Sports and leisure activities Côte Du Capricorne

Rental of quad and motorbike in the day, with or without guide, to beautiful local destinations. 6 or 7 day raids to Ampanihy, Lavanono and Itampolo. Serious and well equipped team.

Yannick and his team, settled in the area since 2004, offer scuba diving, sport fishing, whale watching (in season), underwater hunting, kitesurfing (Yan is a certified Iko level 2 instructor), stand up paddle, hobby cat, vezo pirogue trips, mangrove trips at high tide, and guided quad tours along the coast. Professional, serious and friendly. Also "downwind" circuits all along the coast, that is to say 100 km of lagoon. Another serious address in Mangily: Mangily Scuba Dive, next to Chez Alex.

Recommended by even the greatest surfers, such as Jérémy Flores, this serious surf club also offers packages north of Tuléar and south of the Tropic. That said, there's no need to go too far: the island of Nosy Ve, just opposite, is bordered by the famous Flamme Balls wave to the north, and by Jelly Baby to the south. The resort has 18 lagoon-side bungalows facing Nosy Ve island (from €89 for two people). Other activities include whale safaris in season and visits to Tsimanampetsotsa National Park.

Vatosoa. In the lagoon. 10 m. Beautiful coral beds. Sometimes leaf-fish, stone-fish and barracudas.

Coral garden. In the lagoon. 16 m. Along the reef, surmullets, gaterins, stone-fish or crocodile-fish, heterocongers...

Akio. South pass. 30 m. Crossing of the southern pass: red carp, jacks, barracudas, eagle rays, groupers, napoleons... Quite a fun dive.

Massif des Roses. In the lagoon. 6 m. Small reserve, it is here that baptisms are often scheduled. The coral is damaged but rich in small fauna.

Cathedral. North pass. 18 m. Just at the exit of the North pass, to be done at the tide gauge. A series of caves, one of the nicest. Big groupers, potatoes, loaches, snappers and some napoleons... A bit difficult to pass.

Snappers Point. Outside the lagoon. 23 meters. Nice fauna (snappers, fusiliers, surmulets, capuchins, groupers, small napoleons...) and good coral cover.

Bevato. Outside the lagoon. 16-25 m. A fishy site, with a wall of 8 m. The coral plateau is not great, but the fauna is rich. It is possible to meet some nice specimens of malabar groupers.

Tortuga. Outside the lagoon. 23 meters. Beautiful and diversified corals and active fauna (morays, rays, platax, snappers, lobsters, crocodile-fish)... Some turtles with luck!

Juliette cave. South pass. 23 m. Along the north wall of the south channel : fusiliers, coachmen, unicorns, napoleons, barracudas, jacks... Drifting only, beautiful underwater relief.

A CMAS 2-star centre renowned throughout the region. CMAS Instructor, Fred Lucas, assisted by the friendly Bruno, offers wreck dives: there are no less than three in the vicinity (English, Portuguese and American), whose shallow depths make them accessible even for first-time divers or freedivers! A great experience. The team collaborates with WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society), at the level of marine protected areas, and participates in the marking, survey and biological monitoring, with the aim of preserving Madagascar's underwater heritage.

Blair Rogers (whom everyone affectionately nicknames Tony Blair) organizes surf trips as we like, the old-fashioned way on almost exclusive spots. The best season to surf on this coast is from March to October (southern winter), ideal for experienced surfers. In summer, the swell is less, but better oriented and the water warmer.