Swashbuckling adventurers, mighty Sultans, Arabian pirates and buried treasure! The ‘Spice’ Islands of the Zanzibar and Quirimbas Archipelago certainly have a colourful history. As a major trade route for the empires of Greece, Rome, Egypt, Persia, Arabia, India, China and more recently Europe, everything from gold to slaves made their passage through these islands.

Today the ancient dhows still built to the same design as the vessels which for a 1000 years have plied the trade routes along the Eastern shores of Africa deliver a rather different treasure - an unimaginable underwater dive experience!

• Day 1  Arrive Dar es Salaam and fly to Zanzibar. Transfer to dive lodge.
• Day 2 – 6  Zanzibar Island. Beach lodge. 7 dives all gear included. B
• Day 7 Fly Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam. Catch connecting flight to Pemba, N Mozambique. Transfer to Hotel. B
• Day 9 – 13 Pemba and the Querimba Archipelago – Northern Mozambique. 8 dives all gear included. Hotel. B
• Day 14 Return to Pemba airport. End of service