Chumbe Island
Tanzania · ZanzibarA private ecological reserve, a pioneer of sustainable ecotourism since 1994, with one of the best preserved reefs off Zanzibar.
Depth
3–20 m
Recommended level
Open Water
Average visibility
20 m
Water temperature
27 °C
Current
Weak to moderate
Access
Boat
Best time
June-October, Dec-March
Recommended certification
Open Water
Approx. price
55 USD / dive
Plan your dive
- Best time
- June-October, Dec-March
- Approx. price
- 55 USD / dive
A private ecological reserve, a pioneer of sustainable ecotourism since 1994, with one of the best preserved reefs off Zanzibar.
Protection status
Parque de Arrecife de Coral de Chumbe: la primera área marina protegida de gestión privada del mundo
Location
See on the interactive map51 species documented in Chumbe Island
Critically EndangeredAlmeja gigante
Tridacna gigas
VulnerableDelfín jorobado del Indo-Pacífico
Sousa chinensis
Critically EndangeredTortuga carey
Eretmochelys imbricata
EndangeredTortuga verde
Chelonia mydas
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
Bigeye de arrecife
Priacanthus hamrur
Camarón limpiador
Lysmata amboinensis
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