Diving in Kenya

[lbaarsma]

Does anyone have information on diving in Kenia?
Where to go, what to see underwater, prices, etc...
Plus is september a good month to go and what will
be the underwater temperature?

Thanks
Liselot

 

[Depth Gauge]

Kenya?

 

[Rick Murchison]

This should get you started...

Baracuda Kenya Ltd. - Severin Sea Lodge
P.O. Box 82169
Mombasa North Coast
baracuda@africaonline.co.ke
Phone 254-11-485-001
Fax 254-11-485-212

Baracuda Kenya Ltd. - Travellers Beach Hotel
PO Box 82169
Mombasa North Coast
baracuda@africaonline.co.ke
Phone 254-11-485001
Fax fax 254-11-485212

Diani Marine Ltd - Divers Village
P.O. Box 340
Diani 80401
dimarine@africaonline.co.ke
http://www.dianimarine.com
Phone 254-127-3202367/3203451
Fax 254-127-3202285

Diani Marine Ltd. - Diani Sea Resort
P.O. Box 340
Ukunda Diani 80401
dimarine@africaonline.co.ke
http://www.dianimarine.com
Phone 254-127-3202367/3203451
Fax 254-127-3202285

Diving the Crab - Baobab Beach Resort
Diving The Crab - Chale Paradise Island
Diving The Crab - Diani Reef Grand Hotel
Diving The Crab - Jadini Beach Hotel / Africana Se
Diving The Crab - Leisure Lodge Hotel and Club
Diving the Crab - Safari Beach Hotel
Diving The Crab - Leopard Beach Hotel
Diving The Crab - Southern Palms Beach Resort
P.O. Box 5011
Diani Beach Diani 80401
info@divingthecrab.com
http://www.divingthecrab.com
Phone 254-127-3202003
Fax phone/fax 254-127-3202003

Ocean Drifters
P.O. Box 5480
Diani Beach Diani 80401
oceandrifters@wananchi.com
Phone 254-124-3203335

SSI East Africa
P.O. Box 5546
Diani Beach South Coast 80401
ssi@africaonline.co.ke
Phone 254-127-320-2369/2370
Fax 254-127-320-2372

Baracuda Kenya Ltd.
Baracuda Kenya Ltd. - Serena Beach Hotel
PO Box 82169
Mombasa North Coast
baracuda@africaonline.co.ke
Phone 254-11-485001
Fax fax 254-11-485212

Diani Marine Ltd. - Diani Sea Lodge
PO Box 340
Diani Beach Diani 80401
dimarine@africaonline.co.ke
http://www.dianimarine.com
Phone 254-127-3202367/3203451
Fax fax 254-127-3202285

Dream Diving Kaskazi
PO Box 787
Diani Beach Diani 80401
http://www.kaskazi.com
Phone 254-127-3203517 / 3203224
Fax fax 254-127-3223

Tiwi Scuba Divers
P.O. Box 5515
Diani Beach Tiwi 80401
Phone 254-127-51276

Wasini Island Diving School
P.O. Box 281
Ukunda Diani 80401
diving@wasiniisland.com
http://www.wasiniisland.com
Phone 254-127-3202331/3203055
Fax 254-127-3203154

Have fun,
Rick

 

[rugo]

Hy look at www.bluefindiving.com
Have fun

 

[B.Goodwill]

Hi there :

I feel fairly qualified to awnser this, as i come from Kenya, and have lived there much of my life, and have been diving there for approx 17 years.

There is one good operator on the north coast (Monbasa,) called Bucaneer Diving run by a local called Bruce Phillips, you can email him at scuba@swiftmombasa.com , he has a website www.bucaneer.com (or something similar.) He runs a very slick operation, great boats and guides, good rental gear, and about a year ago he sunk a massive cargo ship outside the reef, which has now become an artificial reef and is supposed to be a great dive. Get in touch with him and let him know i put you in touch with him, he should be able to sort something out for you. Best time to go is Dec/Jan/Feb for clearest visibility, you will get away with a shorty wetsuit all year around.

He has bases in Voyager hotel (Nyali Beach,) Whitesands (Kenya beach,) and Reef Hotel (Nyali Beach.)

Hope this helps,

Bob Soper

 

[B.Goodwill]

The correct link to Buccaneer Diving should be www.Buccaneerdiving.com

Good luck!

 

[Karen Cleveland]

In Rick's post he had:

Wasini Island Diving School
P.O. Box 281
Ukunda Diani 80401
diving@wasiniisland.com
http://www.wasiniisland.com
Phone 254-127-3202331/3203055
Fax 254-127-3203154

I dove for 4 days with them back in 1997.....the same people are still running it. It was really great. I was there in August. There is a book put out by the Lonely Planet that is about Kenya Diving...I think Anton Kourof or something is the author. GET THAT BOOK. The author is/was back then friends with the people who own Wasini Island Diving so you can read up on the dive sites around Wasini as well as other parts of Kenya. And the information back then was spot on.

The only part we didn't arrange was getting from Mombosa to Wasini Island....my friend an I took a taxi there, but thankfully the owners had to pick up some people in Nairobi so we hitched a ride or not quite sure how we would have gotten back. But then that was in '97 and things probably have changed a bit.

Kenya was awesome and one trip which I would classify as a "once in a lifetime experience" !!!

Karen

 

[Mousy]

I can also recommend Buccaneer diving for the norht coast.

For the south coast you should go to Wasini/Shimoni, which is a very nice region! I have dived with The Crab (quite some years ago) and that was very good.

Have fun!

 

[Conce]

Hi!

I dove in Kenya in April this year with Diani Marine and had a great time. They are flexible to the bottom time, if you have plenty of air and the information from your computer is ok, you can dive 60 minutes at least. The water temperature is 28 degrees and the best time to dive is between October and April. You can see whale sharks, dolphins, many parrots and clow fishes, very big turtles and many schools of small fishes. The coral is dead (diani beach), maybe around chale island is better. They have trips to Pemba island and day trips to wasini, which is very beautiful.

Dive safe

 

[amaliast]

hallo,
i m really confuse which diving center to choose afterall.
does anyone feel like it to tell me the pros and cons about the above divecenters? which one should i peak? does the dive sites differ?
amalia