Manta Reef

Manta Reef is the site that put Tofo on the scientific map — the cleaning stations here supplied much of the fieldwork behind the recognition of reef and oceanic mantas as separate species. Divers settle along the rock while mantas bank over the pinnacles, gills flared for the cleaner wrasse; both manta species visit, and the oceanics can span well over four meters. Smalleye stingrays, morays, potato bass, and thick winter baitfish fill the gaps between passes. Sightings have thinned since the mid-2000s and no dive is guaranteed — but when a big animal arrives at 24 meters in green Mozambican water, it feels earned.

您此行的高光时刻: Historic manta cleaning stations visited by both manta species

地形地貌: Rocky reef plateau with cleaning-station pinnacles, gullies, and sand breaks

水流: Open-coast site reached by a long surf launch; current and surge track the swell.

危险因素: Depth, surge, surf launches, and a long boat ride down an exposed coast.

保育: Stay low and behind the station line; a blocked cleaning station is an abandoned one. Sighting data feeds long-running local research.

高氧（Nitrox）: 在此值得使用——各潜点深度落在富氧空气（nitrox）能有效延长免减压时间的区间（前提是持有相应认证）。