pemba dive center

W MS

★★★★★

A brilliant place for diving! Friendly and professional staff and very good equipment. Dive sites with very colourful fish and beautiful starfish. The water clarity is excellent. Two points to note: 1) Diving in a strong current makes it very difficult to observe and film the marine life, 2) the route to the centre is unmarked and very difficult to find. Google Maps can’t guide you there, which is worth reporting to them so they can improve it.

Paul Robinson

★★★★★

I couldn’t have wished for a better diving experience. Diving in the clear warm waters and beautiful reefs off Pemba is known to be some of the best in the Indian Ocean and it certainly didn’t disappoint. Due to travel company warnings of potential political unrest on the Tanzanian mainland, (that didn’t materialise) caused some to cancel/postpone, meaning there were only a couple of us diving. So, instead of using the large rib boat, we used a small covered fibre glass boat, offering plenty of room for us, along with our two experienced dive guides and two crew, which also meant we were able to land on small isolated beaches for downtime between dives, eating fresh fruit and drinking hot tea. It’s on many of my friends bucket lists to dive off of Pemba Island - guys you need to come here. The water temperature of 27 degrees, viz at over 20m and the coral reefs are second to none, alive with so many different varieties and so many crazy fish. I’ve tried to capture some of the numerous reefs’ different species of marine life; but the photos and videos don’t really do the reefs justice… Two days of wonderful diving was absolutely priceless! Many thanks to my fantastic dive buddies/guides the fabulous Gee and the so knowledgeable Sufi for showing me the amazing underwater world around this wonderful Pemba Island. It was reassuring to know that the air cylinders used for the diving had all been recently refurbished, tested and re-sprayed by the professional ‘Ocean Workshop’ on Zanzibar, a company I know well, that provides and services dive equipment across the islands. We also stayed on site at the fantastic Pemba Paradise lodge, which was clean, tidy and a room with fantastic air conditioning … as for the food I could write so much on this alone - but all I will say is the restaurant has some of the best we’ve had in anywhere in Africa

The FIG TREE Sanctuary and Healing VILLAGE

★★★★★

Having not dived for over 15 years. I had lacked confidence diving again. Sufi @ Pemba Dive was the perfect Teacher for me. With over 1000 dives under his belt, he was very experienced in diving. Built my Confidence again with a Refresher/Reactivate Session in shallow water. And on the next day, we were on our way to 2 dives. I completed the 2 dives successful, with 18 metres as I did with my open water certificate 25 yrs ago. Excellent Teacher We stopped at the Beaitiful Sand Bank off the coast of Pemba as well, between the 2 dives. I highly recommend Sufi @ Pemba Dive located at Paradise Hotel.

Rob Roberts

★★★★★

We dove with Pemba Dive Center in January 2026. Communication with their team in advance was great. They picked us up, got outfitted with wetsuits and took us a fairly short run to Njao pass. The divemasters were professional, water was clear and everything went great. Another guide took our two young kids snorkelling while my wife and I got to dive together! Had a nice break on the beach in between dives. A great way to spend a day on the water :)

Mostafa Ahmed

★★★★★

Amazing diving experience! The staff is incredibly friendly, professional, and helpful, making every dive feel safe and fun. The dive sites are absolutely stunning with beautiful underwater scenery and rich marine life. Highly recommended