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The Big Wall
Big Wall · Kijini, Tanzania
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EntryBoat
Max depth24 m
LevelAdvanced and up
Water bodyIndian Ocean
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataYear-round
About this site
The Big Wall is a reef and wall dive site near Kijini, Unguja North, Tanzania, in the Indian Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 24 m. Recommended for advanced divers. Commonly reported marine life includes hammerhead sharks, lobsters, nudibranchs, dolphins, moray eels. 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
Day OctopusOctopus cyanea
Azure Sea StarLinckia laevigata
Skunk ClownfishAmphiprion akallopisos
Grey MorayGymnothorax griseus
TrumpetfishAulostomus chinensis
FlowerfishPearsonothuria graeffei
Leaf ScorpionfishTaenianotus triacanthus
Nearby sites
- 1Jackfish Alley1.7 km
- 2Zanzibar Mnemba Atoll4.2 km
- 3Seahorse4.8 km
- 4West Gardens4.8 km
- 5Boat House4.8 km
- 6Groupers Rocks, Mnemba Island4.8 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Dive Vibe Community (ODbL) · OpenWaterAtlas (CC BY 4.0), citing OBIS/GBIF · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org