Learn to dive!​

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Padi Dive Center​

Pemba is the perfect place for start your diving courses – it’ll be a true adventure! With one of the most healthy coral reef in the Indian Ocean, a water temperature averaging at 26ºC, and the best visibility of East Africa of 30-40 meters almost every day! In combination with these great water conditions Dive 360 Pemba Dive Center, a 5 star PADI dive center, has everything you need, including a great training pool in two levels, professional dive instructors, and multilingual staff to help you feel free like a fish!

Dive Courses​

In combination with these great water conditions Dive 360 Pemba Dive Centre has everything you will need, including a great training pool in two levels, professional dive instructors to assist you with all your diving courses requirements.

PADI Online – eLearning​

For certifications, it is advised that the theory be completed online prior to arrival through www.padi.com. Please register with “Dive 360 Pemba”. Our dive centre number is 35453.

PADI Referral Program​

Start any course in your home city making the theory and confined water lessons, and make the 4 final open water dives here at Pemba. So contact the nearest dive shop in your town and tell them that you want dive in Pemba.

Open Water Diver course – OWD

(4-6 days. Faster if your theory is finished – see eLearning)

The OWD is the first step in becoming a recreational diver. Includes 5 theory sessions, 5 confined waters sessions and 4 open water dive in the sea. You can book direct at the dive shop when you have arrived at the resort, or make your reservation when you book your room at the resort. After this course you will receive your Open Water Certificate, which will allow you to dive down to 18 meters, anywhere in the world.

Scuba diver (2-3 days)

If you feel you can’t afford to spend 6 days in “class” to finish the OWD course, then this course is the perfect solution. It’s only half part of the open water course, including 3 theory lessons, 3 confined water s and 2 open water dives. You will be given the opportunity to dive to 12 meters depth, with the company of a professional diver. You can continue and finish your Open Water course anywhere in the world to get your OWD certificate! An excellent chance to experience diving!

Discover scuba diving (1/2 day)

This is not a course – it is an experience of a lifetime! For the ones that doubt diving really is as good as everyone says, this program gives you the opportunity to take a look down under. We will give you 1 theory lesson, 1 pool session and then a fantastic dive on the sea at a maximum of 10 meters, with a professional diver close by your side at all time.

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Kwanini Foundation is an initiative to make a positive contribution to the future of Pemba Island by working alongside the local communities to help them understand and conserve the natural world on which they depend.

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