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CI DIVERS of PEMBA BAY MOZAMBIQUE for bookings and queries contact us on +258-82-6822700 or +258-272-20102 or email to cidivers@teledata.mz CI Divers operate at Pemba Bay in Northern Moçambique (13 degrees South 40 degrees 30 minutes East) where Pieter and his friendly staff will take care of all your scuba diving and snorkeling needs. Adding a personal touch ensuring a friendly relaxed atmosphere. We offer a full range of diving experiences with well-maintained equipment. For the novice, snorkeling and diving on sheltered shallow coral reefs to spectacular wall diving on the continental shelf for the well experienced. Reefs are easily accessable by shore entry or short boat trip, which is ideal for night dives. A Padi Instructor and/or Divemaster is available at all times and will lead you on a guided under water tour. Cylinder sizes range from 10, 12 and 15 liters. With the shallow reefs so close to the continental shelf conditions are ideal for multi level diving and most dives are up to an hour or more. CI Divers Pemba offer the following PADI Dive Courses. We adhere strictly to all Padi safety standards and procedures: DIVING EXPERIENCES Supplied air snorkel - minimum age 5 years Bubble makers - minimum age 8 years Introduction to Scuba (Resort Course) - minimum age 10 years PADI DIVE COURSES 1. Scuba Diver 2. Upgrade to Open Water 3. Open Water 4. Adventure Diver 5. Upgrade to Advanced 6 Advance 7. First aid 8. Rescue 9. Divemaster
GUIDELINES TO OUR PRICES (subject to change without notice): Cylinder, Air fill, Weight belt, Boat, Guided tour -- per person - per dive. US$33.00 All Equipment, Boat Trip + Guided Tour -- per person - per dive. US$48.00 Night Dive as quoted above plus $8.00 extra -- per person - per dive. Diving Equipment can also be individually rented. Prices on package deals and other activities can be obtained via e-mail or phone. Our equipment is maintained by a qualified engineer. We have the only dive cylinder testing facilities in Northern Mozambique. OTHER ACTIVITIES: Snorkelling, Boat hire for fishing or spearfishing, Hoby cat sailing, Kayaking, Picnics on secluded beaches and Night walks. ENGINEERING SERVICES: Cylinder hydrostatic testing, Visual inspections, Cylinder spraying, Cylinder nets, Regulator servicing, Minor salvage jobs, Laying of underwater cables and pipelines, Placement and inspection of permanent moorings. ABOUT PEMBA TOWN: Pemba town (Port Amelia on the marine charts) lies at 13 degrees South, 40 degrees 30 minutes East and is the capital of Cabo Delgado province. Pemba Bay is one of the largest natural harbours in the Southern hemisphere Old colonial Portuguese architecture combines well with Arabic and modern structures presenting quite an interesting look. The white coral sands of Pemba’s Wimbe beach stretches for over 2 kilometers and offer safe bathing, snorkelling and moonlit strolls. The many magnificent baobab trees dotting Pemba and its coastline gives you a feeling of being lost in a place forgotten by time. Traditional palm leafed houses nestle in between palm and baobab trees. From July to December the humpback whales grace our waters and there is a good chance of seeing them even from the beach. Definitely a fisherman’s paradise, where the local fisherman catches sailfish and tuna with hand lines from their dugout canoes. The Quirimbas arquipelago consists of 32 coral islands stretching north from Pemba to the Rovuma River, which forms the natural frontier between Tanzania and Mozambique. This undeveloped region remains a tourist paradise and has plenty to offer the adventurous traveller. Pemba boasts an international airport. Apart from numerous self-catering rooms-to-rent, there are two new quality hotels and a number of good restaurants to choose from. Internet cafes are available. Cellphone services are good. The local currency is the metical but dollars are widely accepted and credit cards can be used to draw cash at most banks. Travellers cheques should not be used. Note that Pemba is a malaria area and prophylactics should be taken. LOCAL CLIMATE: The climate is tropical, with the rainy season from December to April. Rainfall is usually in the form of brief, intense showers with temperatures in the mid 30’s (Celsius!). The dry season is from May to October with daytime temperatures in the mid 20’s. Seawater temperatures vary from 24 to 29 degrees Celsius, ensuring comfortable diving all year. These moderate conditions and the fact that Pemba lies outside of the Indian Ocean’s cyclone belt ensures diving all year round. ACCOMMODATION: CI Divers is situated at the Nautilus Hotel on Wimbe beach (Complexo Nautilus). There are 35 chalets on the beach all sea facing. They comprise 2 bedrooms sleeping 4 (1x double bed and 2x single beds), a bathroom with shower, tea and coffee facilities, a beverage fridge. There is a restaurant, bar and casino on the premises. For those preferring congenial private residential accommodation amidst luxuriant plants around a mighty baobab, rooms are available at “Pieter’s Place” . About Pieter Jacobs the owner of CI Divers: Pieter has been resident in Mozambique since 1996. He is a qualified as a Padi Open water diving Instructor. He is a qualified engineer and avid conservationist. GETTING HERE: Access from Johannesburg is daily via Maputo to Pemba by Moçambique Airlines (LAM). LAM flies 3 times a week to Dar es Salaam in Tanzania. SA Airways “Airlink” small body turboprop service flies direct from Johannesburg on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Transport from and to Pemba airport is provided by all hotels. The road conditions have improved considerably over the past years and Pemba is now accessible from South Africa by road, without the need for a 4-wheel drive vehicle. |
