Where is the best place to scuba dive in Mozambique? must be relatively easy to get to... and pref. cheap!?

Question

Where is the best place to scuba dive in Mozambique? must be relatively easy to get to... and pref. cheap!?

Answer 1

Barra Reef

    I learned to dive here and many of the people I dived with were very experienced and worldly divers and they all agreed that it was the best diving they had ever seen. Better than the Red Sea, better than Australia... the best. The diving possibilities are almost limitless. There is a beautiful, calm, incredibly bright lagoon. Coral reefs abound within 300 m to 3000+ metres of the shore in all directions. The weather is irrationally gorgeous and visibility was virtually unlimited even at 30 m. Tropical, aquatic life abounds including blue spotted rays, crocodile fish, whales and sharks (even great whites). I saw four 1-4 metre rays in one 24 min. dive. The coral is spectacular and varied with many arches and tunnels and caves for those who like to play. As if that wasn't enough, it is probably some of the cheapest diving in the world. I got 7 dives and NAUI certification for less than a quarter of what it would have cost me in the US

    Neal Winn

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    Whale sharks, Manatees regularly, different rays, (lucky to see moon fish), you wouldn't see great white though...well maybe down at Zai Zai. Plenty of Murray eels, Lionfish and large potatobass, Barracuda and turtle.

    Ane Munkeby

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    Visibility 100%, mantas galore even 2 whale sharks nearby. Good value for money.

    Tertius Hofmeyr

2 Mile Reef, Bazaruto

Rating: 5 stars

    Set out beyond the islands this amazing reef has swim throughs walls and pinnacles.swam with a turtle and listene into the whales

    Simon

Washing Machine, Bazaruto

Rating: 4 stars

    Tougher dive than 2 mile reef but dolphins surfed above our heads!

    Simon

Bay diving, Nacala

Rating: 5 stars

    A shallow dive straight off the beach, easy and gentle.

    Simon

Nacala Bay

    Bat fish here are incredible, whales enter the bay, sunfish - also shallower areas for fantastic corals and smaller fish. Not touristy!

    Gemma Steel

Office

    A pinnacle at 18 to 28 m. There are always Manta rays on reef: they have a cleaning station there. Plenty of sharks and good viz. The reef is 10 km off Praia de Barra.

    John Law

Andres reef, Nacala

Rating: 5 stars

    Batfish galore they swim above you the entire dive.

    Simon

Paradise, Nacala

Rating: 5 stars

    Beautiful site, potato bass and reef reef reef.

    Simon

Manta reef

    Loads of mantas, spanish dancers, morey eel, crayfish, shrimps, paper fish, whale sharks, colourful fish...

    Hayley

Mozambique Dive Operators

Barra Lodge Charters Tel: [phone], Fax: [phone]

Reed hut on the beach with full facilities including nitrox.



Blue Chilli Adventures 1261 Prospect Street, Hatfield, Pretoria, 0083, South Africa. Tel: [phone]. E-mail: [e-mail]

Adventure company from southern Africa that runs diving tours to Mozambique. Offer a 10% discount on group outings from dive schools and companies. Dive tours include: 13 Day Bush and Beach Diving Tour, 13 Day Indian Ocean Scuba Experience, 11 Day Wet and Wild and 7 Day Nemo Seeker.



Reefcomber Tours offer diving packages departing from South Africa ([e-mail])



Mozambique Travel Service 5 stars Tel: [phone]. E-mail: [e-mail]. Suite 128, Private Bag x11326, Nelspruit, 1200, South Africa. For all travel arrangements. :-)

Answer 2

Hopefully some of these sites will help.  I have parused some of them and see some really good info / locations.  I have only ever dove in the Carribean but some of the shots here look absolutely beautiful.