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Muyuni Plate Corals
Kijini, Zanzibar, Tanzania
Max depth18 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyIndian Ocean
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Mar
About this site
Muyuni Plate Corals is a reef and wall dive site near Kijini, Unguja North, Tanzania, in the Indian Ocean. It has a maximum depth of about 18 m. Marine life recorded within about 5 km (OBIS/GBIF) includes nudibranchs, dolphins, moray eels, octopus, soft corals. Typical surface water temperature ranges from about 26 to 29 °C over the year.
Conditions by month
BestGoodMixedOctoberBest
Typically one of the best months here.
Marine life
Recorded nearby
Indian Ocean Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncus
Peacock Mantis ShrimpOdontodactylus scyllarus
Day OctopusOctopus cyanea
Azure Sea StarLinckia laevigata
Skunk ClownfishAmphiprion akallopisos
FlowerfishPearsonothuria graeffei
Grey MorayGymnothorax griseus
Leaf ScorpionfishTaenianotus triacanthus
Nearby sites
- 1West Gardens2.0 km
- 2Seahorse2.1 km
- 3Groupers Rocks, Mnemba Island2.1 km
- 4Boat House2.2 km
- 5Zanzibar Mnemba Atoll2.3 km
- 6Aquarium2.4 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org