dave Morgan @ Work in the UK > > Thanks; have you used this company? > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Allthough i take that back after reminding myself of the way we as > customers get spoken to at times...... So it sounds like this is a good company up in Sharm, but the actual quality of the diving down near Dar-Es-Salaam ...further off the beaten path... is the unknown. Okay, I can cope with that. -hh > So it sounds like this is a good company up in Sharm, but the actual > quality of the diving down near Dar-Es-Salaam ...further off the beaten > path... is the unknown. Okay, I can cope with that. If you look at their website they do have operations down that way. www.seatreker.com Dave Morgan @ Work in the UK Looking at a trip yonder to East Africa...possibility exists of adding a couple of extra days on a small island not too far from Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania. Diving's not the primary purpose of the trip...wondering if the diving's good enough to be worth dragging along the extra gear & UW Camera for just a couple of days or not. Looks like there's warm & clear water, but not sure about critter life...pelagics, big stuff, or been fished out, etc. Anyone been over that way & have any comments? >> I did 7 dives with One Ocean in Zanzibar in April of 1997. It is a good operation. Phone 255-811-32-82-06. Kizimikazi is the reef, Bawi Island is another spot. Murogo and Cowrey were two other sites I did with Sea Breeze Dive Center in Dar es Salaam. Phone 255-0812-783-241. Water temp was 82 F., viz 60' +, all the dives were gentle drift dives with plenty of life to see. Except for the local fisherman dropping dynamite on the reef while we were diving, it was a thoroughly enjoyable experience. This next part is someone who replied to me when I asked the same question several years ago: "There are 3 or 4 Dive shops in "Stone Town", which is the old part of Zanzibar City. My friends who lived there liked the "ONE OCEAN" dive shop, which is located behind the Africa House Hotel. There is also a South African run dive shop called "INDIAN OCEAN DIVERS" it's on the street the runs along the Harbor. Either can rent you any equipment you need and help arrange excursions. Also a Local Zanzibari named Mr. Chung rents out a single boat and some old but reportedly reliable equipment. He can be found by asking around the cab stands or by local phone=31758. If you need a clean modest Hotel while there try the KIPONDA HOTEL. Finally, the government has recently established a National Marine Park on and around Chumbe Island, which is about 8 miles SW of Stone Town. The park has a WEB Site at; "http://www.coral.org/NGO/CHICOP.html".It boasts some of the best reef diving in the world. Any time in Zanzibar is always unforgettable, I'm sure you'll have a great trip. " I know this info is dated, but hope it helps. -- But then again, what do I know? Lou Vallone LouVallone@aol.com http://members.aol.com/LouVallone >> Anyone been over that way & have any comments? > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > I know this info is dated, but hope it helps. Yes, it does help. Based on Dave Morgan's comments, it looks like the area has good enough dive operators today, which effectively distilled my question down to if the diving was good enough for lugging the bag for at most 2 days of diving. For 60ft viz and a short stop, I think I'll pass, as I'll have enough other stuff on my plate. FWIW, the place I was thinking of going wasn't on Zanzibar Island, but was a small, well-rated private island named "Lazy Lagoon". Its technically in the Zanzibar Channel, but its much closer to the mainland, being just 15 minutes by boat offshore of Bagamoyo ... the oldest town in Tanzania, and a world heritage site. Bagamoyo is an hour's drive north of Dar es Salaam on reportedly poor roads (another strike), and a photo of Bagamoyo's waterfront showed fishing boats grounded by low tide, so with this evidence of a pretty significant tide, which with non-rocky shorelines often means poor viz, it didn't appear necessarily too promising...hence my inquiry. Thanks again, both you and Dave. -hh |
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