Pemba Island The green island

Pemba Island is one of the Indian Ocean’s most spectacular and least-visited dive destinations. The island sits in the Pemba Channel, where deep ocean currents sweep past dramatic coral walls dropping to 1,000 metres. The visibility and fish diversity are exceptional — whale sharks, manta rays, and vast schools of pelagic fish are regularly encountered. On land, Pemba is a landscape of clove and coconut plantations, fishing villages, and dense forest harbouring flying foxes — enormous fruit bats with metre-wide wingspans. A tiny number of lodges means genuine solitude.

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