Kenya Diving - manta rays, whale sharks, turtles and much more

If we leave, Kenya for a few dives in the Indian Ocean, will consider one of the four major holidays. In the northern area of the main dive locations in the south of Lamu and Mombasa and Diani Beach. Between these two areas you are going to dive looking Watamu.

Unfortunately for the region, bad techniques and years of scuba diving areas historically poor maintenance caused damage to reef systems, but fortunately there are marineParks in the area now that a good experience for scuba divers alike.

Lamu in the north of the territory is an archipelago of seven islands. It is a popular destination for divers and this is actually a benefit to the area. There are many local operators in the region, but the trace of a suitable dive center and can help some of the quality of the barrier.

In the central region is the Watmu-Malindi Marine Park is the place where you can find thebest diving experiences. In this region, most dives are drift dives, then appropriate training course, or at least awareness of the necessary techniques, will be an advantage. The reward can see large fish while diving. For the lucky, you witness manta rays and even luckier to see the giant whale sharks on their dives in this area.

Most of the dive sites around here actually surprisingly flat, so long dives. Most of the decrease in 20 andless region with only a few to 30m above the mark. If you want to change the drift dive, you can also experiment Shakwe wreck, an old fishing boat is shrimp. It 'was taken from a cliff and has a lot of stingrays, moray eels and groupers for you to admire.

Away from the Watamu Marine Park in the central region itself, to the south. There are a number of dive sites in this area, the elevator to protect the corals. And the manta rays and whale sharks alreadyof which more than the usual reef fish, you can also see dolphins, turtles and sharks.

Going south of the area of Kenya dive look at the vibrant city of Mombasa, where, unfortunately, the barriers were not, as might have been protected. This means that most divers will use the area as a stop on the Tanzania Pemba Channel and reach Kisite Mpunguti Marine National Park.

Most of the diving in this region, then, focuses on the wide sandy beachesGazi Bay. Supported by good facilities and a cliff, his years of diving experience in the same experience at all dive sites off the coast. But the turtles, groupers and rays frequent the area, an ideal place for visitors who are probably more than the beaches in this area and the quality of the dives.