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QUERIMBA ARCHIPELAGO DIVE SITES
Mozambique Dive Sites at Pemba diving, Querimba Archipelago dive sites, Mozambique Scuba diving, snorkelling destinations, scuba diving in Mozambique
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DIVE SITES:
Water temperature is 30°C in summer and 25°C during winter.
Pemba dive sites
The Gap
This site is on the way to Ponta Maunhane and about 20 minutes by boat from Pemba going south.
The continental shelf "drop off" is very close to land. and less than a kilometre from shore the shelf drops almost vertically down from 15m to 100 m.
This is an area where a lot of big game fish occur.
Playground
There is a shallow wall dive - about 4m to 12m - off the northern peninsula of Pemba Bay.It is about 15 to 20 minutes by boat, from the dive resorts. Unfortunately because it lies close to cliffs on land, it can only be dived in good weather conditions.
There are overhangs and caves full fish, crayfish and marine life .
Pyro Banks
This reef is in the same area as The Gap, and is a shallow reef, - 5m to 15m.
There is a vast amount of fish and marine life on this coral reef and is an experience that you will want to repeat.
Ponta Saide Ali
Not far from Playground, is another coral reef which slopes from 2m down to about 21m.
River Mouth
At the mouth of the Tari River is a reef between 3m and 24m deep.This reef consists of big boulders everywhere.
The river mouth affects the visability so the best time to dive is at high tide.
There are lots of big potato bass to be seen here.
Medjumbe Island dive sites
Medjumbe Island has around it, some of Mozambique's really beautiful coral reef dive sites.This island lies between the northern Mozambique coastline and next to the Mozambique Channel.
In August and October Hump Back Whales are often seen on their yearly migration.
There is a fantaststic abundance of marine life to be seen all very close to the resort on this island.
Southern Medjumbe dive sites
Dusky Pinnacle
A small coral reef 8 - 15 metres deep.
Joe's Ridge
This coral reef is about 10m - 15m deep.
Turtles are often seen making their way to the deeper waters.
Neptune's Nursery
This is a hard coral reef 10 - 15 metres deep and is a relatively flat reef with beautiful delicate coral formations.
Quarmby's Reef 16m
This quite a large flat mainly soft coral reef about 15 metres deep.
Shallow Hal's
This shallow dive site - 8m to 12m has beautifuly coloured tropical reef fish and dazzling coloured coral to be enjoyed by all visiting divers to this reef.
Sita's Shallow Reef 10m - 18m
There are 3 small coral banks close to each other and between 10 to 20 metres deep.
Northern Madjumbe dive sites
Cliffs of Insanity
This is a vertical Wall dive site from 25 - 40 metres deep and definitely for advanced divers
There are lots of overhangs and ledges rich in hard and soft corals. Lots of game fish such as Barracuda are seen here.
Laura's Leap
There is a channel to the north of Medjumbe Island which is about 800 deep and about 7km's wide named "Lauras Leap" which is for advanced and experienced divers.
To the south of this reef is a vertical wall which drops from 15m into the depths below. There are many ledges and overhangs on this wall, that divers can explore is a wall equal to any in the world and certainly of world class status.
Rocha Rocks 12-30m
This is an intermediate reef from 10 - 30 metres deep.
Lots of marine species of plant and fish life is found on this reef.
Sambi Sambi
This reef is exposed at low spring but is from 10 - 40 metres deep.There is a drop off on the eastern side to over 80m.
The Edge of Reason
This is avertical wall dive for advanced divers - 15 to 25 metres deep.
The southern wall forms part of the "Medjumbe Passage" and gives way to deepwaters. The top ledge lies between 15m and 24m and runs east to west.
The Far Side • Sloping Wall 9-23m
Here you have a sloping reef from 9 to 25 metres. This reef is also exposed at high spring tides but is a hard coral reef. Definitely a reef not to be missed.