The following 4 experiences should not be missed while diving with us at Chale Island:
The waters around The Sands at Chale are alive with the weird looking, colourful and sometimes simply bizarre critters that make the Indian Ocean one of the most diverse on the planet.
One of Kenya's best dive sites, Kinondo Reef is simply packed full with fish life and offers great chances of encounters with larger pelagics.
The remoteness of The Sands at Chale Island ensure that there is very little chance of encountering other divers at the sites we visit. The reefs around the resort are deserted.
Our experienced and multi-lingual team of diving instructors offer PADI dive courses to help you start your underwater adventures.
Taking just a few hours to complete, the PADI Discover Scuba Diving session includes a short theory session and a dive in the pool before heading for a shallow open water dive. Minimum age for participants is 10 years old.
If you've already completed the theory either at home or online before arriving, we can provide the support allowing you to complete the open water dives or any other missing elements from your course and obtain your certifcation.
The entry level certification that allows you dive anywhere in the world. The PADI course consists of theory sessions, pool work and 4 open water dives. Minimum age for participants is 10 years old, and the course typically takes 4-5 days to complete.
For those that currently have an Open Water or equivalent certification, the PADI Advanced Course offers you the chance to gain more experience with an instructor across a multitude of interests and activities.
We are proud of our team. Diving The Crab has built up a substantial staff base of well trained, professional and friendly staff eager to help in giving you a great diving experience. We have 3 instructors Samson, Leonard and Evans who will lead the experienced divers and show them marine life the normal eye would easily miss. Our captains and crew have years of experience and our receptionists are friendly and helpful.
Evans grew up in a little village north of Mombasa – Mida Creek, where he learnt to love the water. Evans began his diving in 1992 in Malindi, before moving to Watamu where he worked as a rescue diver for 3 years. Evans joined Diving the Crab in 2002 and began his professional career by completing his Divemaster course and in 2008, Evans became an instructor. Now you will find him at our main base in Diani as one of our senior Specialty Instructors. His hobbies include underwater videography, snorkelling and watching football.
Hamadi found his love through the ocean through fishing, but he then began his diving career in 2011 as one of our Dive Guides and achieved his Divemaster with us in 2023 .He can certainly show you a few highlights underwater especially when it comes to all the little critters. If you’re a macro lover Hamadi is your man! In his spare time, Hamadi enjoys fishing and swimming.
The biggest smile at Diving the Crab, Athuman is here to welcome you at our dive base. Athuman is not only a receptionist, back in the day in 1996 he began in the diving world by filling tanks before beginning his diving career. Athuman has been a PADI Divemaster since 2001 and although he is not diving anymore, it makes him the perfect guy to welcome you! His favourite hobby after work is watching Man United lose at football.
Captain Ngumbao, our main Captain in Chale, was born in Kilifi and has worked on dive boats since 2005. He learnt how to be a Captain in Watamu while working at a watersports base but primarily he was a fisherman. In his free time he still loves going fishing, playing football, but also traveling. Captain Ngumbaos cheerful nature makes him a delight to have captaining the boat.
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