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Bijagós Islands

Mangrove reef/Estuary
Depth: 3–15 mLevel: Open WaterNovember-May
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A mangrove archipelago and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, one of the few places in Africa where hippopotamuses swim in salt water.

Depth

3–15 m

Recommended level

Open Water

Average visibility

5 m

A mangrove archipelago and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, the only place in Africa where hippopotamuses swim in salt water.

Location

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Bijagós Islands: 22 documented species

Ecosystem

ReefMangrove

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Water temperature

26 °C

Current

Moderate

Access

Boat

Best season

November-May

Recommended certification

Open Water

Approx. price

60 USD / dive

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Best season
November-May
Approx. price
60 USD / dive
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Same type of dive: Reef

Guinea-Bissau · Atlantic Ocean
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Great BarracudaLeast Concern

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

SkipjackLeast Concern

Skipjack

Katsuwonus pelamis

Portuguese Man-of-warNot Evaluated

Portuguese Man-of-war

Physalia physalis

Nile CrocodileLeast Concern

Nile Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

Atlantic Humpback DolphinCritically Endangered

Atlantic Humpback Dolphin

Sousa teuszii

Bottlenose DolphinLeast Concern

Bottlenose Dolphin

Tursiops truncatus

Greater FlamingoLeast Concern

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

African ManateeVulnerable

African Manatee

Trichechus senegalensis

Spot-fin PorcupinefishLeast Concern

Spot-fin Porcupinefish

Diodon hystrix

Man-of-war FishLeast Concern

Man-of-war Fish

Nomeus gronovii

Tropical Two-wing FlyingfishLeast Concern

Tropical Two-wing Flyingfish

Exocoetus volitans

Common OctopusNot Evaluated

Common Octopus

Octopus vulgaris

See all 22 species found here
Reef/Mangrove

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Panama

Up to 20 m · Open Water

Sloths in the nearby mangroves · rays

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Reef/Mangrove

Farasan Islands

Saudi Arabia

Up to 30 m · Open Water

Dolphins · occasional whale sharks

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UNESCO
Reef/Sardine Run

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South Africa

Up to 25 m · Advanced Open Water

Dolphins · sharks and seabirds during the Sardine Run

See dive site
CountryGuinea-Bissau
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