Reef
down to 40 m
Banc des Licornes
Coral plateaux at 13-19 m described as one of the finest coral fields, with corals 'like new' and undamaged.
- Advanced
Advanced≤30 m
Nosy Tanikely
Dive site in Nosy Be, Madagascar
A marine reserve reef where small whitetip reef sharks visit among the corals and fish schools, and many sea turtles can be seen.
- Max depth
- 20 m
- Level
- Advanced
- Best months
- Oct–Dec
- Entry
- By boat
- Current
- Mild
The story
Nosy Tanikely officially became a nature park in 2010. Its reserve extends 700 metres around the island's lighthouse, which marks out the diving zone; fishing and night dives are forbidden, and access to the lagoon costs 20,000 Ar per person.
Source: nosybe-tourisme.com
The dive
A reef dive from a boat. Known for whitetip reef sharks, turtles and trevally.
Who it's for
Advanced≤30 mSource: dansa.org
Recommended minimum: Advanced (PADI Advanced Open Water, N2).
- Access is restricted or uncertain: check with local authorities and operators.
Conditions
- Dive type
- Reef
- Environment
- Open water
- Water
- Sea water
What you might see
- Whitetip reef sharks
- Turtles
- Trevally
- Groupers
Season in Nosy Be
- J
- F
- M
- A
- M
- J
- J
- A
- S
- O
- N
- D
- Best
- Good
- Possible
- Closed
- Not documented yet
Best months: Oct–Dec.
Source: sakalavdiving.comWhere is Nosy Be?
The point shows the Nosy Be area, not the exact dive site.
More dives in Nosy Be
Wall
down to 40 m
Grand Banc (Shark Point)
Drop-offs facing the Mozambique Channel where grey and whitetip reef sharks are seen, and occasionally hammerheads.
- Advanced
- Grey reef sharks
Rock formations
down to 50 m
Atnam
Named for 'manta' spelt backwards, an offshore reef reached by a negative descent to 38 m and dived as a drift.
- Technical
Reef
down to 40 m
Banc Rosario
A coral plateau that is one of the favoured places to swim alongside whale sharks in October and November, with ribbon morays.
- Advanced
- Whale sharks
Wall
down to 45 m
Canyon
A deep outer-wall dive between 30 and 45 m with occasional leopard and whitetip shark encounters.
- Technical
- Leopard (zebra) sharks
Macro
down to 23 m
Sakatia Bay (between Nosy Be and Nosy Sakatia)
Wave- and current-free bay reefs between Nosy Be and Nosy Sakatia, known for seahorses, frogfish, ghost pipefish and nudibranchs.
- Advanced
- Turtles
About this page
Values marked “Estimated” come from our original catalogue and are being checked against published sources one by one. Sourced values link to where they come from. Conditions change with the season, the weather and the tide: confirm with a local dive centre before you dive.