Your Mozambique dive sites: Vilanculos, Bazaruto Archipelago and Bassas da India

Suitability: The ideal holiday for adventurous travellers in one of the world’s best diving and fishing destinations. Note: This Mozambique dive package is based on return flights from O.R Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, to Vilanculos, Mozambique, with LAM.

Days 1&2: Bazaruto Island, Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique

This exciting dive package offers an exclusive and untouched Mozambique diving holiday in the Bazaruto Archipelago and the Coral Atoll at Bassas da India.

On your arrival at Vilanculos Airport, Mozambique, from O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, you will be met by the skipper of your luxurious Leopard 45 yacht. While he organises your luggage, you will be sent upstairs to relax and sample the famous airport crab samoosas & cold local beer! Once on board, you will settle into your private en-suite cabin. The catamaran will then depart on your fascinating diving holiday in Mozambique.

En-route to the pristine Bazaruto Archipelago islands, select one of the vessel’s deep-sea big game-fishing or fly-fishing rods and stand a good chance of catching Giant Yellowfin Tuna, Sharks or massive GT’s. Other species that are likely to be caught are Barracuda, King and Queen fish and reef fish by the dozen.

Catch your own dinner in the waters of the Bazaruto Archipelago in Mozambique! The fish will be deliciously prepared for you. You can jump overboard and
snorkel in the crystal clear water, kayak or be ferried to a beach exploring the tropical Mozambique islands.

Sleep your first night at sea in your air-conditioned luxury cabin with own music centre. Be entertained with DVD’s and Playstation games on the flatscreen TV. The islands of the Bazaruto Archipelago in Mozambique offer the possibility to slip away to have a beach barbeque.

Days 3 – 7: Coral Atoll, Bassas da India, Mozambique

Feel the cool breeze of the Indian Ocean as the vessel sails towards the Coral Atoll Bassas da India for another adventure on your diving holiday in Mozambique. The atoll is situated on the edges of an underwater volcanic mountain rising 3000 meters (6000ft) from the ocean floor of the Mozambique Channel.

This is the perfect opportunity to let the skipper show you the ropes and
try your hand at sailing this magnificent catamaran through magnificent and turquoise Mozambique waters. The outer rim of the volcanic seamount is the base for the narrow reef circling around a shallow lagoon.

Bassa da India is the ultimate diving experience in Mozambique for any diver. This virtually untouched dive site can only be reached by private yacht charter and only by vessels that are equipped to spend up to two weeks at sea. This is one of the world’s most fascinating and exclusive dive sites.

Explore the gently sloping reefs in this Mozambique dive area. There is fascinating colourful marine life at Bassas da India. Make your way to the 20 meter drop off and plunge into the depths of the Indian Ocean on your Mozambique dive experience.

Swim through shoals of Oceanic White Tip, Silver Tip and Grey Reef Shark. Not to mention Hammerhead, Large Tuna, Barracuda, Kingfish and many other large reef fish - of all species. Be aware, this is also where the Great White Shark resides.

Diving amongst this magnificent coral reef in Mozambique, you will discover ancient colonial shipwrecks from an era filled with pirates and slave trade history. From those wrecks, emeralds, jewellery and canons have been recovered by salvage divers.