The Sands at Chale Island Kenya Scuba Diving the Crab

The Sands at Chale Island

The epitome of pure escapism. Combining nature at its most spectacular, an elegant beach resort and a warm Kenyan welcome provides the pefect backdrop for a scuba diving adventure at The Sands at Chale Island.

The Sands at Chale Island is one of a kind in Kenya. With the blissful Indian Ocean, teeming with life literally on your door step, the island also offers mangroves and a coastal forest floruishing with bird and insect life. Nature lovers are in for a real treat here.

Located 600m from the mainland, The Sands at Chale Island is a fantastic bolt-hole getaway, perfect for those that like the idea of remote locations.

Dive Sites

The reefs along Kenya's southern coast are some of the richest in the country.

Spa

Relax and revitalise with a massage treatment at our eco-friendly spa resort set within an ancient mangrove forest.

Excursions

Enjoy a number of excursions to the mangroves, guided island walks, kayaking trips and snorkelling adventures.

Safety & Fun While Diving

With over 20 years of helping people discover the joys and the underwater world through scuba diving, Diving The Crab prides itself on an impeccable safety record. With continuous investment in equipment and ensuring that the instructor team adhere strictly to standards, we believe we are one of Kenya’s leading dive operations.

We have recently been awarded the “Pure Air” certification for the quality and cleanliness of our tank filling procedures.

The Sands at Chale Island Diving Highlights

The following 3 experiences should not be missed while diving with us at The Sands at Chale Island:

Incredible Macro Life

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.

Kinondo Reef

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.

Exclusively Yours

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.

Whaleshark Sightings

Between November and February there is a chance of encountering the elusive whaleshark in the waters around The Sands at Chale Island. These gentle giants of the Ocean are top of a lot of divers’ wishlists.

Diving Courses

Our experienced and multi-lingual team of diving instructors offer PADI dive courses to help you start your underwater adventures.

Discover Scuba Diving

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.

Referral Courses

If you've already completed the theory either at home or online before arriving, we can provide you with the support to allow to complete the open water dives or any other missing elements from your course and obtain your certifcation.

Open Water Diver

The entry level certification that allows you dive anyhwere in the world. The PADI course consists of theory sessions, pool work and 4 open water dives. Minimum age is 10 years old, and the course typically takes 4-5 days to complete.

Advanced Open Water Diver

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.

Price List Select Course

Our Team At The Sands at Chale Island

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 5 instructors Tamlyn, Julien, 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.

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Hamadi

Dive Guide

Hamadi began his diving career in 2011. As one of our Dive Guides, he can certainly show you a few highlights underwater. Ask where the nudibranches are and Hamadi will find you all the critters. Macrolover, Hamadi is your man if you are a photographer. In his spare time, Hamadi enjoys travelling and reading.

Julien

Base Leader

Julien is a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer has worked in some exotic diving destinations including Maldives, Egypt, the Bahamas and various African countries. He has been diving since 2006, He teaches in English and French with basic spanish. Julien specializes in Nitrox, wreck, sidemount, self reliant, videography and photography as well as various others. In his free time, he enjoys recording music and playing guitar.

Pre-Book Your Dives

If you’d like to pre-book your dives and have a hassle free holiday with us at The Sands at Chale, simply fill out the details below and one of the team will come back to you to confirm the details.

Nature on your doorstep

From turtles nesting on the beach, to the incredible underwater life around Chale Island, there is no escaping the abundance of nature around the resort. Keep your eyes peeled for our numerous monkey friends that we share this piece of paradise with.

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