Dive Review of Madagascat in
Africa/Nosy Be, Madagascar

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Madagascat: "A liveaboard charter in Madagascar", Nov, 2019, by Malcolm Hunter, ME, US ( Reviewer 3 reports). Report 11290.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling
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Comments	Maki Cat is a motor-catamaran from South Africa based in Nosy Be, Madagascar (Madagascat.co.za) that is available for whole boat charters with a minimum of four and maximum of eight passengers (six divers). Harriet, the owner, is based in Cape Town, and does a great job at organizing voyages, very responsive to all issues. Stephane, from France, is captain and dive master, and Noel is first mate, and they run a first-class operation with all dives taking place directly from the boat, and a zodiac available for shore excursions. Fred, the cook, prepared the best meals we have had on a dive-boat. Based on the condition of the coral and the abundance and diversity of fish the quality of the diving was very good, probably “excellent” if the Caribbean is your main frame of reference. Stéphane’s English is certainly adequate but somewhat limiting vis a vis details. For example, every dive site was described as having “beautiful corals and many fishes.” The dive sites were well-distributed so we covered a lot of sea motoring among them, typically with passages of 1 -3 hours given the boat’s speed, about 5 knots. We were a group of 2 divers and 3 snorkelers; our snorkeling friends were very happy with the experience (and we certainly enjoyed our best whale shark encounter) but to me the water seemed a bit too deep for optimal snorkeling. Madagascar is a long way to travel for divers based in the US and thus it would be best to combine a charter with a week or two enjoying Madagascar’s amazing terrestrial fauna—lemurs, chameleons, and much more on the main island.
Websites	Madagascat
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Widely
Closest Airport	Nosy Be	Getting There	We traveled on Ethiopian Airlines via Addis Ababa; there are also direct flights via Milan and Johannesburg
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	78-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	30-60 Ft/ 9-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	yes	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	1 or 2
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	We just did some point & shoot photography. Not sure what they would have done to accommodate serious photographers

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Dive Review of Madagascat in Africa/Nosy Be, Madagascar

Madagascat: "A liveaboard charter in Madagascar", Nov, 2019,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

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Dive Review of Madagascat in
Africa/Nosy Be, Madagascar