Manta Diving is a diving and excursion centre founded in Nosy Be in 1996 by its founders who, with the help of pencils to trace the routes and oil lamps to illuminate old nautical maps of the “Nosy Be” archipelago, identified most of the current diving sites. Today, the Manta is run by Emanuele Venanzi and Carlotta Barba, who, with the same passion and determination as in the past, have changed the concept of the old diving centre to a more up-to-date vision of Eco-Tourism and Citizen Science.

Manta is a family made up of Italian diving instructors, a marine biologist, the French partner and the irreplaceable local staff without whose help everything created to date could not function.
They are all very knowledgeable in every aspect: diving and nature, and pay attention to detail for the care and safety of the guests. The Malagasy guides of the Manta, have a deep knowledge of their territory, the sea and botany and like sailors, are experienced and trained in sea rescue.

Since 2018, the Manta has been collaborating with the University of Calabria, which every year, sends 6 aspiring naturalists for a training internship on marine mega fauna who will give you all the information to become a scientist for a day.

The Manta puts at your service four boats, state-of-the-art equipment, two latest-generation compressors and a membrane to provide NITROX mixtures in Nosy Be, making diving safer and longer.