Paje & Jambiani · Tanzania · Reef · Drift
Powoni
Table corals crowded with sweetlips and unicornfish
Area photo: mattk1979 · CC BY-SA 2.0
Powoni is a set of three outer-reef dive sites off Paje and Jambiani: Powoni North, Powoni Hill and Powoni South. Table corals are their signature, crowded with sweetlips, unicornfish and many other reef species, and the occasional pelagic passes along the outside of the reef.
Where it is and how deep
No published position for this site — the map shows Paje & Jambiani and its other sites; operators know the mooring.
The dive
Each of the three sites, North, Hill and South, is a separate drift between 9 m and 30 m. The route follows the table corals, where schools of sweetlips and unicornfish gather, with scorpionfish and octopus hiding in the corals and under the shells. The group keeps watching the blue side for a passing pelagic while the boat tracks the bubbles.
Marine life and season
- Reef fish swarms
- Octopus & cuttlefish
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Good | Fair | Fair | Fair | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Fair | Fair |
Season follows Paje & Jambiani: No month stands out as a peak; March to May brings the main rains, and November and December a second, lesser wet spell.
Dive videos
Zanzibar second dive (Paje) Powoni north POV 4K · NaturePOV on YouTube
Sources
- Explore our Dive Sites - Buccaneer Diving — Buccaneer Diving
- Dive Zanzibar - Buccaneer Diving — Buccaneer Diving
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