Try Diving In Zanzibar
YOU CAN. Take your first breath underwater. Feed your curiosity. Try Discover Scuba Diving in Zanzibar.
Conditions For Try Diving
Your underwater adventure awaits. Find great conditions for introductory diving in Zanzibar North. Try Discover Scuba Diving with local PADI Dive Resort Fun Divers Zanzibar in Nungwi.
Our marine parks offer a choice of dive sites for all levels, picturesque coral reefs, a warm Indian Ocean, clear waters, great visibility, sea turtles, dolphins, tropical fish and more.
Excited Try Divers
Congratulations to our customers who experienced the first scuba dive of their live in Zanzibar!
Try PADI Discover Scuba Diving
Introductory Diving CourseCourse
PADI Discover Scuba Diving is a quick and easy introduction into scuba diving without holding a licence, no certification course.
Duration
1/2 day
Academic
You learn the basic safety guidelines and skills needed for your open water dive under the direct supervision of our PADI instructor.
Depth
Depending on the conditions and your comfort level, the maximum depth for your open water dive is 12 meters.
Dive Time
Depending on your air consumption, the dive time is around 50 minutes per dive.
Schedule
Practice Session
Plan 45 minutes to enjoy a short briefing and practice a few skills with us in a pool. Steps keep it simple and make it fun to get ready for your underwater adventure.
The practice session can be done either at 3:00 PM on the day ahead (arrival by own transfer) or at 7:30 AM in the morning before your diving excursion (free pick up in Nungwi). Please confirm your appointment.
Try Dive
Join our half day boat excursion for your open water dive under the direct supervision of our PADI instructor.
We offer a free snorkeling session after your first dive in Mnemba or Tumbatu, optionally book a second dive on the spot.
Price
DSD | Single Try Dive1 boat dive |
120 USD |
DSD | Double Try dive2 boat dives in 1 day |
180 USD |
All Inclusive
- Full Gear Rental for free
- Pool Training
- Boat Dives
- PADI Instructor
- Refreshments
Freebies
We offer free transfer to our dive centre from your accommodation in Nungwi on the day of your dive.
We offer free destination Mnemba or Tumbatu, no upgrade.
We offer a free snorkeling session after your first dive in Mnemba or Tumbatu, optionally book a second dive on the spot.
Prerequisites
Requirements
- Age 10 years or older
- Able to swim
- Medically fit for diving
Please review the
Diver Medical | Participant Questionnaire
We request you consult a physician before participating in scuba diving.
Course Language
Our dive team speaks English and Swahili. We teach PADI courses in English.
Travel
We strongly recommend you not to fly less than 24 hours after your dive.
Save on pre-booking
Send your booking enquiry by email to info@fundiverszanzibar.com
Mnemba Island
The Mnemba Island Marine Conservation Area is famous for the best diving in Zanzibar.
Situated to the northeast of Zanzibar, Mnemba is well known for encounters with pods of dolphins, abundant sealife and great visibility.
Depth
2-30 meters
Type
Sloping wall
Reef
The famous reef is a sloping wall with a depth range from 2 to 30 meters. It is covered with hard and soft corals interspersed with a huge variety of marine life. With a mild current you can enjoy a drift dive along the wall.
Sea Life
Sea creatures you are likely to see while diving Kichwani in Mnemba: bluefin trevallys, napoleon wrasses, moray eels, triggerfish, scorpionfish, leaf fish, mackerels, nudibranchs, schools of colorful reef fish and many more. On occasion you may spot a white tip reef shark.
Depth
6-30 meters
Type
Coral reef
Reef
The gentle slope of the reef with a depth from 6 to 30 meters makes it ideal for relaxed diving. Its unique bottom composition combines amazing bommie coral formations and a large area of marvellous plate coral. Countless species of tropical reef fish shoaling around the plate coral make a picturesque mid-water encounter and attract many predators. You can spot the occasional green sea turtle. It may happen that bottlenose dolphins interrupt our dive to engage with us.
Sea Life
Sea creatures you are likely to see while diving Wattabomie in Mnemba: groupers, bluefin trevallys, kingfish, baracudas, napoleon wrasses, triggerfish, snappers, octopuses, frogfish, moray eels, mantishrimps, nudibranchs, indian ocean walkmen and many more.
Tumbatu Island
The Tumbatu Island marine reserve is home to the most beautiful coral gardens of Zanzibar.
Situated to the northwest of Zanzibar, Tumbatu is well known for sightings of seahorses, turtles and a variety of macro marine life. Most of all, the diversity of healthy soft and hard coral species make the dive sites around Tumbatu Island a truly vibrant experience.
Depth
3-12 meters, 12-18 meters
Type
Coral garden
Reef
The reef is a terraced coral garden starting shallow at a depth of 3 meters. It gradually decents to a depth of 12 meters. Followed by a sandy bottom which slopes down to a depth of 18 meters.
Sea Life
Sea creatures you are likely to see at the dive site Mwana Wa Mwana: frogfish, leaf scorpionfish, mantis shripms, nudibranchs, sea turtles, octopuses, cuttlefish, stingrays, seahorses, schools of colorful reef fish and many more.
Depth
5-12 meters, 12-20 meters
Type
Small wall
Reef
The reef is a small coral wall which drops down from 5 to 12 meters. Its bottom holding some coral bommies gently slopes down to a depth of 20 meters.
Sea Life
Sea creatures you are likely to see at the dive site Ras Misikitini: mantis shripms, leaf scorpionfish, nudibranchs, frogfish, sea turtles, stingrays, scorpionfish, spottwing flying gunnards, schools of colorful reef fish and many more.
Depth
3-16 meters
Type
Small wall
Reef
The reef is a small coral wall which drops down from 3 to 12 meters, followed by a little slope decending to 16 meters. Most of all the eyecatching colors of the corals at a depth of around 5 meters make a vibrant experience for both the snorkelers and divers.
Sea Life
Sea creatures you are likely to see at the dive site Three Turtles: octopuses, stingrays, sea turtles, scorpionfish, schools of colorful reef fish and many more.
Depth
10-20 meters
Type
Coral reef
Reef
The reef is composed of coral and sandy bottom patches. It starts at a depth of 10 meters and gently descends to 14 meters, followed by a gradual slope down to a depth of 20 meters. Shane´s reef is home to a large variety of macro marine life and extraordinary sea creatures.
Sea Life
Sea creatures you are likely to see at the dive site Shane´s Reef: crocodile fish, weedy scorpionfish, frog fish, seahorses, mantis shripms, black-blotched porcupinefish, leaf scorpionfish, spottwing flying gunnards and many more.