Snorkelling activities in Africa
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Snorkelling and Diving
Other than just lounging around, snorkelling and diving are the most popular activities in Dahab. The reefs off Assalah are often strewn with litter, but if you can ignore this, the reef at the northern end of Mashraba has table corals and impressive fish life.
Also worthwhile are the reefs off the southern end of Mashraba, just before the lagoon; Lighthouse Reef, a sheltered snorkelling site at the northern tip of Assalah; and the popular Eel Garden, just north of Assalah, where a colony of eels lives on the sandy sea bed.
About 6km further north are the Canyon and Blue Hole dive sites. Despite their intimidating reputation as danger zones for careless divers, the tops of…
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Beach
The glory of Agadir is its crescent Beach, which usually remains unruffled when the Atlantic winds are blustering elsewhere. It's very clean and during peak periods (June to September) is patrolled by lifeguards (there is a strong undertow) and police.
Most of the larger hotels and surf clubs on the beach rent out windsurfing equipment, jet skis, bodyboards and surfboards.
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Dolphin Excursion
Snorkel with whale sharks (from October to January) in the Bay of Ghoubbet or dive Moucha and Maskali Islands in the Gulf of Tadjoura. Contact Dolphin Excursion or Le Lagon Bleu.
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Le Lagon Bleu
Snorkel with whale sharks (from October to January) in the Bay of Ghoubbet or dive Moucha and Maskali Islands in the Gulf of Tadjoura. Contact Dolphin Excursion or Le Lagon Bleu.
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Fuerte Snorkelling
You can go snorkelling on the Isla de Lobos with Fuerte Snorkelling, visiting two sites with a maximum of eight people per excursion.
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Big Blue Adventures
For fishing charters, boat hire, snorkelling and other water sports, contact Big Blue Adventures, based at Aguia Negra Lodge.
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