Tanzania
Pemba Island
Diving, rainforest & seclusion
About Pemba Island
The Green Island
In the Indian Ocean, north of Zanzibar
Pemba Island, the ‘Green Island’, is Zanzibar’s quieter northern neighbour — hilly, densely forested and ringed by some of the Indian Ocean’s finest dive walls and channels.
With few crowds and a handful of intimate lodges, Pemba suits divers, honeymooners and anyone drawn to discovering the coast without the footfall.
Safaris that visit Pemba Island
Journeys to Pemba
Cards marked “Nearby” pass close by and can be tailored to include Pemba.
Swahili Islands Ocean Safari
Reefs, dhow sails and whale sharks, island by island.
Stone Town and the reefs of Mnemba Atoll, quiet dive sites on Pemba, then whale sharks and the marine park off Mafia Island.
NearbyUsambara Highlands & Swahili Coast
Cool mountain air and an unhurried Swahili shore.
Rhinos in Mkomazi, village trails and the Irente Viewpoint around Lushoto, then the quiet coast at Pangani.
NearbyClassic Tanzania Safari
Big cats at dawn, white sand by the end of the week.
Four nights among the big cats of the central Serengeti, then four on the white sand of Nungwi, at Zanzibar’s northern tip.
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