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Kenya dive sites. Pinewood
village "off the beat" options. See our watersports
section.
Kinondo - this is one of the best dive sites in
the area with a depth at anchor of 14mtrs and maximum depth of 40mtrs,
with occasional strong currents. There is a nice drop off around 16mtrs
to 40mtrs with lots of pelagic fish, barracuda, king fish, large schools
of snapper, occasional shark and whale shark.
Maisha Marefu - depending upon the current, this
dive can be a drift dive starting at 12mtrs to 30mtrs for about 1km. Good
pelagic fish including Amberjack, barracuda, king fish, turtles and fine
soft corals can be seen on this dive. This dive is suitable for intermediate
to experienced divers.
Baobab - starting at 12mtrs to 25mtrs with a small
drop off reef turtle city with normally guaranteed Hawksbill turtles. With
blue spotted rays, giant puffer fish and great soft corals, this is a great
site for both beginners and experienced divers.
Shark Alley - the name lends itself to the Guitar
Sharks averaging a size of 1.5mtrs which have only been found in this area.
This dive site runs from about 12mtrs to 25mtrs with the white tip reef
shark to be seen sleeping in small caves. You will find plenty of turtles
including Green and Hawksbill. This is a good dive site for all standards
of divers.
Tiwi - a sharp drop off reef starting at about
9mtrs to 30mtrs. Here good pelagic fish, large schools of snapper and big
stingray about 1.5mtrs can be seen hiding in the numerous caves in the
reef wall. This is a fantastic dive when conditions are good, however this
reef is next to Tiwi River and can be prone to silting and therefore low
visibility. Normally dived at high tide this site is suitable for intermediate
and experienced divers.
WAA Wreck - this is a 2nd world war survey ship
that lies upside down in around 27mtrs of water. Spotted here are large
grouper, resident schools of large snapper and hundreds of lion fire-fish.
Schools of almost stationery sweet lips and leopard moray can also be seen
here. This site is not suitable for beginners.
Although we have listed only a few dives here there are
many others that are very large areas and can take around 5 dives to complete
the entire reef. Kinondo is the closest to Pinewood Village Beach Resort.
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