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Diving Madagascar: is it any good? 03rd September, 2015 Source - SCUBA News... Madagascar, the world's fourth largest island, hosts one of the world's longest continuous coral reefs. The country is famous for her unique land animals, but her seas are also full of life not found anywhere else. And she doesn't just have endemic species: around the Madagascar coast are found at least 34 types of whale and dolphin, 5 types of turtle, 56 types of shark, 300 hard corals and 1300 species of bony fish. Madagascar is in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of Mozambique. The cyclone season normally runs from January to March. The best time to go is between May and December, when the visibility can be 30 m or more. High season is in July and August, which are also the coolest months. Average open water sea temperature ranges from 28 oC in January to March, to 23 oC in July and August Click here to access the full story