MARINE ADVENTURE

The coastal region boasts over a thousand km of coastline and is rich in unique diversity and adventure. A myriad of journeys beacon along the snaking coast. The tapestry of tidal lagoons, Sandy beaches, mangrove-lined estuaries, islands, and reefs are the perfect playground for many marine adventures.

Pemba’s mythical underwater walls plummet to untold depths, adorned by huge colorful gorgonian fans; Jacque Cousteau first dove into this underwater paradise when he sailed his ship, the “Calypso,” through these waters in 1967. We descend the lush coral reefs of Pemba, seeking giant groupers, rays, and sharks. In the waters of Mafia Island, Whale sharks seasonally congregate, offering some of the best chances in the world for close viewing. Habituated pods of bottle-nosed dolphins are a feature of Zanzibar Island, and in July – August, humpback whales migrate through our waters. Diverse Coastal forests harbor endemic primates and birds, funky elephant shrews, and diminutive antelopes, and along many beaches, we can view marine turtles nesting and hatching.