The tides set the pace for life under the warm waters of Zanzibar. The great advantage of these waters of the Indian Ocean is that the lack of exploitation and movement has protected the fragile marine environment.

The sheltered lagoons are nurseries where juveniles and small reef fish live a peaceful life between the many corals. Colourful clouds of angelfish commute as the tide shifts from one coral lagoon to the next. The waters are teeming with untouched marine life including moray eels, lionfish, surgeonfish, triggerfish and the occasional curious octopus. One day they will have to cross the reef and swim out to the wide open Ocean.

Sea Turtles have come from distant shores to live in these beautiful waters; barracudas live in tight shoals forming a cloud of hungry predators. The Reef sharks sleep on the sand slopes or patrol their feeding ground lazily. The occasional Oceanic Shark swims by, barely taking notice of the reef. Napoleon Wrasse, giant groupers and stingrays also have their homes in these waters.

Below are some of the sitings we have on our regular dives. But the indian ocean offen surprises us.

• Eagle Rays.
  
• Giant Ribbon tail rays.
  
• Blue Spotted sting rays.

• Green turtles.
• Hawksbill turtle
• Loggerhead (brown) turtles.

• Whale Sharks.
• White tip reef sharks.
• Black tip reef sharks.
• Guitar sharks.

• Giant Moray eels.
• Honeycomb moray eels.
• Garden eels.
• Ribbon eels

• Yellow fin tuna.
• King Mackerel.
• Cobia.
• Baracuda.

• Humpback whales.
• Sperm Whales.

• Bottlenose dolphins.
• Humpback dolphins.
• Spinner dolphins