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Pemba Island

Coral-covered walls, tidal gaps and quiet island life in the Pemba Channel

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37 sources • Updated Oct 29, 2026

Written by DiveJourney. Built from public sources and local operator knowledge. Last updated Oct 29, 2026.

Afro Divers - diving and local conditions - Primary northwest Pemba operator: day boats, current exposure, seasonal month-by-month notes, occasional humpback observations.
Afro Divers - prices, conditions and travel FAQs - Primary operator: current displayed scuba and lodging prices, equipment, season closure, park fee, logistics and mixed-group access. Confirm booking availability directly.
Afro Divers - locally guided excursions - Primary operator: guided forest and spice tours, beaches, villages, mangroves and coastal excursions.
PADI - Afro Divers center listing - External professional agency listing for the land-based Makangale dive operator.
PADI - Pemba Dive Center - Professional listing describing daily scuba, snorkeling, rental equipment, kayak trips and Makangale base.
PADI - Dive 360 Pemba at Manta Resort - Professional listing: Manta Resort dive service currently described as exclusive to resident hotel guests.
PADI - Fundu Lagoon dive resort - Professional listing for south-west Pemba in-house resort day diving and snorkelling, within island scope.
Manta Resort - Dive 360 dive guide (2024 PDF) - Operator-origin historical PDF supports individual site topography and skill levels; 2024 tariffs and course inventory are not accepted as current.
Pemba Diving Center - site descriptions - Local dive-center descriptions distinguish easy reefs from advanced walls and channel drifts; site use is day- and qualification-dependent.
Blue Pemba - conservation entrance fees - Delegated north PECCA manager confirms protected area entrance fee and conservation purpose. Displayed expenditure percentages conflict and are not repeated.
Blue Pemba - entrance ticket process - PECCA ticket and proof requirements; resort or dive-center guests should have entrance fee processed by their provider.
Afro Divers Lodge - Northwest land-based lodge supports local_only planning classification.
Tanzania Immigration - official eVisa guidelines - Tanzanian official entry guidance: passport, visa categories and fees, documentation and single visa for mainland/Zanzibar.
UK FCDO - current Tanzania entry requirements - Government travel-advice confirmation of 2026 first-point-of-entry insurance, health screening, passports and visa requirements.
Zanzibar Insurance Corporation - 7 Oct 2026 policy clarification - Official October 2026 notice: ZIC versus NIC first point of entry, one policy for mainland plus Zanzibar, 92-day validity, qualifying exemptions.
Zanzibar Insurance Corporation - inbound cover - Official published mandatory inbound insurance premium and child rates; this is not a substitute for specialist diving evacuation insurance.
Zanzibar Revenue Authority - infrastructure tax - Official hotel infrastructure tax explanation and rate dependence on hotel classification.
Zanzibar Revenue Authority - consolidated infrastructure law (2025) - Current published rate schedule for hotel classes, small-island accommodation and underwater rooms; verify classification at hotel.
Coastal Aviation - Pemba destination and flights - Airline confirms Pemba service and publishes indicative connections; final operating route and time must be reconfirmed.
Coastal Aviation - official luggage rules - Airline standard luggage allowance of 15 kg including cabin items; excess subject to aircraft and operator approval.
ZanAir - official luggage policy - Operator advice for small aircraft, dive gear pre-notification and luggage limits.
Azam Marine - official transport website - Official operator identifies Azam Sea Link Ro-Ro passenger and cargo service to Pemba, with no Pemba-date sailing verified here.
Visit Pemba - practical information - Local private destination desk provides cautious island access, culture, health, money, seasons and local transport context; not a government authority.
Pemba Living - operator excursions - Local accommodation operator describes Wete-side Kokota/Uvinje snorkelling, forest, spice and fish market excursions.
Colors of Zanzibar - Ngezi ranger-led walk - Tour operator describes Ngezi guided forest walk and ranger involvement; commercial package prices not universal entrance fees.
Visit Tanzania - national climate overview - Tourism climate reference to March-May long rains and October-December shorter rains in northern/eastern Tanzania.
UK FCDO - Tanzania health advice - Government advice on limited medical facilities and emergency care/evacuation planning.
UK FCDO - Tanzania emergency numbers - Government identification of national emergency number 112.
CDC - Tanzania, including Zanzibar health - Malaria prevention, food/water-borne illness and conditional yellow-fever vaccination guidance.
DAN - diver emergency assistance - DAN 24-hour dive injury medical emergency assistance +1 919 684 9111 and emergency planning.
DAN - Flying After Diving safety guidance - DAN preflight surface interval guidance for recreational no-decompression and repetitive diving, including limitations.
Tanzania Yacht Charters - example Pemba charter - Unscheduled sample yacht liveaboard itinerary including Pemba; website footer dates from 2012. Current departure operations not verified.
Extreme Blue Water - on-request trip listing - Advertises on-request Pemba liveaboard from Zanzibar, but same page retains 2020-2022 departures. Not proof of 2026 trip availability.
The Citizen - September 2025 marine-area tariff report - Independent report of Ministry of Blue Economy/ Fisheries PECCA fee changes effective 1 September 2025, corroborated by Afro Divers current prices.
Electrical Safety First - Tanzania socket standards - Electrical safety organization confirms 230 V, 50 Hz and D/G sockets.
Destination hero photo by Marcel Oosterwijk (historical) - Pemba Island - Vumawimbi beach. CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/). Cropped and resized for the cover. The adapted image is available under the same license.
Destination hero photo by AHMED ZIMAAM IBRAHIM - Representative photo. Diver beside a coral-covered reef wall, photographed in South Malé Atoll, Maldives. Unsplash License (https://unsplash.com/license). Photographer: https://unsplash.com/@zimammanik. Cropped and resized for the cover.