Scuba diving in Mozambique is a magical adventure, and the scuba diving vacations Mozambique has to offer are just as magical. Imagine coming upon an underwater world of magnificence enhanced by massive pinnacles, healthy reefs, and plunging oceanic walls. This impressive stage for marine life is perfect for the nurturing of sea species as it is too deep to be ‘touched’ by humans. The result is a diversely rich wonderland of underwater beauty that calls upon the diving connoisseur to partake in its beauty.
Mozambique has a rich and diverse culture, with a mixture of African, Arab and European influences. This eclectic cultural region is settled upon a 2,500 kilometer pristine coastline that is scattered with endless coral reefs, tropical beaches, and mind boggling beauty. Mozambique is truly a dream for scuba divers, snorkelers, sun worshippers and adventurers.
Diving Mozambique is unique. One of the unexplored treasures of the Indian Ocean and host to a dazzling display of marine life, this area of the world is known for being one of the top dive destinations in the world for good reason.
In Northern Mozambique steep drop offs are the norm. Hard corals cover most of the reef real estate, with different species fighting for position. A drift dive along the wall can be like going through a reference book as each type of coral gives way to the next one. Gorgonian fans over two meters wide make the most of the strong currents in the area. The little remaining space is taken up by giant clams, anemones and soft corals.
Another delight for scuba divers visiting Mozambique is swimming with the various kinds of sharks. The water around Southern Mozambique, bordering South Africa, is especially mesmerizing. Exhilarating encounters with large schools of hammerheads and Zambezi (bull) sharks, along with plenty of great white shark, tiger shark, oceanic white tip, and whale sharks, make this area a shark lover’s paradise. Add to that huge groupers, schools of trevallies, Barracuda, giant kingfish, octopus, Devil Rays and two meter long moray eels and it’ll be hard to concentrate on just one species for very long.
Scuba divers come to Mozambique to swim with the giant whale sharks. October through February is Whale shark season and it is not at all uncommon to see these peaceful giants of the ocean while in the water. Exhilarating encounters with large schools of hammerheads and Zambezi (bull) sharks, along with plenty of manta rays and whale sharks, make this area a shark lover’s paradise.
Located off the coast of Mozambique is another diving extravaganza: a national marine park of archipelago offshore islands, known as the Bazaruto Archipelago. The three main islands, Margaruque, Benguerra and Bazaruto, can be reached via the mainland town of Vilanculos. In this precious region of water live some 2,000 species of fish, representing over 80 percent of the Indo-Pacific region’s species count. The Dugong or sea cow, for example, is a rare mammal and is found in its strongest number around the island of Bazaruto. The island group is also home to all five marine turtle species native to the western Indian Ocean.
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