Why choose Scuba Nosy Be?
- Very important: 4 small boats, meaning a potential choice of 4 different destinations per day.
- With our ‘island package’ you can dive for 5 days and discover 4 different islands, with the option of lunch on site (minimum 6 divers). Please note: Nosy Komba often has poor visibility.
- “Cruise” to Radama, Iranja, Mitsio, Nosy Saba, Nosy Lava. See the ‘cruise-bivouac’ page.
- ‘OPERATION’: EVERYONE ON NITROX:
- Nitrox only €3 per 12-litre tank and €4 per 15-litre tank.
- Nitrox training €50 instead of €170.
- 20 years of experience in Nosy Be brings you: in-depth knowledge of the sites in Nosy Be Bay and the Radames.
Maximum 4 divers per guide (unless otherwise requested).
BCD , regulators are changed every 2 years!
- Multiple training courses available, from beginner to instructor : Training: SSI, PADI, FFESSM, CMAS, IANTD,
- For training courses: Small groups guaranteed (3 students max), often a single student in private lessons.
- Meet at 8 a.m. at the dive centre where your equipment will be waiting for you on the boat, returning around 1.30 p.m. after two dives.
- We optimise dive groups according to each person's characteristics and level (easy with several boats).
Important: safety is paramount when diving in Madagascar. Please consult our safety page by clicking on the link at the bottom of this page. For example, we are fortunate to have a hyperbaric chamber on the island less than 3 kilometres away.
- Accommodation is free in a clean single room at the centre, if available, or in a dormitory. Two dives per day = one night's accommodation (if booked online in advance).
- The Nosy Lodge, located next to the diving club, offers a 20% discount on rooms when booking online (please specify ‘Scuba Nosy Be diver price’).
Special season in Nosy Be Madagascar:
– Humpback whales: from August to the end of October (peaking in September).
– Manta rays and Mobula rays: no real season, but more numerous from August to December.
– Whale sharks: mid-September to mid-December.
– Omura’s whales: August to December.
– Hammerhead sharks: mid-December to early March, except at Radama, where they can be seen all year round, but there have been fewer since El Niño in 2024!
Good to know
– “Cruise” in Radama, Mitsio, Iranja, Nosy Saba and Nosy Lava.
– Seasons: January, February and March: rainy season, so generally good weather during the day and often rain at night, but beware, every year there are two or three cyclones over Nosy Be, so bad or even very bad weather for a few days. In short: few divers, but more risky in terms of weather.
– Temperature
– May to end of October: 26°C 5 mm wetsuit + hood for those who feel the cold.
– November to end of April: 28-29°C 3 mm wetsuit or shorty.
– Health: no compulsory vaccinations for Nosy Be, advice for the ‘low’ risk of malaria: mosquito repellent and mosquito net.
– Credit cards are often refused in shops, so bring euros in large denominations (no €5, €10 or €20 notes). There are also several cash machines in Nosy Be.
– Visa: to be obtained at the airport upon arrival in Madagascar.
– Diving: S80 aluminium tank (11.1l) for a single dive, DIN and stirrup, 15l steel tanks must be booked in advance. Bring a pair of socks in case the fins are a little too big, and bring 40,000 ar if you are diving in Tanikely Park.
– Nitrox: Highly recommended.
