Ifaty & Mangily · Madagascar · Wall
Bevato
A wall from 17 m to sand at 26 m with a resident school of bannerfish
Bevato is a wall dive on the outer lagoon off Ifaty, with its top at 17 m and a sandy floor at 26 m, where a long coral platform begins. Marbled grouper, leaf scorpionfish, blue-spotted rays and a school of bannerfish are frequent sightings.
Where it is and how deep
No published position for this site — the map shows Ifaty & Mangily and its other sites; operators know the mooring.
The dive
The dive starts at the top of the wall at 17 m and follows the face down to the sandy bottom at 26 m. Marbled grouper and leaf scorpionfish are frequent sightings along the face, and blue-spotted rays and a school of bannerfish are often seen on the same dive.
Marine life and season
- Groupers
- Stingrays
- Reef fish swarms
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair | Fair | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
Season follows Ifaty & Mangily: Diving runs all year with no peak month; weather can turn bad quickly at any time, most of all in the rainy season of January and February.
Sources
- Ifaty Scuba — Dive Sites — Ifaty Scuba
- Atimoo — Diving in Ifaty — Atimoo
More dive sites in Ifaty & Mangily
Reef
Napoleon wrasse escorting divers through canyon-like reef
Cave & cavern
Tunnels, swim-throughs and arches in the middle of the North pass
Reef
A patch reef on the outer lagoon dived from 15 m to 23 m
Drift
A drift through the South pass along a coral wall
Coral garden
A healthy patch reef inside a community-managed reserve since 2019
Similar dives elsewhere
Large overhangs on the wall with sleeping stingrays and turtles
Cleaning stations along the top reef of an 8 to 30 m wall
Sheer walls where barracuda, mobulas and whitetips pass
Wide soft-coral overhangs under table corals along a 4 km back reef