Mnemba snorkelling is one of the things to do in Mnemba Island by travelers who visit Tanzania on Zanzibar beach holidays all throughout the year. Mnemba Island is found in the north eastern part of Zanzibar Island, an archipelago that has a number of beaches sought after by many travelers who visit Tanzania for beach holidays. Mnemba Island has a vast coral reef, declared a Marine Conservation Area with a variety of snorkelling sites and spots found here. The reef here as well as the beautiful island form the Mnemba Atoll.
Mnemba Island has a variety of aquatic wildlife that travelers can see while on a trip here in Mnemba Island. Some of the wildlife in Mnemba Island include bottle-nosed dolphins, humpback whales, and turtles, among so many others, easily spotted in the clear turquoise blue waters of the Indian Ocean.
The beautiful Mnemba Island famous for snorkelling is made up of an oval reef covering about 7×4 kilometers of the entire island. With green turtles breeding all around Mnemba Island, and a diversity of bird species, Mnemba Island is definitely a beautiful island to visit while on the Zanzibar Island.
There are many activities in Mnemba that travelers can do. Activities in Mnemba Island can take almost the whole day, including the much sought after Mnemba Island snorkelling, watching dolphins and others. Mnemba snorkelling is the most popular thing to do in Mnemba Island. While Mnemba Island is a vast area and most of it rewarding travelers with amazing snorkelling experiences, there are Mnemba Island snorkelling sites not to miss for an amazing snorkelling experience in Mnemba Island. Mnemba snorkelling sites include the Kichwani Reef, Coral Garden, the Big Wall Site, Wattabomi site, Aquarium site, West Gardens site among so many others. Mnemba snorkelling sites in detail include;
Kichwani Reef.
The Kichwani reef is the most popular Mnemba snorkelling sites, with a variety of reef fish being spotted while at it. There are hard and soft corals around the Kichwani reef, with different fish like the Napoleon fish, jackfish, frogfish, puffer fish, trumpet fish and others. Dolphins can also sometimes be spotted here.
Aquarium site
The Aquarium site is one of the most scenic sites on Mnemba Island with mild to strong currents and numerous fish species like snappers, surgeon fish, parrotfish, and so much more.
Wattabomi Site
The Wattabomi site is also made up of hard and soft corals with a deep coral of about 25 meters. Snorkelling here is quite amazing with travelers able to spot out fish species like stonefish, trigger fish, and so many others.
There are a number of other fish in Mnemba that travelers can get to see while snorkelling in Mnemba including puffer fish, scorpion fish, lionfish, angel fish, batfish, jackfish, eagle rays, tunas, moray eels, sea horses, leaf fish, snappers, among so many others.
Best time to visit Mnemba Island
Mnemba Island can be visited all throughout the year, and as such the different activities including Mnemba snorkelling can be enjoyed all throughout the year. The best time to visit Zanzibar Island, or the best time to visit Mnemba Island is during the dry season which falls in the months of June to October.
How to get to Mnemba Island
Mnemba Island is about 3 kilometers off the north coast of Unguja which is the largest island in Zanzibar Island, the archipelago. You can get to Mnemba Island by taking a boat from Nungwi, which is about 1 hour and a half from Stone town a historic town in the heart of Zanzibar Island. This boat ride alone is only about 15 minutes.
While on a Zanzibar holiday and visiting Mnemba Island specifically, there are a number of accommodation to stay in. One of the most luxurious accommodation in Mnemba Island is Only and Beyond Mnemba, with 12 luxurious bandas that travelers visiting the island can stay and enjoy their perfect getaway.
Mnemba snorkelling is one of the various activities in Mnemba Island that travelers can enjoy, with others being swimming with dolphins, diving and so much more including bird watching. As you look for your perfect beach stay in Zanzibar Island, Mnemba Island is one of the best choice you can opt for the exclusivity and lack of crowds here. You can visit Mnemba island alone or decode to combine it with a classic game safari in mainland Tanzania, being rewarded with one of the most amazing wild game experiences, visiting some of the most beautiful wilderness safari parks in Tanzania like Selous Game Reserve, Serengeti National Park, Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater and so many others.
