Diving Mafia Island

What is the secret of Mafia Island

one of the best places in the world for diving?

MAFIA ISLAND, FOREST, BEACHES, CORALS


A really rich ecosystem!

The Island of Mafia! This quiet and green island (the largest of the Mafia Archipelago) lies off the great delta of the Rufiji River and is therefore at the center of a particularly rich ecosystem, which has become a marine park. It hides a pristine treasure: some of the most beautiful dive sites in the world, coral gardens of the most incredible shapes and colorful varieties of fish (dentex, giant groupers, trevally, manta rays).


From the small nudibranches to the giant whale sharks

If you are fond of macro-photos the Diving Mafia Island offers you the possibility to find nudibranchs and many other small marine creatures that live protected in this corner of the sea still not very popular. You can alternate with the diving beautiful trips to its islets (on which there are colonies of flying foxes, also called bats of the Comoros), and go out in dhow, the traditional boat, to spot dolphins and whale sharks that visit the island in large quantities between November and February.

Mafia Island

One of the paradises of DIVING

GOLD, CONFORT and WILD housings in a pristine sea rich in biodiversity

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Sea

Exclusive islands, coral havens, white beaches, ancient cities perfumed with history

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A history of ancient civilizations

On the other hand, if you will be on Mafia Island in June and July, you can witness the hatching of green and embryonic turtles. In addition to the marine heritage and the lush vegetation that covers the island (including mangroves that limit the erosion of the coast), on the islands of Chole and Juani are archaeological sites dating back to the Shirazi period and subsequent Portuguese and Omani invasions. The ancient ruins are covered with equatorial vegetation, particular that gives them a further charm.

If you are looking for tranquility

Finally, being much less touristy than Zanzibar, the island does not present that phenomenon a bit 'of vendors on the beach, and allows you to relax
even outside the resorts.

How to get to Mafia Island

There is also a ferry ... but the guides do not recommend it, the locals say it has never sunk ... we prefer the flight!
The internal flight departs only from Dar Es Salaam, has low costs, and it is wonderful to see the island from above before landing!

Tanzania Safari The Wonderful South

RUAHA, UDZUNGWA MOUNTAINS, MIKUMI, ISIMILA, estention MAFIA ISLAND

9 days / 8 nights + Mafia Island

A wonderful Safari through the great and wild South

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