Perhaps the most famous of all the dive sites in Chole Bay is the mighty Kinasi Pass and its ‘chicken’ pinnacle. Well known for its exciting drift through rocky topography, this site houses caverns and impressive rock formations.

This is a sheltered bank reef, moderately deep and steeply sloping but not a sheer wall as its’ name would suggest. This is a relaxing and beautiful dive but can experience a strong current when dived during the spring tide.

Coral Gardens is home to coral bommies teeming with life, which act as mini cleaning stations with shrimps, crabs, and cleaner wrasses. The coral bommies develop into beautiful coral gardens filled with healthy hard coral species.

Msumbiji in Swahili means Mozambique; why it was named this, nobody can really say. This site consists of several rock formations decorated with corals, algae, sponges, and anemones. The slopes and sheer walls start at around 3 meters and fall to a maximum of 17.

The site is comprised of three extensive and spectacular coral patches starting at around 9 meters and leveling out at around 17. These gorgeous coral islands are separated by sand channels that reflect ambient light across the diverse, healthy coral formations.

Corinne’s Reef is named after the mother of one of the owners of Mafia Island Diving who stumbled upon this site while accompanying on some exploration.

Milimani means ‘the place of mountains’ in Kiswahili which very aptly describes this dive site with its impressive hard coral formations - towering up from 18 metres to just below the ocean’s surface in some areas.

Chole Reef is a reefbank that is found lying northeast and southwest and is around 800 metres long. The reef starts at around 5 metres and descends to 17 m and ends in sand and coral rubble.

The reef starts at around 5 m and descends to 17 m, ending with sand and coral rubble where it is common to see scavenging titan triggerfish. We regularly see giant reef rays just a couple of meters of the reef resting on the rubble.

The site starts with some beautiful bommies randomly placed across the white, sandy bottom. The reef itself starts with plenty of hard corals around 5 meters and slowly continues to around 17 meters.