At the South Coast of Kenya are found two of the best snorkeling and scuba diving sites in the country - Shimoni Village and Wasini Island. Shimoni is a village found 76 km south of Likoma, and close to the Kenya-Tanzania border. The village is most renowned for the Shimoni caves in which are found such artifacts as the well-preserved wooden crates used by slave masters to transport slaves to Arabia during the slave trade. Shimoni also marks the launching point to Wasini Island, situated a few minutes from Shimoni.

An ideal gateway for those that wish to discover the last remaining unspoilt islands of the world is Mafia Island that is located off the delta of the Rufiji Islands in the southern region of Tanzania. This island is 120 km from the city of Dar es Salaan in Tanzania and its one of the six districts of Pwani Region in Tanzania.