Kizimkazi & Menai Bay · Tanzania · Coral garden · Sand slope
Tindiji Reef
A coral garden at 4-6 m above a sandy slope
Tindiji Reef is a shallow coral garden dived from the fishing village of Kizimkazi on the south coast of Zanzibar. Coral covers the top at 4-6 m before the reef slopes off to sand at 10-12 m, so the dive stays shallow.
Where it is and how deep
No published position for this site — the map shows Kizimkazi & Menai Bay and its other sites; operators know the mooring.
The dive
Healthy hard corals form a coral garden at four to six meters, then the reef slopes away to a sandy bottom at ten to twelve meters. Moorish idols, butterflyfish, trumpetfish and angelfish shelter in the coral, and with a closer look and some luck there are pipefish, electric and blue-spotted rays, ribbon eels, cleaner shrimp and moray eels.
Marine life and season
- Stingrays
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime | Prime | Prime | Fair | Fair | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Fair | Prime |
Season follows Kizimkazi & Menai Bay: December to March is calm and dry with the warmest water; April-May and November bring the rains.
Sources
- Kizimkazi Dive Sites — Africa Diving
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