Buccaneer still my first choice I have been diving with Buccaneer all five times, I have been to Paje, and I would never consider to... read more go with anyone else. The first person you meet is Wycliffe, a very kind and humoristic guy with great organisation skills. Buccaneer has several great dive spots, they can take you to. My personal favorite is the lagoon, as it is special compared to other dives, I have been doing in central america and south east asia. Besides that the sea is more calm, allowing you to really enjoy all the amazing creatures inhabiting the place. I can really recommend a night dive at the lagoon as well. So so cool! All staff are wonderful, and the guides are great, Polar, Shauri, Didi and the rest! And guys thanks for allowing our little Buccaneer baby to have a swim in your pool and for giving her so much wonderful attention. For sure we will be back <3 More read less

Great staff, great experience Great experience. My son (13) took the open water course and I did the refresher. Charo (Arnold) was our instructor... read more and he was great - very patient, supportive, knowledgeable.

Sea was a bit rough on our first outing and both my son and I got a bit seasick (me more so). The staff were very helpful in their advice and postponed our second outing by a day to gives us time to recover. On the second outing, the sea was calm but they provide some seasickness pills just in case. Underwater, Charo was good at pointing out fish and sea creatures that we surely would have missed.

Rest of the staff was very welcoming and friendly.

Paje is an excellent beach - my favorite on Zanzibar - so having a dive outfit right on the beach was very convenient.

Pool for the pool dives portion is on the small side, but it serves the purpose and did not bother us. read less

Fun dive and PADI Discover - very good standard I came here with my girlfriend.

She undertook a PADI ‘Discover’ course (never dived before) as well as 2 fun... read more dives and I did 2 fun dives as I already have PADI Advanced.

Initially and 2 days before we dived we walked in and made an enquiry, explained our requirements, explained both of our diving experience and was told it would be 130USD per person. To our surprise, when we went on the morning of the dives they charged 180USD for my partner, which was not explained. Either there was misunderstanding at the time or staff should confirm the information they are passing to customers.

Nevertheless, this was as great an experience I’ve had with a lot of PADI schools. The fun dives (one in the morning 1 afternoon) were accompanied with dive masters who were very well versed in their role and the dive sites, they pointed out all of the maritime life along the route, they delivered a comprehensive safety brief before we boarded the boats.

My girlfriend undertook an hour of instruction prior to diving as per the Discover course, she said the instruction was very good.

Equipment wise, their stuff was serviceable and worked well - international standard as I would expect from a PADI approved school.

Nice extras include the fruit, tea, water and biscuits provided in between dive 1 and 2 - refreshing and replenishing. Also, the free transfer from our hotel to the dive school which saved us a 20 minute walk and meant we could eat breakfast at our hotel rather than rush off to make the 0830 start.

Having dived at a number of establishments now and as I have seen fairly normal, the school would add to the experience by providing photographs taken on the dive, this was not a done thing.

Overall a very good experience from start to finish and worthy of the 4 stars. read less

Great scuba dive The dive instructors were professional. All happen according to diving standards (license check, briefing and a debriefing). People were friendly... read more and happy. The equipment quality was fine as well. The dive was amazing and the dive spots were phenomenal. Thanks for this nice dive experience at sansibar read less

My first dives ever! But not my last ones! Most important aspect for me: I felt very safe! Thanks to Polar and the others again! Good equipment. Beautiful spot,... read more lot‘s to see.

Awesome experience! read less

Great first dive expierience! My Girlfriend and me went to Zanzibar for Diving and I did the Open Water and my Girlfriend the Advanced... read more Course. We have to say that we have done all our dives together and they combined the goals. Our dive instructor, Beka, was great.. He was very motivating and the fun Factor was huge. He showed us a lot of special things in the sea. The dive passed with flying colours and the reef was great. The Organisation of the dive centre is very good and they take care of you. They also offer great trips to famous dive-spots like the Mnemba-Atoll. I totally can recommend the Buccaneer Diving Centre! read less