Author: Emily Borth We are all Volunteers Life in the village means living as part of a very inter-connected community. Everyone helps everyone; that is just part of life here. In the span of a few minutes, you can gather large groups of people to help pull boats out of the water when rough weather […]
Hiked into Paradise
Author: Roxanne Parker Welcome to Hell-Ville! Welcome to Hell-Ville a crazy, chaotic cacophony of noise, colliding colours & cultures that is the capital of Nosy Be. The rainy season means the streets are a muddy maze as yellow Tuks-Tuks whizz by beeping at Vazaha’s (whites) offering them a lift & momentary reprise from the mud […]
Marine Conservation Monthly Report
Author: Ethan Getz, Marine Science Manager January 2018 Over the past few months, the marine conservation staff have worked to continue long-term reef monitoring projects while developing new methods to measure the health of our home reef and the surrounding reefs on Nosy Komba. Robust datasets have been collected from reef transect surveys, turtle watch, […]
PADI Top Instructor in the Country
Congratulations are due to our Director of Diving Operations and Health & Safety Kyle Devine for placing as one of the top PADI instructors in the country! Kyle has been living in Madagascar for over 6 years. He has a love for the ocean and has been diving for nine years. He is a qualified PADI […]
Taxi-Brousse: Antananarivo to Ankify
As you might have noticed yourself, if you have done some research, you can find plenty of horrible stories from people about taking a taxi-brousse in Madagascar. It is not always like that! For us taking the taxi-brousse from Antananarivo (Tana), up north, to Ankify turned out to be a unique, unforgettable experience. Not knowing […]
