Madagascar Liveaboard Diving
Pristine reefs, endemic marine life, and humpback whale encounters off Africa's largest island
About Madagascar
Untouched Indian Ocean Paradise
Madagascar's underwater world remains one of diving's best-kept secrets. The island's isolation has created marine ecosystems found nowhere else on Earth, with endemic species thriving in warm Indian Ocean waters.
Nosy Be, the main diving hub, offers encounters with whale sharks, manta rays, and between July and September, migrating humpback whales. The remote Nosy Mitsio archipelago and Radama Islands provide untouched coral reefs rivaling the best in the Indo-Pacific.
Liveaboard Vessels in Madagascar
- Gros Plan — 4.4/5 stars
Top Dive Sites in Madagascar
- Nosy Tanikely Marine Reserve — beginner (3-18m)
- Nosy Mitsio Pinnacles — advanced (12-40m)
- Greg's Wall — intermediate (10-40m)
- Radama Islands — intermediate (5-30m)
- Sakatia Island Reef — beginner (5-18m)
- Russian Bay — beginner (4-16m)
- Ankarea — advanced (15-35m)
- West Reef — intermediate (8-25m)
- The Wall (Nosy Be) — advanced (12-42m)
- Tanikely Canyon — intermediate (10-28m)
- Nosy Komba Reef — beginner (4-18m)
- Nosy Iranja Drop-off — advanced (8-38m)
- Sainte Marie Whale Point — intermediate (10-25m)
- Mitsio Sharks Point — advanced (12-35m)
- Ampasindava Pinnacle — intermediate (12-35m)
- Nosy Fanihy — intermediate (6-28m)
- Befotaka Bay — beginner (3-14m)
- Andilana Reef — intermediate (6-22m)
- Atlantis Point — intermediate (10-30m)
- Tsarabanjina Reef — intermediate (6-24m)