Dive Review of Nosy Komba Plongee/Villa Ilo Komba (private villa) in
Africa/Nosy Be, Madagascar

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Nosy Komba Plongee/Villa Ilo Komba (private villa): "Worth diving if you happen to be in Madagascar", Oct, 2025, by Lisa Jabusch and Steve Nieters, TN, US ( Sr. Contributor 26 reports with 8 Helpful votes). Report 13582.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Value for $$
Beginners
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Comments	N.B. we only had one 2-tank dive, albeit to the Parc National Marin de Nosy Tanikely, which is highly touted for its diving. (We had a lengthy trip in Madagascar and Southern Africa, and the diving was almost an afterthought.) Note also that Plongee Nosy Komba had a 5.0 rating on Google. Desiring a relaxed few days in the middle of a lengthy land-focused trip, we stayed on Nosy Komba, rather than the more heavily traveled Nosy Be, which is a popular resort destination for Europeans—especially the French. That bigger island has the airport, several dive shops, cars, roads, etc. Nosy Komba has none of the above, save for one dive shop. We rented an entire staffed villa just 50 meters from the dive shop ($270 for 4 nights, plus cost of meals and staff tips). The dive shop itself is right on the beach, which sloped gently to the dive boats for ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Nosy Komba Plongee Villa Ilo Komba (private villa)
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Fiji, French Polynesia, Hawaii, Caribbean/Gulf locations, GBR, Solomons, PNG, Komodo and Raja Ampat, Red Sea
Closest Airport	Nosy Be	Getting There	direct flights via Air Link from Johannesburg to Nosy Be, or from the Capital on Air Madagascar, followed by taxi and short boat ride to Nosy Komba, where we stayed (or, a 20-30 minute boat charter from Ankify if you are touring Northern Madagascar).
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	80-°F / 27-°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	40-60 Ft/ 12-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	One hour. Follow the guide (albeit we weren't always within sight). Depth limitations enforced by the terrain.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	no
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	No water bins on boat for cameras. Tight quarters. Fortunately, only one of the 8 divers on our boat had a serious camera. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Nosy Komba Plongee/Villa Ilo Komba (private villa) in Africa/Nosy Be, Madagascar

Nosy Komba Plongee/Villa Ilo Komba (private villa): "Worth diving if you happen to be in Madagascar", Oct, 2025,

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Dive Review of Nosy Komba Plongee/Villa Ilo Komba (private villa) in
Africa/Nosy Be, Madagascar