Ragged-tooth sharks hang in mid-water over the offshore reefs each summer
14–24°C · vis 20mintermediate
Region
Diving in Africa
16 curated dive destinations across 7 countries including Comoros and Kenya in Africa. Conditions peak around Feb, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct and Nov.
Algoa Bay · photo Mig Gilbert
- Destinations
- 16
- Countries
- 7
- Peak season
- Feb–Nov
Common encountersDolphinsReef sharksSea turtlesWhalesWhale sharks
Destinations in this region
Ragged-tooth sharks pack Cathedral cave through the southern winter.
18–26°C · vis 25madvanced
East Africa's last viable dugong population, in a 1971 national park
22–29°C · vis 30mintermediate
Cape fur seals and sevengill sharks weave through towering kelp canopies.
8–20°C · vis 15mintermediate
Thousands of green turtles nest on one protected stretch of coast
25–29°C · vis 30mintermediate
Close to a thousand endemic cichlid species over granite boulder slopes
22–29°C · vis 30mbeginner
Juvenile whale sharks feed in shallow water off Mafia most of the year.
25–29°C · vis 30mintermediate
An atoll wall and easy coral slopes off Zanzibar's north-east corner
25–29°C · vis 30mbeginner
Tidal gaps flush an 800 m channel past sheer coral walls
25–29°C · vis 40madvanced
A resident bottlenose dolphin pod makes for near-daily encounters.
21–28°C · vis 30mintermediate
Great hammerhead schools cruise the pinnacles from November through May.
16–25°C · vis 30madvanced
Equatorial volcanic pinnacles almost nobody has dived
25–29°C · vis 25mintermediate
Southernmost coral reefs on Earth, reached by ski-boat surf launch.
21–28°C · vis 30mintermediate
Giant oceanic mantas circle a cleaning station at Manta Reef year-round.
22–29°C · vis 30mintermediate
Half a century of protection on one of Africa's oldest marine reserves
25–29°C · vis 30mbeginner
Bronze whalers and common dolphins tear through sardine baitballs in open water.
16–24°C · vis 20madvanced