A little-visited island off Stone Town, a quiet alternative to Zanzibar's busier reefs.
Depth
5–25 m
Recommended level
Open Water
Average visibility
15 m
Water temperature
27 °C
Current
Weak to moderate
Access
Boat
Best time
June-October, Dec-March
Recommended certification
Open Water
Approx. price
45 USD / dive
Plan your dive
- Best time
- June-October, Dec-March
- Approx. price
- 45 USD / dive
A little-visited island off Stone Town, a quiet alternative to Zanzibar's busier reefs.
Location
See on the interactive map50 species documented in Bawe Island
VulnerableDelfín jorobado del Indo-Pacífico
Sousa chinensis
Least ConcernDelfín mular
Tursiops truncatus
Pez piedra
Synanceia verrucosa
Critically EndangeredTortuga carey
Eretmochelys imbricata
EndangeredTortuga verde
Chelonia mydas
Critically EndangeredAlmeja gigante
Tridacna gigas
Anguila jardinera moteada
Heteroconger hassi
Anguila serpiente de bandas
Myrichthys colubrinus
Anémona alfombra gigante
Stichodactyla gigantea
Anémona disco
Discosoma nummiforme
Anémona magnífica
Heteractis magnifica
Babosa de mar verrugosa
Onchidium verruculatum
Ecosystem
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