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UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY - 10 days


AFRICAN DIVE TOURS AND SAFARIS / NORTHERN MOZAMBIQUE

PEMBA and the Indian Ocean islands of QUILALEA & IBO
10 days / 9 nights: 3 nights Pemba / 3 nights Quilalea Island / 3 nights Ibo Island /Hotel / Lodge / Chalets 12 dives

Rate: Available on request

Departure Date: Available on request

Detailed Itinerary:

Day 1/2 Arrive Pemba, Northern Mozambique. Transfer to Hotel. 2 dives full gear. B
Days 3/5 Transfer to Quilelea Island Marine Sanctuary. 6 dives all gear. Luxury island villas. BLD
6/8 Ibo Island. Boat transfer to Ibo Island. Chalet or lodge.4 dives all gear.BLD
Day 9/10 Transfer to Pemba. Pemba Beach Hotel. Hotel. B
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Querimba Archipelago

There are 27 islands that make up the Querimba Archipelago. They lie between Pemba in Northern Mozambique and the Rio Rovuma - the river that forms the border with Tanzania and Mozambique. This area remains one of the last undeveloped jewels in Africa.

Virtually unknown to the outside world, the people who inhabit the islands have quietly gone about their daily business. Local fishermen build Arab style dhows hand-hewn from trees. They navigate hundreds of kilometres of winding channels and mangrove lagoons casting their nets and lines much as they have done for the last 1000 years.
It is the 'undiscovered' nature of these islands that make it so special for the sport of scuba diving. These islands have no cars or pollution, few hotels and therefore very few tourists. For the diver looking for a very special location, this is it!

With up to 30-metre visibility and water temperatures around a balmy 28 degrees C you can expect to see all coral reef species typical of the Indian Ocean region as well as game fish - yellow fin tuna, dogtooth tuna and marlin. There are also manta rays, eight species of shark (to date), whale sharks, huge schools of feeding barracuda, king fish of many species, red snappers, green and hawksbill turtles, pods of humpback dolphins not to mention the humpbacked whales in season. When you are done with diving for the day perhaps you'll even be fortunate enough to see a green turtle coming to lay her eggs on one of the many pristine beaches.

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