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Guideddiving inDiani Beach
Nine ways to get in the water, all led by guides who dive these reefs every week.
The site is chosen on the morning from conditions, tides and what the team saw the day before.
Written by The Scuba Duka team · Reviewed by Ali, founder and Divemaster Instructor · October 2026
Every guided trip
Two guided boat dives cost $110 and four cost $210, with equipment, guide and hotel pickup included. Every price is on the prices page in USD and Kenya Shillings.
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Guided Fun Diving
Two dives, small group, site chosen on the morning. The default way most guests dive with us.
2 dives from $110Half day
Half-Day Trips
Out early, two dives, back with the afternoon still ahead of you. The reef is a short boat ride away.
2 dives from $110Private
Private Guided Diving
Your guide, your boat, your pace. Photographers, couples and families book it most.
price on requestSignature site · 17–31 m
MV Alpha Funguo Wreck
A purpose-sunk wreck off Diani at 17–31 m, for certified divers.
2 dives from $110Full day · private
Kisite Marine Park
A protected park with clearer water and bolder fish, run privately so the day is yours.
$700–1,200 per boatTopic
Coral Reef Diving
What a fringing reef is, which of ours to dive, and how to dive it without damaging it.
2 dives from $110Conditions permitting
Drift Diving
Let the tide carry you along the reef. Runs when the tide, the site and the group line up.
2 dives from $110Families
Family Scuba Diving
One morning that works for mixed ages and mixed experience. Nobody left on the beach.
Try Scuba $160Non-divers too
Diving & Snorkelling
For groups where not everybody dives. The shallow reef is good snorkelling.
price on requestWhere we dive
15 regular sites between Tiwi and Chale. Which one you dive depends on the tide, the wind, the visibility and the divers on the boat.
MV Alpha Funguo
17–31 m · wreck, structure, barracuda
Kisima Mungu
Coral gardens · turtles · often clear
Milele Reef
Macro life · rays · schooling fish
New Place
Varied topography · all-round
Galu Reef
Easy conditions · newly certified
Dzinani Reef
Dramatic formations · guides' favourite
Kinondo Reef
Southern system · occasional pelagics
Kisite-Mpunguti
Marine park · full day · protected reef
How every trip runs
The same four things happen whichever trip you book.
01
Pickup and check-in
Hotel pickup across Diani, Galu, Tiwi and Ukunda. Certification and logbook checked, last dive date noted, equipment fitted properly.
02
Briefing
Site, entry and exit, expected depth, conditions, marine life, signals, buddy procedure, reef guidelines. Questions before, not after.
03
The dives
Led at a relaxed pace, within your certification limits, with fruit and water at the surface interval.
04
Back at the centre
Fresh juice, a rinse, and your dives logged before you leave.
If it has been a while
Skills fade faster than certifications expire. If your last dive was more than a year ago we will suggest a Scuba Skills Update before your first reef dive — a conversation at booking, not a rule at the boat.
Send your dates, your certification and how many of you there are.
We will come back with a plan for the week rather than a list of products.
Who you will dive with
Seven people run the centre, four of them born and raised in Diani Beach. Between the four instructors sit more than 13,000 logged dives on this stretch of the Indian Ocean. Two qualified dive guides, Sampuli and Captain Michael, guide dives alongside them.
Ali
Founder · Divemaster Instructor25+ years diving in Kenya and abroad. Born and raised in Diani Beach.
Kassim
Scuba Instructor17+ years and 8,000+ logged dives, from Diani to Kisite Mpunguti. SSI and PADI certified.
Salim Swaleh
Scuba Instructor4,000+ logged dives on Diani sites. Teaches SSI beginner to specialty courses.
Omari
Scuba InstructorSSI and PADI Open Water Instructor, 1,000+ logged dives. Shoots underwater photo and video.
Sampuli
Dive GuideBorn and raised in Diani Beach. 100+ logged dives. Guides guest divers and runs equipment checks.
Michael
Dive Guide · Captain20+ years scuba diving and captaining boats. Handles the boat and guides dives.
