Whale Watching In Tanzania

Visit exotic Mafia Island and dive with Humpback whales! If you time your Tanzania safari correctly, the whale shark migration passes Mafia Island between November and April and Wild Thing Safaris can arrange boat trips to watch these majestic beasts.

Humpback whales can be also be seen in July, August and September along the Zanzibar Coast.

As well as humpbacks and whale sharks, the Indian Ocean around Mafia Island are home to several other species, including the sperm whale, and up to 7 species of dolphins. Locally, dolphins are known as pomboo and whales as nyangumi. Mafia Island Marine Park is well protected and is also home to turtles and dugongs, providing some of the best dive sites in the world. A trip to Mafia Island to whale watch and do some diving or snorkelling in this remarkable place is a wonderful end to a busy Tanzania safari, the real icing on the African cake!

If you are interested in doing some whale watching in Tanzania, perhaps combined with a terrestrial Tanzania Safari, please Contact us for more information.