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Ifaty and Mangily

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29 sources • Updated Oct 29, 2026

Written by DiveJourney. Built from public sources and local operator knowledge. Last updated Oct 29, 2026.

Madagascar National Tourism Office: Toliara, Ifaty and Mangily - Separates Ifaty-Mangily from Anakao and identifies the lagoon, snorkeling, diving, pirogues, and Vezo coastal culture.
Madagascar National Tourism Office: Diving - Lists Ifaty-Mangily as a southwest dive region, certification distinctions and seasonality cautions.
Madagascar Airlines: Toliara destination - Airline identifies Toliara as access gateway and May-October as generally dry-season travel period.
Madagascar Airlines: Passport and visa formalities - The airline’s fee schedule is dated 16 February 2026. It labels its EUR 30 or USD 35 band as under 15 days and separately describes an airport-arrival visa fee exemption with an EUR 10 tourist tax for stays of 15 days or less.
PADI: Mangily Scuba operator profile - Lists village location, recreational scuba, snorkeling, introductory dives and courses. Profile listing is not an independently confirmed 2026 sailing schedule.
ATIMOO: South-west Madagascar diving - Local operator describes land-based diving, training, excursions with overnight hotel stays on shore and whale-watch timing.
ATIMOO: Dive sites of Ranobe Bay - First-party dive-site, depth, current, wall, and pass descriptions; some operator page price fields are clearly unreliable and were excluded.
ATIMOO: Weather in Mangily-Ifaty - Local account of dry-season afternoon winds, more variable summer rainfall and preferred October-December scuba window. Qualitative operator account, not climatological guarantee.
ATIMOO: Humpback migration and whale-watching - Operator-specific June-September local seasonal observations and whale approach description; marketing encounter probabilities are not adopted.
Mangily Scuba: Ifaty site descriptions - Operator-supplied names and depth profiles; live departures not verified from this older web page.
Reserve Reniala: Official site - Identifies Mangily location, botanical and birdlife conservation, guided nature experience.
Reserve Reniala: Activities - Lists botanical birding, plant education, baobab planting and optional pirogue snorkeling experiences.
Reserve Reniala: 2026 rates - Operator-published 2026 entry, guided walks, birding, pirogue, specific Rose Garden access tax and transfer prices.
Reef Doctor: Ranobe Bay marine reserves - Conservation NGO describes Massif des Roses and Ankarajelita community reserves, FI.MI.HA.RA governance and reef condition concerns.
CetaMada: Responsible marine megafauna observation - Madagascar megafauna-watching regulations, training and observation charters.
Anakao Express: On-request Mangily transfer - Direct transfer company says Toliara to Mangily boat passage is by prior request, unlike its advertised routine Anakao route.
Madagascar eVisa information - Information linked by Madagascar’s Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts on the tourist eVisa, application period, 60-day limit and arrival counters. See the published eVisa tariff for listed fees. Confirm the official application and payment channel with Malagasy immigration or an embassy.
UK Foreign Office: Madagascar entry requirements - Guidance for travellers from the UK with a full British citizen passport. Covers passport validity, blank pages, onward or return tickets and an EUR 10 administrative fee on arrival for visa-free visits of up to 15 days.
US State Department: Madagascar travel and medical guidance - Emergency numbers, crime, serious medical limitations and medical evacuation preparedness. Check advisory before travel.
CDC Travelers Health: Madagascar - Malaria, vaccination, personal medication and travel health/evacuation advice.
Divers Alert Network: Flying after diving - Suggested 12-hour single no-stop, 18-hour repetitive and longer intervals after decompression dives; not a guarantee.
Divers Alert Network: Freediving safety awareness - Warns against solo breath-hold dives and pre-dive hyperventilation; recommends trained direct buddy supervision.
Divers Alert Network: Water-related injuries - Discusses currents, boat strikes, snorkel risks and environmental checks.
Divers Alert Network: Verified emergency hotlines - DAN lists a worldwide emergency line and a dedicated Southern Africa region emergency line covering Madagascar.
World Standards: Madagascar electricity - Identifies common Type C/E sockets, nominal 230V, 50Hz; confirm actual accommodation supply.
Meteo Madagascar: Ifaty-Toliara forecast - National meteorological service for current wind, swell, weather and advisories; not a historical month-by-month dataset.
ASECNA: Aeronautical information for Toliary airport - Authoritative airport facility identifier FMST for Toliara and current aerodrome description.
ASECNA: Aeronautical information for Antananarivo Ivato - Authoritative airport facility identifier FMMI for Ivato.
Destination hero photo by Antonio Sánchez - Unsplash License. Photographer profile: https://unsplash.com/@rjpk | Location: Ifaty, Atsimo-Andrefana, Madagascar