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 Zanzibar East Coast

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Description:
Drop Offs, Sponge reefs, soft corals, hard corals and deep walls. Perfect for beginners through to Expert divers. Zanzibar's most untouched coast

Details:
 Nearest commercial airport: Zanzibar International
 Average watertemp: Min 25 - Max 30 oCelcius.
 Average visibility: 30 Horizontal metres
 Bottom composition: Corals
 Dive conditions: Ocean/Sea, Salt water
 Seasonality: Best seasons for diving are October through till April


  Marinelife in the area:
Species  Jan  Feb  Mar  Apr   May  Jun  Jul  Aug   Sep  Oct  Nov  Dec 
 Blacktip reef sharks
They live all year round on our deeper sites.
 Bottlenose Dolphins
 Coastal fish & Reef Life
Approx estimates are of up to 8,000 different species on Zanzibar. They are all found here.
 Eagle rays
 Green turtles
Normally see from 5-10 each day (2 dives!)Not guarenteed but if you don't you are very unlucky.
 Hawksbill turtles
Seen daily
 Humpback whales
 Leatherback turtles
Rarely seen but it is possible. approximately 10 sitings a year!
 Loggerhead turtles
Seen daily
 Manta rays
Especially at the place called imaginativaly "Manta Reef".
 Moray eels
Giant Moray eels. Honeycomb moray eels. Garden eels. Ribbon eels.
 Oceanic Whitetip sharks
Very rare
 Pelagic fish
Yellow fin tuna. King Mackerel. Cobia. Baracuda
 Sperm whales
 Spinner dolphins (Long-snouted)
 Stingrays
Blue Spotted and giant ribbontail rays
 Whale sharks
They migrate past at these times of the year. can be seen on surface as well as underwater.
 Whitetip reef sharks
Live all year on our deeper sites.
  Probability of encounter:  0%,   0 > 60%,   60 > 90%,   90 > 100%