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Turtle Reef
Kijini, Unguja North, Tanzania
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EntryBoat
Max depth18 m
LevelEstimated: Beginner-friendly
Water bodyIndian Ocean
Water temp26–29°C
Estimated from climate dataMay–Mar
About this site
Turtle Reef is a reef dive site near Kijini, Unguja North, Tanzania, in the Indian Ocean. It is reached from a boat with a maximum depth of about 18 m. Commonly reported marine life includes sea turtles, nudibranchs, moray eels, dolphins, octopus. 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
Day OctopusOctopus cyanea
Peacock Mantis ShrimpOdontodactylus scyllarus
Indian Ocean Bottlenose DolphinTursiops aduncus
Azure Sea StarLinckia laevigata
Grey MorayGymnothorax griseus
Skunk ClownfishAmphiprion akallopisos
FlowerfishPearsonothuria graeffei
Leaf ScorpionfishTaenianotus triacanthus
Nearby sites
- 1Kichuani Wall0.1 km
- 2Little Wall0.2 km
- 3Memba 10.2 km
- 4Coral Garden Reef0.4 km
- 5Mnemba Sandbanks0.7 km
- 6Small Wall, Mnenba Island1.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Sources: OpenDiveMap (ODbL) · Species occurrences: OBIS (CC BY 4.0), GBIF.org