| Vibrant coral reefs are scattered all over the sea | | | | ledges that form overhangs about 3 meters in |
| bottom in the close vicinity of the very protected | | | | diameter. There are also some blowholes situated on |
| launching site and varies from only a few meters to | | | | the one side of the reef. On top there are holes that |
| over 40 meters deep and therefore cater for the | | | | host a number of Green coral trees, with Goldie's |
| beginner as well as the advanced diver! This is the | | | | swimming in and out. The one part of the reef tends |
| divers chance to indulge him/herself in coral reef | | | | to flatten to the Southern side. |
| diving "par excellence" and to experience the sight of | | | | Marine & Coral Life = This is one of the deeper |
| huge Mata rays, whale sharks, enormous moray eels, | | | | reefs in this area but host the most amazing scenery |
| vigorous game fish, massive potato basses and more! | | | | and have to be experienced first hand. Huge |
| Nowhere else in Mozambique are Mantas so common | | | | Honeycomb Moray Eels, Black cheek Moray's and |
| and it is no wonder that the Inhambane coast is | | | | even a Manta Ray made his appearance. Two Blue |
| lately being called, the "Manta Coast"! | | | | spot Ray's were spotted lingering in one of the sand |
| Cresh | | | | patches on top of the reef. Devil Fire fish, Rockcod, |
| Average Depth = 7 Meters Maximum Depth =10 | | | | Coachmen and a great variety of tropical fish can be |
| Meters | | | | seen here. Fire Gobies, as much as twelve together |
| Scenery = the house reef is shallow enough for | | | | have been seen hurdled together in one spot. The |
| snorkelling but also great for a shallower dive. With | | | | coral on the other hand ranges from Plate coral, Whip |
| the sun shining from above it is an excellent site for | | | | coral and Leather coral to colourful Sea sponges. Soft |
| underwater photography. This reef consists of | | | | corals include Anemones, Thistle coral, Palmate Sea |
| scattered rock formations, rather flat with sand | | | | fans and Fleshy soft corals in various colours. Don' t |
| patches in between. | | | | forget to keep an eye out for game fish passing |
| Marine & Coral Life = Cresh reef has just the | | | | through in the midwater! |
| right name because there is juvenile fish wherever | | | | Buddies |
| you look. The bigger variations are present but it is | | | | Average Depth = 8 Meters Maximum Depth = 10 |
| the young ones that draw the attention. In the holes | | | | Meters |
| and under the rock crevices there were a lot to | | | | Scenery = Buddies reef is a reef that lies parallel to |
| keep you busy for example Puffer fish, Blue Spotted | | | | the shore and consists of two rock banks that has a |
| Ray, Octopus, Pepper Eels and even a couple of | | | | strip of sand in between separating the reef at some |
| Stone fish made their appearance. Lizardfish, Boxfish, | | | | places. |
| Clown Triggerfish and all the other tropical reef fish | | | | Marine & Coral Life =This is a nice dive for the |
| seen in the warmer Mozambican water. | | | | beginner and is excellent for a night dive because it is |
| The coral consists more of Staghorn coral, lots of | | | | close to shore and relatively shallow. The tops of the |
| Porous corals, Sea sponges and colourful Anemones | | | | reefs are broken but in between the crevices the |
| were ever present. You could wile away the time | | | | reef is blossoming. There are lots of juvenile reef fish |
| just drifting and watching the fish behaviours. This is | | | | and some rare fish found in the small caves and |
| really a very nice dive on a hot summers day. | | | | overhangs. White Paper fish, Brown Rock mover |
| Mike's Cupboard | | | | wrasse and various kinds of Stonefish were spotted |
| Average Depth = 12 Meters Maximum Depth = 15 | | | | camouflaging themselves on the reef. A Peacock |
| Meters | | | | Mantis Shrimp was spotted during brought daylight |
| Scenery = This reef is flat with big holes and in these | | | | and at night different kinds of Crayfish, Sea |
