With regards to diving, in Madagascar we give precedence to Nosy Be Island and its rich and diversified archipelago. It is situated on the Channel of Mozambique, few km away from the coast of the main island. It is a real tropical paradise with wild and unspoiled nature and the warm water of the Indian Ocean. Ideal spots for fishing and diving. We cooperate with many Diving Centre, all of them are very competent and ready to give the proper response to all kind of divers. According to the hotel chosen and according to your needs we will select the more appropriate one.
MITSIO ARCHIPELAGO
Suggested time: from October to June
Temperature of water: 25° – 30°
Visibility: good
Depth of dive: 15 – 40 metres
Day 1
Departure towards the Mitsio Island early in the morning.
Stop at the pinnacles “Les Tétons” for a dive. Departure towards Marimbé, located near the Grand Mitsio Island for a refreshing swim.
Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 2
Departure for a first dive at “Grandes Orgues” and departure towards Ankarea.
Lunch and dive at Ankarea.
Return to the Grand Mitsio.
Dinner and overnight onboard.
Day 3
Departure towards North for Nosy Lava Island.
Day on the island, two dives in two different sites.
Dinner and overnight on board or on the island, depending on weather conditions.
Day 4
Departure toward West to reach the “Castor Shoal”.
Two dives on the reef.
Late in the afternoon return and berth in front of the Grand Mitsio.
Dinner and overnight onboard.
Day 5
Departure towards “the four brothers”, “les Quatre Frères”, where there are more than one site for diving.
Two dives and in the late afternoon, departure towards Nosy Sakatia Island.
Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 6
Dive at the “Banco des Licornes”.
Lunch on board.
Departure towards Nosy Be and transfer to the Hotel.
CAPE OF ST. SEBASTIEN
Suggested time: from October to June
Temperature of water: 25° – 30°
Visibility: good
Depth of dive: 15 – 40 meter
Day 1
Embarkation after lunch and departure sailing over the night to reach “le Cap St Sébastien” located 70 miles away.
Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 2
Berth at Cap St Sébastien. The diving schedule will be planned on site according to the tides and the currents. Among the available diving sites, the “Mbamonetsimani” one, is taking you at the end of the cliffs, a site where big corals are hosting a variety of fish such as amberjacks, tuna, unicorns, surgeons, occasional sharks and some large groupers. Another one is the Yang-Tse rocks, located between two islands where there are amazing corals and many fish.
Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 3
Cap St. Sébastien. Diving around the Ambasavaka cliffs: sharks, groupers, and many other species. Sailing towards the Lakandava Islands, 20 miles north. Dive in the afternoon on a cliff with a depth of 15 meters to see many species of fish, corals, etc.
Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 4
Diving in the Lakandava shoal, 800m long and 20m depth. Various soft corals and many species of fish. In the afternoon, sailing towards Nosy Hao, up to the North. Diving in the channel between the island and on the internal reef. Shoal which is 70m depth. Giant pelagic fish, napoleons, sharks…
Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 5
Diving North of Nosy Hao Island, offshore of the reef. Sailing towards Lakandava South, for a dive at Lion Shoal, which is amazing for the huge schools of Wahoo, fusilier, jack and groups of hard corals.
Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 6
Sailing towards South to Cap St. Sébastienand diving on the Kalomisamba cliff. It is made up of two rocks connected by a cave: sharks, turtles, giant trevally, groupersand many species of fish and an amazing reef. In the afternoon dive on the Mananono reef, where it is normal to meet sharks and many different species of fish.
Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 7
Departure early in the morning for the “Petit Castor” shoal about 35 miles away from Mitsio Island. A great dive offshore on a shoal interesting for its variety of fish and corals. Sailing towards “Les 4 frères” (on the Mitsio archipelago). A very nice dive on the big rocks located at 250 mt on the sea level, going down to a depth of 20mt to see many schools of fish such as groupers and jacks and a lot of turtles.
Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 8
Return to Nosy Be Island or Nosy Sakatia Island.
RADAMA ARCHIPELAGO
Suggested time: from October to June
Temperature of water: 25° – 30°
Visibility: According to the season from medium to clear
Day 1
Departure towards the underwater reserve or TanikelyIsland for a first dive: a great variety of corals, groupers, white spottedwedge fish, stingrays, manta rays and turtles. A second dive will take you to 22 meters, between big blocks of corals. Arrival at a white gorgonian shoal where turtles and white tip reef sharks live in peace. Sailing towards the Bay of the Russians.
Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 2
Departure early in the morning towards the Kalakajoro Island, main base for dives in the Radama archipelago.Two shallow dives.
Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 3
Departure towards “Greg’s Wall”, one of the most known site because of its variety of underwater flora and fauna: two dives on the side and in the cave. In the evening return to Kalakajoro.
Dinner and overnight on board.
Day 4
Departure to discover “Black Wall”, an amazing forest of black coral hosting a big group of plagic fish.
Dinner and overnight atAntany Mora.
Day 5
In the morning, two shallow dives on a plateau of coral where groupers and wale sharks live.
Dinner and overnight at Antany Mora.
Day 6
Departure at dawn to Nosy Kivinjy Island, which is also called Sugar Loaf to have another two dives.
Dinner and overnight at the Bay of the Russians.
Day 7
Departure towards Nosy be, two dives on the site “5 meter shoal” in order to look for wale sharks and manta ray fish. Lunch and sailing towards Nosy Be.
Debarkation in the late afternoon.
WRECKS
Located offshore of Nosy Be at a depth of about 26-29mt, the site has 4 small medium wrecks. The present corals are hosting many species of fish such as giant groupers, white-spotted wedgefish, zebra shark, schools of jackfish and barracudas, etc. Visibility is medium. It is a fantastic site for those who love diving between wreck ships.
STONY CORALS
At a depth of about 20-23 meters there is a breath-taking area with gorgonians, a reef covered with stony corals. It may be possible to meet small white tip reefshark, turtles, and scorpion and crocodile fish.
GORGONIANS
At a depth of about 13-20 meters, on a sandy seabed, there are hundreds of huge gorgonians hosting turtles, crocodile fish, hippocampus and blue spotted ribbon tail ray. The surrounding is so beautiful to seems unreal and it gives the feeling on entering an artwork masterpiece.
EXTERNA ENTRANCE SHOAL
Located 23 km away from Nosy Be (50 minutes by speedboat) with a depth (gentle slope) that goes from 18 to 60 meters. Ideal place to meet pelagic fish (tuna, barracuda, mackerel, etc.) sharks, whitetip reef shark, grey reef shark, zebra shark and hammerhead shark. One of the most beautiful site for diving in the entire archipelago of Nosy Be. Visibility good for almost the entire year.
SHARK POINT
An unspoiled reef, away from the coasts of Nosy Be, at a depth of 18-50 meters, with a visibility up to 40 meters. It gives home to pelagic fish, sharks (white tip reef, grey reef, black and hammerhead shark) whale sharks and whales that can be seen between a dive and another, mantas, rays fish and much more.
MUCH MORE THAN THAT…
There are many other sites for high quality diving close to the islands of Nosy Iranja, Nosy Tanikely, Nosy Komba and Nosy Sakatia. There are only some of the sites to be mentioned and that are waiting for you in Nosy Be archipelago.