Dive Review of Zanzibar diving in
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Zanzibar diving, Dec, 2010, by Arie Winograd, CA, US ( 1 report). Report 5911.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	My wife and I were on safari in Tanzania, East Africa and spent the end of our trip in Zanzibar. This trip was not a diving based trip, but we managed to dive two times off of the north coast of Zanzibar in a marine protected area can Mnembe Atoll. Although this is supposedly a protected area, we have never seen so many dead fish on a dive before! On each of the two dives we counted a dozen or so large tropical fish dead on the reef. We suspected that there may have been cyanide or dynamite fishing going on even in this protected area. The diving is so-so at best - basically only a place to dive if you are already there and want to get wet. It is definitely NOT a dive destination for avid divers or avid underwater photographers.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Raja Ampat; Palau; Yap; Galapagos; Rangiroa FP; Fiji; Solomon Islands; Belize; Sulawesi; Papua New Guinea; Sipaden/Borneo; Southern California; etc.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	-84°F / -29°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	50-80 Ft/ 15-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	common sense
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
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Dive Review of Zanzibar diving in Africa/Zanzibar

Zanzibar diving, Dec, 2010,

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Zanzibar diving in
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