ZANZIBAR ONE OCEAN

Information and opening hours for One Ocean Stone Town: Open daily from 8 am to 6 pm. Two dives for $110, fin-mask-snorkel for $35 at Stone Town, $45 at Mnemba Atoll. Information and opening hours for One Ocean Matemwe: Center open daily from 7.30 am to 5 pm. Two dives for $110, fins, mask and snorkel for $45.Information and opening hours for One Ocean Kiwengwa: Open daily from 7 am to 4.30 pm. Two dives for $110, fins, mask and snorkel for $45.

One Ocean is one of the oldest and most reputable dive clubs in Tanzania.

Since 1993, thousands of travellers have enjoyed the snorkelling trips, exploration dives and diving lessons offered by our team.

One Ocean has expanded its operations throughout Zanzibar, including many of the best hotels on the island. He has made it the largest dive operator in East Africa.

Safety

As a PADI 5 Star Dive Centre, One Ocean follows all PADI standards

Boat Equipment

All One Ocean boats are equipped with mobile phones, life jackets, snorkel vests, life buoys, first aid kits, emergency oxygen units and two engines in case of breakdown.

PADI Professionals

Dives are always led by experienced and certified PADI guides or our PADI instructors while snorkeling you will be accompanied in the water by one of our snorkel guides.

Dive groups are limited to 4 divers, or less if circumstances allow.

Action Plan

We work with an emergency action plan for all our centers. All One Ocean staff are trained in emergency first aid, as well as oxygen administration in the event of a diving accident, with refresher training held every six months to keep them up to date with any changes to official procedures and techniques.

DAN Safety Partner

Being a DAN Safety Partner means that our staff are 100% prepared to handle a diving medical emergency, and have the necessary equipment.

Dive Insurance

We strongly recommend that you have dive insurance - if you don't have specific dive insurance, please check DAN's temporary memberships which may cover your activity during your holiday.

Weather Forecast

We consult Wind Guru/Buoy Weather/Windfinder/Wisuki daily before planning our boat trips.

Hyperbaric Chamber

A hyperbaric chamber administered by DAN (Réseau Alert Divers) is available and located in Stone Town. This is the only hyperbaric chamber in Tanzania and it continues to operate with the help of One Ocean and other dive centres across Zanzibar.

As an added commitment to diving safety, some of the staff have been trained as hyperbaric chamber operators and assistants to help with any diving accidents that may occur in Zanzibar.

Equipment

All One Ocean dive centres are equipped with SCUBAPRO, Mares, Cressi and Reef diving equipment. Our regulators and stabilizing jackets are maintained annually by certified SCUBAPRO service technicians.

ScubaPro Mk2/R190 Regulators

ScubaPro T-One Stabilizing Vests

ScubaPro Go Fins

Reef 5mm long neoprene wetsuits or shorties

ScubaPro and Reef Masks

ScubaPro Snorkel

10 L Aluminium Tanks

12 L Aluminium Tanks

DIN and Stirrup Fittings

BAUER Compressor

Ethics:

Employees: At One Ocean we strongly believe in training our Tanzanian staff. Through additional training, we are willing to support their development in a range of areas in order for them to gain additional skills and qualifications, both on and off the dive.

Community: We are currently working with a local institute, the Prospective Learning and Charity Institute (PLCI), to select and train graduates of this program to PADI Divemaster level and enable them to gain valuable skills and employment in the tourism sector.

We also strive to directly support local industry by using locally handcrafted dhows in our operations whenever possible.

Donkey dives: ZAASO (Zanzibar Animals Affection Society) was founded and continues to be a sanctuary for abandoned and abused donkeys.

We are happy to help the only NGO that supports animals on the island. One Ocean regularly organizes "Donkey Dives", where all proceeds from the day are directly transferred to ZAASO.