MEDJUMBE ISLAND DIVING
Surrounded by the warm, clear waters of the Medjumbe Island, an underwater world is begging to be explored. Explore nearby reefs, only accessible from Medjumbe Island, in small groups and relish the beauty of pristine corals surrounded by bright colourful tropical fish. Sink down onto Sambi Sambi’s large coral mount, a pinnacle with steep sides rising up from the great depths, glide over a 12m plateau as you slowly ascend and end the dive on a safety stop at 5m on top of the mount - the perfect multilevel dive. Look for dogtooth tuna, kingfish and passing turtles as you glide along the reefs. Enjoy an exhilarating wall dive at ‘the edge of reason’ reef, hanging from a 15m ledge that leads to a sheer vertical drop off into the abyss. The wall is covered in giant gorgonian fans, small caves housing giant moray eels and home to groupers the size of the divers.
Medjumbe Island has something to suit everybody from the most experienced dive veteran to those of you who are sufficiently intrigued to take the plunge for the very first time. To the northwest of the resort is Sambi Sambi, a locally named reef which reaches from 90m below to within a few feet of the surface. Encrusted with a wide variety of hard coral structures this very large reef can supply divers with many days worth of exploration; the shallower areas provide countless reef fish with protection and are also enjoyable if you are snorkelling while the drop off is a scene of sizeable lettuce leaf corals and giant gorgonians. Tuna and other game fish hang off the sloping wall and Napolean Wrasse may accompany you along the edge. A fringing reef surrounds Medjumbe on the south and east sides and stretches for almost 200 m from Joe's Ridge to Kobus' Korner. From where the reef breaks the surface at low tide to 18m below this site is jam-packed with hard corals and soft corals of every imaginable form and hue. Although larger snapper and sweetlips patrol this area, the dive is really all about the small and the subtle.
If you have a keen eye, Nudibranchs, Flatworms, Crocodilefish, Pipefish and Paperfish can all be found here and it is fantastic for macro photography and snorkelling. Should you have a few dives already under your belt, then make sure that you make at least one dive at the Wall.
If you have a keen eye, Nudibranchs, Flatworms, Crocodilefish, Pipefish and Paperfish can all be found here and it is fantastic for macro photography and snorkelling. Should you have a few dives already under your belt, then make sure that you make at least one dive at the Wall.