Scuba diving and snorkeling Madagascar

This club exists since 2000, which is already a reference in itself. The atmosphere is very convivial, even friendly. The team is professional, Silvia is concerned about safety, but also about the local flora and fauna. You will be able to participate in NAUI training courses from Open to Advanced level. The surrounding depths are exceptional and can be dived all year round, even if it is better to avoid the rainy season (from mid-January to mid-March) because the water can lack visibility. The equipment is in excellent condition. Staying with accommodation is possible, as well as cruises.

Created in 1997 and run by Jean-Michel since 2007, a serious diving club, whose equipment is well maintained. 2 BAUER compressors. The three boats are equipped with GPS, depth sounder, GSM and oxygen. 25complete SCUBAPRO equipment and 65 12-litre aluminium bottles with DIN and ETRIER connections. Baptisms and PADI training provided. Dives for all but also more technical (from Level III). Accompaniment always very professional, in a good mood, without excess of zeal, for beautiful underwater experiences in complete safety.

Outdoor center and beach snack bar, a hub of activity on the island: whale watching, scuba diving, kitesurfing, water sports, guided kayak trips. But also 4x4 excursions, motorcycle tours, hiking, mountain biking and rock climbing. Cool atmosphere in the bar. Also on offer: production of coconut oil, solid shampoo and natural soap, handicrafts (various kitchen utensils, textiles, t-shirts). Social project with Anjaranai community center.

Nice and professional team, for this diving center which is also a guest house. The instructors are well trained and concerned about the safety of the divers. The equipment is in good condition and well maintained. You will be able to participate in many activities: diving courses, photo courses, biology and marine geology, or snorkeling among whales and turtles, depending on the season, of course. The center has proven itself for several years. The atmosphere is very pleasant and relaxed. To visit with confidence.

Created in 2006 and open all year round, this club has 2 boats with a maximum capacity of 20 divers. Depending on the tides and the visibility, Pierre will take you to his secret spots to observe the diversity of sponge corals and a surprising quantity of fish. The center is affiliated to the FFESSM, Pierre holds a BEES1 in scuba diving. On the program: baptisms, explorations. FFESSM or CMAS diplomas. In season, whale and whale shark trips. The club also organizes bivouac dives at Nosy Iranja. Excellent services !

Ulysse Explorer has been pioneering cruises in northwest Madagascar since 1993. Caring and professional aboard the 2 catamarans, Massiliano and his team will take you through the warm waters of the Indian Ocean. 4 comfortable cabins, recent and regularly inspected diving equipment, supervised by a certified instructor to discover the most beautiful spots in the Nosy Be archipelago. Also on board, kayaks and trolling equipment... all you have to do is fish and leave the chef on board to do the rest.

Center Padi 5 *. Welcome to Madagascar's first diving center, created in 1990. Today, Eric and Laurence organize your diving, training, freediving and cruises with a 14-meter catamaran with four double cabins and high-quality equipment. Excellent knowledge of dive sites. Twenty complete sets of equipment, four compressors. Laurence also offers a catamaran cruise, from Saturday afternoon to late Thursday afternoon, including 10 dives. Eric has even published a book on diving in Nosy-Be.

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.

The center is well equipped and the team very attentive. Children are welcome to discover the beginnings of diving in complete safety, while parents can take part in a wide range of training courses. These range from beginner to professional levels and are taught by well-trained instructors. The equipment is recent and well-maintained, from Aqualung. Bora Dive also offers whale watching, depending on the season. Bora Dive is a partner in several research programs.

Run by two French-speaking Italians, it is a serious club offering all types of guided snorkeling trips in small groups, and a multitude of excursions on land and especially at sea to the surrounding islets. On the program of the proposed outings: exploration on many sites diversified by their underwater fauna and flora (day and night), PADI / NAUI /CMAS training and Specialties (Nitrox/Photos/Deep/Nocturnal/First aid)... They also organize activities for the Nosy Be Hotel.

A reputable claimant, very well located at the pier level. Offers quality dives, whale watching, classic excursions to Mats Island and Sable Island, cruises, tour of Masoala Park and of course the daily boat trip to Grande Terre. Versatile and popular!

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.

Nosy Be Diving is a Francophone centre located on the island of Nosy Be, northwest of Madagascar. The centre organises cruises in the warm waters of the Mozambique Canal on a spacious and comfortable catamaran equipped with 8 passengers. Several possible circuits (tower of Nosy Be, Nosy Iranja, Nosy Kalakadjoro, Nosy Lodge, Nosy Saba, Baie d'Ampasindava, Nosy Mitsio, Mail Bay…). Also multi-activity cruises throughout the year. The club also offers baptisms and formations all levels, FFESSM, CMAS, SSI and PADI. The team, especially qualified, is composed exclusively of passionate people.