The Tofo area allows Diversity Scuba to take you diving in an area that is rich in a diverse array of marine life, some of which are hard and soft corals, pelagic fishes, a multitude of colourful reef fish, turtles and giant moray eels. There are a wide variety of rays, some of which are not seen in many parts of the world. Many people visit Tofo just for the experience of diving with Manta Rays, including the Giant Manta ray, as the area has one of the largest known Manta Ray populations in the world!

Apart from rays, you may also see  Grey Reef Sharks, White and Black Tip Reef Sharks as well as the majestic Whaleshark.

For those divers who love the little things our reefs offer a great diversity of shrimps, nudibranchs leaf fish  and a whole range of the small and beautifull to keep you fascinated throughout your dive.

Dive sites vary in distance from 5 mins to 35 mins to some of the most spectacular reefs on the Mozambican coast line. You may even have the opportunity to snorkel with Whale sharks on the boat trip to the dive site.

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Please remember to bring your certification card and/or log book with you when you come to dive with Diversity Scuba. We will not be able to take you diving if you have no proof of certification or experience. Thank you.

Manta Rays

Mantas are seen here all year round, they generaly average around 5m in width in these waters and it is home to the latest dicovered Giant Manta. They feed through gill rakers to filter particles out of the water. And are very reliant on our cleaning stations for the regular grooming from Butterfly fish and cleaner wrasse.

Tofo has the largest scientificaly record population of over 500 individuals, and Diversity Scuba has over 5 dive sites with cleaning stations large enough to support these giants. These are mostly at the depths from 20 to 30 mts over these reefs, but on the Ocean safaris you'll quite often see them cruising just a couple of meters below the surface

Humpback Whales

Humpback Whales visit the area from as early as June until as late as October. The whales spend the summer months in Antarctic waters feeding on large amounts of krill, then migrate up the east coast of Africa to mate and give birth.
The whales often jump fully out of the water (breaching), or hold their tails high out of the water for quite long periods of time (sailing) and slap their tails and fins on the surface which is behaviour associated with mating.

While diving, it is possible to hear them “singing” to one another – a sound that can be heard from up to 2 km away.   It is important not to disturb these creatures, especially mothers with calves, so boats are advised to keep a respectable distance of no less than 200m away.

Dolphins

Dolphins can be seen in Mozambican waters most of the year but June, July and August are very good months for them. There are various species of dolphins in this area including Bottlenose dolphins, Common dolphins and Humpback dolphins.

Dolphins are rarely seen alone but usually in groups known as pods – sometimes in very large numbers and have been seen riding the waves almost in to shore and playing at the bows of diving and fishing boats.

Whalesharks

Whalesharks are mostly summer visitors with the best time of year to see them here being November until April.  

Whalesharks are gentle creatures - non-aggressive plankton feeders that can reach up to 12+m in length with average lengths of 8-9m in the Tofo area. 

During November and March, numbers of whalesharks are high with up to 20 individual sharks being spotted during 30 minute boat journeys. 

The whalesharks cruise along, at, or just below, the surface so it’s best to simply snorkel with them.  We offer a 2 hour snorkel safari, with a 3m high chair on the boat for easy spotting. We are also working with the local micro light outfit to improve the already great chances of seeing the Whale sharks and to implement an effort to reduce distress of these animals by having too many people around them.

It is very important not to touch or ride the whalesharks as human touch removes protective mucus from their skin which can lead to serious infection.