SNORKELING TOUR EXPERIENCE IN MAFIA WITH AFRICANMECCA

A part of the first ocean reserve of Tanzania, Mafia Island Marine Park, Chole Bay is one of the most incredible Indian Ocean snorkeling locale in all of Africa. It will interest you to know that the bay is protected by monsoon winds by the island that lie around it, and as a result, it is a first-rate location for snorkeling all months of the year. Chole Bay has an incredible range of undersea landscapes that you will enjoy exploring while on your Mafia beach holiday, and there are many locations that have shallow depths of less than 10 meters that are just right for the first time snorkeler.

There are fringing reefs, soft coral, reefs covered with algae and sheer rock walls. As yet only 52 species of coral such as blue-lipped staghorn, sea fans, giant table corals and whip corals have been christened, and there are possibly more to be recognized. Over 460 varieties of fish species are found here that fill the low ocean floor with an incredible rainbow of colors lighted up by the sunshine filtering through the clear water. Turtles are frequently seen, as are small ocean predators that seem to ignore humans completely.



As you snorkel on your tour, an expert snorkel guide or divemaster will accompany AfricanMecca guests on your marine explorations, and not only will he make sure you are safe but he will also point to you the many creatures that are adept at camouflaging themselves in the coral. There are several prime snorkeling locations that you can explore, and each of them will completely enchant you with the unique aquatic creatures you will see.

Your underworld trip to Mafia Island will be made memorable with sightings of angelfish, butterflyfish, fusiliers, damselfish, flatworms, nudibranchs and many more as you visit the Chole Wall. This high visibility reef lies on the northeast of the Kinasi Wall with depths of 15 meters only. The Coral Gardens are located between the Chole Wall and the Kinasi Wall, and is the ideal spot to take all the underwater pictures you can to reminisce over snorkeling vacation in Tanzania with AfricanMecca.



The coral here forms bommies or coral outcrops that are typically higher than the other coral formations and look like reclining columns. Many stunning varieties and sea anemones can be found here. Also try exploring the Coral Patches. You will sight many species of coral at depths from 9 to 17 meters. These new coral have formed around age-old porites, a kind of stony coral. An interesting factor of this area is the incidence of spotted garden eels in large counts as well as other kinds of colorful fish.

Located in the main Kinasi Pass are two small islands, Kisiwa Ndogo (small) and Kisiwa Kubwa (large), both distinct sites for marine exploration. Look for enchanting aquatic creatures like cardinalfish among the shadowy crevices of the rocks, and also titan triggerfish and lionfish. But the Mafia Island Marine Park has more snorkel sites you can explore on your travel in Africa. Try the coral mountains of Milimani, the shallow coral gardens of Utumbe or the Kirongo sites.

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