Mafia Island Diving is an owner-managed, community focused, environmentally conscious PADI dive centre located on Utende beach, overlooking Chole bay — the heart of Tanzania’s oldest and largest marine protected area.
~ About Us & The Centre ~
We're a multi-award winning dive centre that has been in operation for almost a decade
Our diver to guide ratio is never more than 4:1 and our courses a
re taught on demand. We dive from traditional dhows — wood sailing boats which have been exploring the coastline for centuries. Our dive team is 95% Tanzanian, and made up mostly by Mafians who have spent years perfecting their vocation through MID’s training program, seeing many flourish from assistant snorkel guides to Divemasters. We’ve invested in the training of 50 Tanzanian scuba divers to various levels over the past 9 years via different programs and initiatives. We offer a ‘valet service’ for diving in the sense that we want our guests to do as little as possible. We will set up, load, unload, rinse and store your equipment unless specifically asked to do otherwise. We offer a complimentary mini refresher to any guest who hasn’t dived within the last 6 months. We can arrange it to be done in confined water off our beachfront or at the start of a normal dive.
