Dive Review of
Ras Nungwi Beach Resort in
Africa/Africa, Zanzibar

Mexico, Cayman Islands, Bonaire, Curacao, Virigin Islands, Fiji, Cook
Islands, Maldives, Micronesia, French Polynesia, Tahiti, Bora Bora, Tuamotu
Islands, Fakarava, Rangiroa, Seychelles, PNG, Palau

Dive Conditions

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Overall Rating

Due to overfishing Zanzibar is not a good dive destination as it was in the
past. The only good dive on the island is around the marine reserve Menemba
atoll, where you can see rich fishlife, a few frog fish, some nice
trevally, batfish, and snapper schools and a few trutles, coral seems
healthy and nice particularily around Nungwi dives, but there's no large
pelagics and no large fish. You will be lucky to see some small blue
spotted stingrays, a few young moray eels, and some mantis shrimp. If it
wasn't for Menemba atoll, one big Napoleon, a few trutles, and Bommy reef
with countless lionfish, there would be nothing to see there. Locals killed
all the small fish around beaches and even snorkeling is only good around
Menemba atoll. Ras Nungwi is a very nice resort, but the food is repugnant,
even with all inclusive expensive package you'd rather go to Nungwi village
for a better food. Thank God I had my rental car, otherwise it's hard to
see the rest of the island, monkeys in Jozani forest and swimming with
dolphins in Kizimkazi, and most of all eat better than a bad food in Ras
Nungwi and Matemwe Beach hotels.One more thing, expect to get a dive test
from revolting dive operation in Ras Nungwi Beach Hotel, even if you dove
all over the world, and have more experience than their own dive guides, if
you haven't been diving for more than two months. If you are an experienced
diver, don't go to Zanzibar, and don't stay in Ras Nungwi Beach Hotel.   

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