On Board Le Bellot — Zanzibar and the Jewels of the Indian Ocean — December 16-28, 2021

[AussieBoyTX]

3 minutes ago, klsd said:

Can anyone advise me as to the difficulty of getting into the zodiac from snorkeling? I haven't found any pics that show a ladder or anything.  As a 70 yr old, I wonder if it's doable. Many thanks

 

There's a ladder and able-bodied crew to assist. Everyone on board the ship was able to get back on the Zodiac -- and there were some passengers much older than you.

[AussieBoyTX]

Finally had time to put together our Scuba highlights from our trip on Le Bellot

 

 

Remire Island 

Shallow, tidal dive at Rémíre. Lots of interesting schools of fish, large sea turtle, nudibranch, hard coral. 

Bijoutier Island 

Drift Dive with Manta Rays 

Saint François Island 

It was a great drift dive along the reef wall. We saw thousands of fish, sea turtles everywhere, octopus, lobster, Napoleonfish 

Cosmoledo Atoll 

Milky conditions, but good video of sea turtle. Lots of good schools of fish. 

Astove Island 

This is a contender for best dive ever. Clear water, beautiful wall, gentle drift, HUGE schools of fish, several grouper, sea turtles, huge coral variety, boxfish. 

Assumption Island 

Interesting combination of coral, seagrass beds and white sand. We saw lots of anemones, sea cucumbers and schools of fish. 

Misali Island, Tanzania 

Jellyfish on the surface, so we wore full-length wetsuits. Saw one great jelly underwater, several puffers, lots of starfish and some nice coral. 

 

Shot with Paralenz 

Music: Prometheus 

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