Stone Town Diving
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About this site
Stone Town Diving is a dive area off Stone Town, Zanzibar, notable for hosting three shipwrecks at a single location. The most accessible of these is the Great Northern Shipwreck, which sits at a depth suitable for beginners and retains visible remains of the vessel. The La Penguin wreck lies at approximately 40 metres and is reserved for expert divers only.
The wrecks provide structure for a variety of marine life. The Great Northern Shipwreck is home to geometric moray eels and lionfish. Around the La Penguin wreck, divers can encounter stingrays, bluefin trevally, morays, and numerous other species.
The Great Northern Shipwreck is accessible to beginners, making Stone Town Diving a strong first choice for divers new to wreck diving. The La Penguin, at 40 metres, is suitable for experienced and expert-level divers only.
Marine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Three-spot DascyllusDascyllus trimaculatusReported here · unconfirmed
Scissortail SergeantAbudefduf sexfasciatusReported here · unconfirmed
Red-knobbed Sea StarProtoreaster linckiReported here · unconfirmed
Allard's AnemonefishAmphiprion allardiReported here · unconfirmed
Goldbar WrasseThalassoma hebraicumReported here · unconfirmed
Blue LinckiaLinckia laevigataReported here · unconfirmed
LionfishLionfishReported here · unconfirmed
TrevallyTrevallyReported here · unconfirmed
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