Mozambique's east coast, with some 2,500 kilometres of largely unexplored coastline, offers underwater wilderness teeming with life. With its endless pristine beaches, Mozambique is an underwater oasis of East Africa, and Praia do Tofo is its capital, and for years has been gaining momentum in the diving world as a prime destination for megafauna viewing. Praia do Tofo's coastline is very undeveloped and unspoilt, and its waters offer wonderful biodiversity mainly due to the Agulhas current, allowing for some of the most spectacular diving in the world with sightings of Whale Sharks, Sharks of various species and Rays including Giant Mantas up to 7m in wingspan, Dolphins, various species of Turtles, and the majestic Humpback Whales that visit our waters between the months of June to November during their annual migration. This diversity of the great ones of the sea together with the variety of soft and hard corals that cover the local reefs have made this destination the jewel of the Indian Ocean.

While many of the best dive destinations suffer from dive sites full with boats and divers, with the resulting consequences on their reefs, Tofo retains its natural charm, allowing for the daily rediscovery of its beauty. 

The southern coast of Mozambique, and in particular the province of Inhambane where Tofo is located, is home to one of the most important feeding grounds for Whale Sharks and Manta Rays in the world. 
The highest sightings of the highly sought-after Whale Sharks are recorded in this area. Since 2005, more than 600 different individuals have been identified in these waters, some of them also sighted in South Africa and northern Tanzania, but studies show that these individuals return year after year to these food-rich waters. In 2021, the species finally received full legislative protection in Mozambique.

This area is also considered one of the centres of abundance of manta rays, the largest of the devil ray species (the genus Mobula). Over the last 20 years, the largest populations of giant and reef manta rays in Africa have been documented and identified. Both species aggregate in the south of the country, with the highest sightings recorded along the coast of Inhambane province.
 

This coast also provides important breeding, feeding and cleaning areas for devil rays (Mobula kuhlii), another endangered relative. 
After many years of work, especially by the Marine Megafauna Foundation, in January 2021, the government has protected the manta and devil rays in Mozambique. 

Tofo's seabed is made up of huge rocky bars that break the sandy bottom and rise to several metres, some of them colonised by gigantic coral structures that shelter countless marine species and attract a great diversity of pelagics.