Madagascar Scuba Diving Travel Guide
Madagascar
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Scuba Diving
Life underwater off the Madagascan coast is as varied and exciting as it is on land. The best time of year to dive in Madagascar is May through to the end of December. During the rainy season (December through April) the diving is still good but the visibility is reduced from 20-30m+ to nearer 15-20m and the average water temperature is warm, about 25-30C. The north-west of the country has dive sites galore, which can be explored from a base in the Nosy Be area. The best of these are Tanikely, The Four Brothers, The Mummy and The Organ.
In the east of Madagascar there is the island of Saint Marie, which has numerous wrecks sunk of its coast, and just south of here is the more remote island Aux Nattes, which has some of the area's most stunning coral formations.
For deep-sea diving (trained divers only)Paro des Merous is the place to go. And finally, down in the south of Madagascar, Ifaty Toliara and Morondova have schools in which you can learn to dive, as well as having great dive locations.
For multiple-day dive trips in further flung locations try a LiveAboard excursion.
