MEET OUR TEAM
Opaz Michael
Company Director
Opaz born in Jaffa, Israel, on the Mediterranean coast. Diving since 1998, Opaz is a PADI Diving Instructor. In addition, he has been living in Zanzibar for the last 13 years. Opaz backpacked in East Africa for one year, travelling in Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. Previously, he also worked at Maslul, where he gave presentations and advise about trips to East Africa for travelers.
Vernon Cameron
General Manager
SSI Assistant Instructor Trainer, Padi Open Water Scuba Instructor
Vernon grew up in South Africa and worked as a tour guide through Southern and East Africa for 10 years before settling in Zanzibar. He has vast knowledge about touring through Africa and always open for a discussion about your travel plans.
Juma Omar Ali
Padi Instructor & SSI Specialty Instructor
Juma came from Wasini Island, South of Kenya, where he fell in love with diving. Juma is a PADI Instructor since 2008. He has been diving since 1995 and he is living in Zanzibar now.
Makame Ali
Assistant Boat Captain
Makame Ali is one of our assistant captains. Big and strong, you will see him hoist the anchor with ease and watch out for debris on our way on the boat. He was born in Nungwi, and was a fisherman for many years before coming to work with us.
Haji Juma
Assistant Boat Captain
Haji Juma is one of our boat captains. Haji used to transport goods on traditional sail boats from the island to the mainland. He started as a security guard for the boat with us and worked his way up in the company.
Rama Nahoda
Snorkelling Guide & Dive Master Trainee
Rama is doing a dive master internship with us and is our main snorkelling guide. He also moves our dive tanks to the compressor room and has his own little barber shop in the village. If you are looking for a clean cut, he is your man.
Vladimir Romanov
Dive Instructor
Владимир Романов - инструктор по дайвингу и мото-инструктор. Технический дайвер. Из Москвы.В дайвинге с 2000 года. Работал в индустрии дайвинга в России, Египте, Таиланде и в течение года был менеджером дайвинг-сафари на моторной яхте.
Oscar Domingo
Businesss Manager
Oscar came from Barcelona, Spain. During the last 9 years he has been working in Zanzibar, combining diving, kite surfing, live aboard charters, and delivery of boats. In the last couple of years he has made two Ocean crossings. Oscar has a degree in Business Administration and Economics and he is happy to help with fish identification and discuss local marine life, which is very important to him. You will see him constantly working on various gardening and carpentry projects around 17Cholo’s beach, where Divine Diving center is located.
Kidanga Mussa Jabir
Operational Manager
Kidanga is originally from Nungwi and has been with Divine Diving since 2011. Before him, his father worked with us. Mussa is Operational Manager; he is extremely knowledgeable and helpful. Ask him if you need any local information! His father brought him to Divine so through his work here he hopes that people remember and honour his father.
Dominic Hare
Padi Dive Master & SSI Instructor
Dominic is a Diver Instructor Divine Diving Yoga & Dive Centre Zanzibar. He graduated with bachelor’s degree in finance at Kenyatta University in Kenya, before moving to Zanzibar in 2017, where he did his Dive master course and eventually made it as a Diving Instructor. He is a great team player best known for his communicative skills and cooperates well with clients, other staff members and the management team at large.
Rajabu Abdallah Bakari
Boat Captain
Rajabu comes from Tanga, Tanzania. Rajabu is not only a boat captain but can help as a snorkelling guide as well. He has a contagious smile and always ready to help wherever he can
Galy Vladishevskaiai
Russian Administrator
Галина Владишевская – администратор, ассистент инструктораГалина жена Сергея, помогает ему в организации дайвинга в поездках. Она технический дайвер ИАНТД, ныряет до 60м. Галина ни чает души в животных, которые отвечают ей взаимностью и всегда её окружают.
Sergei Reznikov
Technical Instructor
Сергей Резников – технический инструкторСергей родился в городе Кемерово, ныряет с 1995 года. Он является техническим инструктором ИАНТД и газблендером (приготовление газовых смесей для любых погружений). Сергей работает в дайвинг индустрии с 2010 года, он президент клуба «Команда Черноморских Дайверов» и помогает в управлении дайв центром «Black Sea Diving College» в Сочи. Он организовывает дайвинг туры в Египет, Турцию, Мальту, США, Арабские Эмираты, Мексику, Белиз и конечно Занзибар и по России.