Sakatia Lodge, Nosy Be

The whale sharks appeared last year end of Sept just when I left the island. This year I planned better to get the chance of an encounter with these amazing gentle giants. Bingo, it worked as Giorgia our marine biologist and dive guide had promised “these guys are cruising around somewhere”. We looked for seabirds flying around on one spot or floating in a tight circle. Often we saw a feeding frenzy of Bonitos around these places. Gi explained, it´s some kind of food chain, there are small fish close to the surface feeding on algae and plankton floating in a thick layer around. The Bonitos and ...

Many European tourists chose Africa as vacation destination, as there is hardly any time change so no jet lag at all even after a 10 h flight. Africa has a lot to offer, there is South A with Capetown, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Djibouti and a lot of islands around like Mafia, Mauritius, Mayotte to name a few. I picked Madagascar, Nosy Sakatia this year as I had fond memories of my stay on Nosy Be in Sept 2007, warm water, good vis, beautiful coral reef, great + some deep dives with a Swiss/French instructor, relaxed diving ideal for a septuagenarian which I now am. Saw a picture of a tiny ...