Mozambique’s Top Scuba Diving Sites - In Mozambique you will experience some of the best diving in Africa, with abundant marine life but without the crowds. Here are some of Mozambique’s top diving sites for you to choose from:

1. Bazaruto Archipelago near Vilanculos - four islands, Bazaruto Island, Benguerra Island, Magaruque Island and Santa Carolina Island. Diving in beautiful coral gardens with shoals of fish as well as dolphins, dugongs, giant lobsters and several species of marine turtle. Two Mile Reef, off Benguerra Island, has an unspoilt short barrier reef protecting the narrow channel between Bazaruto and Benguerra, offering several completely unspoilt dive sites.
2. Ponta Malongane - premier dive destination is only 10km from the North Eastern Mozambique South Africa border. The pristine Ponta Malongane has 18 reefs with dives ranging from a few meters to around forty meters deep. To Mozambique’s border it is a 6 hour drive from Johannesburg and a 4 hour drive from Durban, and then you drive another 15km on sandy roads.
3. At Ponto do Ouro - scuba divers can set off beyond the reefs and dive with sharks, dolphins and giant whale sharks. Chances are high that you will see hammerheads, kingfish, barracuda and potato bass. Ponto do Ouro town lies just south of Ponta Malongane, so you can drive from South Africa or Maputo.
4. Querimbas Archipelago parallel to Pemba coast area - Dive unspoilt coral reefs in the shallow waters off the coastline of Pemba. Querimbas Archipelago is an excellent spot to explore gorgeous reefs in uncrowded waters. Lucky divers may also see dolphins and whales.
5. Dive at Tofo Beach - one of the best places in the world to see manta rays and whale sharks. Tofu diving offers over 17 different stunning reef dive sites with striking corals in excellent dive conditions. 

6. A favourite amongst visitors, Inhaca Island - has world class diving sites and is only about 40 km offshore from Maputo, the capital of Mozambique. Rent a car in Maputo or drive from South Africa. To get to the idyllic Inhaca Island from Maputo you can choose between a short flight or a ferry ride across.

Head to Mozambique for a dream diving holiday on an independent self-drive trip by car or hire a 4×4 . If you want to relax and have it all planned for you go with Overlanding Africa on one of their tours in Mozambique.

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