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Mark Slingo is an experienced SSI Instructor Trainer and co-founder of Ocean Tribe in Kenya. With over 20 years in the dive industry, he’s dedicated to shaping skilled, ethical dive professionals and believes great instructors create safe, confident, and environmentally aware divers.
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Kenya Dive Safaris: Combining Underwater Adventure with Classic Land Safari

Kenya dive safaris offer a rare travel combination: vibrant Indian Ocean diving followed by a traditional African safari. This makes it an ideal destination...

Why the PADI IDC Isn’t Necessarily the Best Starting Point Anymore: Save by Choosing the SSI Instructor Course in 2025

If you’re considering the PADI IDC to begin your dive-instructor career, it’s time to pause. Today, that path—once seen as the gold standard—is slower, more expensive,...

Become an SSI Diving Instructor This September in Kenya- Extra Inclusions

If you’re looking to become an SSI diving instructor, there’s no better time or place to do it than this September in Diani Beach, Kenya. Ocean...

Dive Club Membership Now Open to International Members

Discover the Ocean Tribe Dive ClubFor years, the Ocean Tribe Dive Club has been the ultimate way for East African residents to enjoy the...

Scuba Diving Therapy: Healing Through the Depths

Scuba diving isn’t just a sport. It’s increasingly recognised as a powerful therapeutic tool. For individuals recovering from trauma, injury, or chronic stress, the...

Low-Impact Diving: How to Become an Eco-Conscious Diver

Every diver should aim to become an eco-conscious diver. After all, the ocean gives us so much adventure, wonder, and beauty. The least we can...

Why Our Dive Career Internships Are the Best Value in East Africa

At Ocean Tribe, we believe that turning your love of the ocean into a career shouldn’t break the bank — and it should be...

Try Scuba in Diani This July and August with Ocean Tribe

Try scuba this July and August in Diani Beach with Ocean Tribe and discover an underwater world you’ll never forget. Ocean Tribe is an...

App Review: New PADI App vs SSI App — Which Is Better?

PADI has just released their new, revamped PADI app, claiming it’s now on par with rival training agency apps. We decided to put it...

Top 10 Things That Annoy Scuba Divers (and Why They’re Actually Pretty Funny)

Scuba diving is an incredible way to explore the underwater world. But no matter how calm and easygoing divers may seem, there are a...

Dive for Free in Diani: Monthly Underwater Cleanup

Join us every first Saturday of the month for our Blue Oceans Underwater Cleanup at the Diani Lagoon near Sand Island—and dive in for free! Whether you’re a...

Diving in Kenya: Why It’s One of the Best Kept Secrets

Diving in Kenya is one of the best kept secrets in the global diving world. When you think about top dive destinations, places like the...

Why do my GAP Year in Kenya or Tanzania?

So you have graduated from school or university and are looking to take a year out before moving on to the next stage of...

MV Dania- East Africa’s Number 1 Wreck Dive Site

The MV Dania is a ship wreck  located off the coast of Kenya which was sunk deliberately by Buccaneer Diving in 2002 to form...