Bazaruto Archipelago · Mozambique · Reef · Drift
Two Mile Reef
Turtles, reef sharks and devil rays, dived flat or as a drift
Area photo: Tom Corser · CC BY-SA 3.0
Two Mile Reef is listed by PADI for both reef and drift diving, and its entry calls it the best dive site in Mozambique for friendly turtles, reef sharks, devil rays and tropical fish. Sharks, whales and dolphins are recorded here as well. No published source gives the reef's own depth profile, its current or its layout, so the figures on this page are archipelago-wide rather than measurements from the site.
Where it is and how deep
21.8111° S, 35.5023° EPublished position for this site.
Site maps published elsewhere
The dive
PADI lists Two Mile Reef under both reef and drift diving, so the dive runs one of two ways depending on how much water is moving: a swim along the coral, or a drift carried by the flow. Beyond those two labels, no published account describes the reef — where a dive starts, which way it runs, what sits at which depth, or where it ends. Take the shape of the dive from the boat crew on the day.
The marine life is the documented part. PADI's entry names friendly turtles, reef sharks, devil rays and the tropical reef fish over the coral, and lists sharks, whales and dolphins among the sightings here. The depth and current shown on this page are archipelago figures rather than measurements from this reef: Wikivoyage puts the dive sites of the archipelago at 12 to 30 m with visibility up to 40 m, and since nothing narrower has been published for Two Mile, only the 30 m maximum is carried.
Marine life and season
- Sea turtles
- Reef sharks
- Mobula rays
- Whales
- Dolphins
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Good | Good | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Good | Good |
Season follows Bazaruto Archipelago: May–Oct is calmest with the best visibility; humpbacks pass Jul–Oct and whale sharks are most common Nov–Mar.
Dive videos
Diving Two Mile Reef, Bazaruto Island, Mozambique · Reef Builders on YouTube
Singing Humpback whales at Two Mile Reef, Bazaruto Mozambique · Nicole Helgason on YouTube
Questions divers ask
What will I see at Two Mile Reef?+
PADI's entry for the site names friendly turtles, reef sharks, devil rays and tropical reef fish, and lists sharks, whales and dolphins among the sightings. Nothing published says which season or state of tide favours the larger animals here.
Is Two Mile Reef a drift dive?+
PADI lists it under both reef and drift diving, so it is dived both ways. No source describes how hard the current runs or how often the drift version is the one you get, so treat the flow as the variable and take the boat crew's plan for the day.
How deep is Two Mile Reef?+
No depth has been published for this reef on its own. Wikivoyage puts the dive sites of the Bazaruto Archipelago at 12 to 30 m, so 30 m is the maximum carried here; the profile you actually dive comes from the operator's briefing.
Sources
- Two Mile Reef dive site — PADI
- Two Mile Reef, Moçambique (OpenStreetMap node) — OpenStreetMap
- Bazaruto Archipelago National Park — Wikivoyage
In The Logbook
- Where to see reef sharks on your first divesBig animals · 14 min read
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