{"id":25572,"date":"2026-07-10T18:01:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T16:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bright-tanzania.com\/activities\/whale-sharks-on-mafia-island\/"},"modified":"2026-07-10T18:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T16:06:10","slug":"whale-sharks-on-mafia-island","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bright-tanzania.com\/en\/activities\/whale-sharks-on-mafia-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Whale Sharks on Mafia Island"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"25572\" class=\"elementor elementor-25572 elementor-25556\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c6a8eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c6a8eb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f0ac02\" data-id=\"9f0ac02\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a495cca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a495cca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Whale Sharks on Mafia Island  <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4be89d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4be89d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e01e1b\" data-id=\"4e01e1b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0da8e7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0da8e7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The whale shark is the largest fish species in the world and can grow up to 12 meters long. Despite its size, it poses no danger to humans. This is because whale sharks have no teeth. They feed on plankton and small organisms that they filter from the water.   <\/p><p>During their annual migration, whale sharks swim very close to the coast of Mafia Island. As a result, they are easy to spot during a snorkeling or diving trip from October through March. <\/p><p>Mafia Island, one of the three islands that belong to Tanzania, lies south of the mainland and is part of a protected marine nature reserve. By limiting the number of visitors, the fragile marine ecosystem is protected. 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The migration season for whale sharks near Mafia Island runs from October through March. Mafia Island is accessible only by plane. Therefore, we recommend combining a stay on the island with your safari as an extension of your trip through Tanzania.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-112120d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"112120d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong>What&#8217;s Included<\/strong><br><ul>\n \t<li>Transportation to and from the accommodation<\/li>\n \t<li>Guide<\/li>\n \t<li>Snorkeling Gear<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<strong>What Is Not Included<\/strong><br><ul>\n \t<li>Diving Equipment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0099999 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0099999\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/bright-tanzania.com\/en\/contact-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whale Sharks on Mafia Island The whale shark is the largest fish species in the world and can grow up to 12 meters long. 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