| holes are small caves, overhangs and even a few | | | | Cucumbers and a rare Tropical Flounder was seen on |
| arches with swim throughs. Some parts of the reef | | | | one of the rocks. The coral are mostly broken but to |
| looks like boulders stacked on top of each other with | | | | make up for that there are various kinds of |
| sand patches in between. Marine & Coral Life | | | | Anemones and Polyp coral. Daisy coral in a soft pink |
| =Mike's cupboard is really a true description if that is | | | | and Fleshy soft coral in some places. Interesting sea |
| everything that can be kept there. This is truly a | | | | creatures can be found when taking time to look in |
| busy place with schools of Blue banded Snappers, | | | | all the small places. |
| Coachmen, Angelfish, Trumpet fish, Kingfish and Tuna | | | | Office |
| passing by. In the holes itself is found a brown Paper | | | | Average Depth =18 Meters Maximum Depth = 27 |
| fish hiding behind a rock so no one would see him. | | | | Meters |
| Others that camouflaged themselves just as well | | | | Scenery = This reef has a flat part on the Northern |
| were the Scorpion fish, Crocodile fish and Lizardfish. | | | | side and further on there is a part that have some |
| The Octopus changed his colours so quick that we | | | | small caves and overhangs as well as a wall in some |
| almost lost sight of him moving into a hole. In the | | | | places with hollows and crevices where small fish hide |
| small caves we found a whole lot of Banded Shrimp | | | | during the day. |
| moving around, there was a big Puffer fish hiding | | | | Marine & Coral Life = Here is a Manta cleaning |
| from everyone, a very shy creature. The coral on | | | | station on the flat part of the reef where Manta |
| this reef consists of Whip coral in various colours, | | | | Rays do a flyby and get cleaned by all the cleaner |
| beige Fleshy soft coral, purple and white Thistle soft | | | | Wrasse. A big Honeycomb Moray Eel was lying in one |
| coral and lots of Lobed soft coral. Plate coral, Porous | | | | of the crevices and a giant Shortspine Porcupine fish |
| coral and Smooth-horned corals was also seen | | | | was joining him in this space. The reef fish in this area |
| throughout the dive. This was a very nice dive for | | | | are peaceful and aren't scared of divers. They even |
| the inquisitive diver. | | | | come to inspect the divers. Great amount of |
| Giants Castle | | | | Rubberlips, Potato Bass, Triggerfish, Goldie's and |
| Average Depth = 21 Meters Maximum Depth = 32 | | | | Wrasse was spotted in this area. In the small hollows |
| Meters | | | | were Dancing Cleaning Shrimp and Banded Shrimp |
| Scenery = This reef consist of a big wall almost 4 | | | | busy performing their duties. In the midwater Manta |
| meters high with drop-off's that leads to sandy areas. | | | | Ray's, Devil Ray's and two Bull Ray's were playing |
| All along this wall is a ridge that is rich in marine and | | | | around us for a few moments. This reef is rich in |
| coral life. Big rock formations add to the scenery of | | | | hard and soft coral with various colours and shapes. |
| this reef. | | | | There are luscious green Whipcoral to circular big |
| Marine & Coral Life = Diving this reef was really | | | | Plate coral. Pink Fleshy coral and Orange sponges are |
| a very nice experience, with a great variety of | | | | just a few of the corals found on this reef. This was |
| tropical fish to be seen. A rare Weedy Scorpion fish | | | | one of the best reefs in this area. |
| made his appearance and was amazing how it | | | | Stalin |
| blended in with the surroundings. This reef has a | | | | Average Depth = 18 Meters Maximum Depth = 30 |
| great variety of starfish species. Big Green coral | | | | Meters |
| trees where Goldie's and Long nose Hawkfish hide | | | | Scenery = This is a flat reef on top with ridges along |
| from the predators. On the plateau Manta Rays | | | | the Eastern side. There are also some small |
