Wall
down to 27 m
Tiwi
A flat 6 m reef top with very healthy coral growth, a wall beyond, and schools of barracuda in the channel.
- Open Water
- Barracuda
Open Water≤18 m
Kisite Atoll (inside)
Dive site in Kenya coast (Diani & Watamu), Kenya
A 3-8 m reef at Kisite Atoll, the operator's best place for dive beginners and to see and swim with dolphins.
- Max depth
- 8 m
- Level
- Open Water
- Best months
- Nov–Mar
The dive
A reef dive. Known for dolphins.
Who it's for
Open Water≤18 mSource: dianimarine.com
Recommended minimum: Open Water (PADI Open Water, CMAS/FFESSM N1).
Conditions
- Dive type
- Reef
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Dolphins
Season in Kenya coast (Diani & Watamu)
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Nov–Mar.
Source: diveinkenya.comWhere is Kenya coast (Diani & Watamu)?
The point shows the Kenya coast (Diani & Watamu) area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Kenya coast (Diani & Watamu)
Reef
down to 28 m
Drummers Reef
An ideal beginner site of sandy patches framed by coral heads, with a drop-off to 28 m nearby.
- Advanced
Reef
down to 31 m
Kinondo
Diani's fishiest reef, with large schools of barracuda and shoals of yellow and blue lined snappers.
- Advanced
- Turtles
Reef
down to 25 m
Moray Reef
Watamu's namesake moray site: a shallow, flat mooring area for beginners and deeper terrain to 25 m for experienced divers.
- Advanced
Pelagic
down to 50 m
Nyuli Reef
A deep reef from 30 m in the protected Shimoni marine park, for experienced divers only, where manta rays may pass.
- Experienced
- Manta rays
Wreck
down to 14 m
Shakwe Wreck
A stern trawler sunk in 1986 lying on its side at 14 m, where divers often meet bottlenose dolphins.
- Advanced
- Dolphins
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.