| surprise you with a graceful pasture in flight. Under | | | | overhangs that form small caves. |
| the ledges are Dancing Durban Shrimp waiting to | | | | Marine & Coral Life = This is a deeper dive for |
| perform their cleaning duties. In the crevices and | | | | the more advanced diver. On the reef itself there are |
| hollows there are Triggerfish and different species of | | | | very little sealife, but on the side along the edges |
| Moray Eels. On this reef the coral is mostly | | | | most of the tropical fish hides in the hollows and small |
| untouched, from Porous corals to different species of | | | | caves. The Triggerfish especially, can be found |
| Hard and Soft corals in a variety of colours and | | | | sleeping in the hollows. A Round Ribbontail Ray and a |
| textures. Always keep an eye out in the midwater | | | | Banded Cleaner Shrimp were getting acquainted in |
| for game fish passing by. A nice dive for the | | | | one of the many overhangs. Various types of |
| Advanced Diver. | | | | Starfish and small crabs can be found on this reef. |
| Grotto's | | | | The coral in this area consist of various kinds of hard |
| Average Depth = 12 Meters Maximum Depth = 15 | | | | coral like Staghorn coral and Plate coral. The soft |
| Meters | | | | coral includes Porous coral, Anemones, Thistle coral |
| Scenery = This part is next to Mike's Cupboard but | | | | and Fleshy soft coral. Be on the look out for schools |
| just a bigger version. Still a flat reef but just more | | | | of game fish passing by in the midwater. |
| and bigger hollows in the reef itself. In these hollows | | | | Amazon |
| are pinniclelike rock formations as well as ledges that | | | | Average Depth = 20 Meters Maximum Depth = 28 |
| form overhangs. Sand patches can be found on the | | | | Meters |
| bottom of most of these hollows. The hollows | | | | Scenery = A big rock formation with a wall along the |
| reminded me of the craters on the moon! | | | | one side and a flattened area on the other side with |
| Marine & Coral Life = On this dive we found a | | | | big gullies, hollows and crevices where a great variety |
| Grey spot Guitarfish, Honeycomb Moray Eel, Pepper | | | | of marine life can be found. |
| Moray and various species of Nudibranchs. A great | | | | Marine & Coral Life = When entering the water, |
| number of tropical fish like Trumpet fish, | | | | a huge school of silvery Barra cuda passed us by. On |
| Flutemouthfish, Goldie's, Peacock Rockcod and | | | | the reef itself we found a big Honeycomb Moray Eel |
| Parrotfish is to be seen, to name just a few. There | | | | lying in a big crevice. Underneath the one overhang |
| are nice shells on the sand patches and the coral life | | | | we found a Green Turtle still sleeping. Manta Ray's |
| is full in bloom. Various types of hard and soft coral is | | | | with a wingspan of approximately 7 meters were |
| found on this part of the reef for instance; Fleshy | | | | flying through the water like magic carpets. On the |
| soft coral, Sea urchins, Brain coral, Leather coral and | | | | flatter part of the reef another turtle came out to |
| lots of Anemones. There is a big number of Plate | | | | mingle with the divers and play around for a while. A |
| coral with fish like Angelfish hiding underneath. This is | | | | whole school of grey Stumpnose fish came passing |
| a very nice dive for photographers with almost no | | | | by. On the reef there were allot of Green Coral |
| surge in the hollows. | | | | Trees with Painted Surgeonfish hiding in between. |
| Sherwood Forest | | | | Clouds of Goldie's also surrounded the coral and in the |
| Average Depth = 21 Meters Maximum Depth = 31 | | | | crevices were allot of tropical fish swimming in and |
| Meters | | | | out. Whip coral, pink Thistle coral and Anemones |
| Scenery = This reef looks like a huge rock formation | | | | were found al over this reef. This was really a |
| planted in the middle of the sea floor with a few | | | | magnificent dive and it made driving out worth our |
| scattered rock placed here and there. It has some | | | | while. |