Nosy Be / Nosy Iranja 2018

Nosy Be / Nosy Iranja: encounter the Whale sharks

This is the second time I go to meet the whale sharks of Nosy Be. Last time, it was in November 2015. 3 years later, here I am back in this beautiful island of Madagascar.

And I must say that the expectations were great because the first trip was rich in meeting: whale sharks, manta ray offshore, Omura whale and even a leatherback turtle, all these meetings were still present in my mind.

When is it 3 years later? Will I have so much surprise?

Immediately arrived in Ambatoloaka, we rush to the beach to meet the whale sharks with our friendsBaleine Rand'eau!!!

No doubt, we are in good hands to meet the biggest fish in the world. And this gigantic fish is not waiting. From the first tuna hunt, we see one feeding in the middle of the fish ball. The stay starts well !!!

And so it was throughout the holiday.

Sunset atMont Passot

Sunset from the viewpoint of Mount Passot.
Nosy Be, October 2018

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Whale Shark in split level

A split level photo with this whale shark.

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Whale shark and golden trevally

Royal trevallies open whale shark swimming in the waters of Nosy Be.

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Whale shark escorted by a school of bonito

Escorted by a schoal of bonito, a whale shark faces me. A moment as ephemeral as magnificent.

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Nosy iranja

Les pieds dans l’eau, ce sont les mots qui me viennent à l’esprit quand je pense à cet endroit.

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Whale shark : The biggest fish of the world

A whale shark encounter near Nosy Be island.

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Sargassum anglerfish

An Sargassum anglerfish encountered during our boat trip.

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Tuna Shoal and whale shark

A whale shark and its trailers following a school of tuna.

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Whale shark,remora and golden trevally

A whale shark accompanied by its remoras and king trevallies.

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Whale shark and sun

A whale shark photographed against the light. As if he was trying to swallow the sun.

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Black and Whale Shark

A whale shark and its trailers in top view.

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The smallest chameleon in the world

The smallest chameleon species in the world: Brookesia minima. It is about 2 cm long. Endemic to Madagascar, it is classified in the red list of endangered species by IUCN

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Sand shoal of Nosy Iranja

View of the sandbar that connects the two islands. It is approximately 1 km long. At high tide, it is completely covered by the waves.

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13/5000 Dwarf Chameleon

Adorable little specimen met in the lokobé reserve.

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Whale shark in split level

Split level with a whale shark.

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Bivouac in Nosy Iranja

This is where I'm going to sleep. On the beach of Nosy Iranja, to the sound of the waves. an idyllic setting. Nosy Iranja, the last island before paradise.

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Whale shark and its golden trevallies

Diving in the deep blue! This whale shark follows a school of fish that leads to its food: plankton.

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Panoramic sunset on Nosy Iranja

A beautiful sunset on a beautiful island of Madagascar: Nosy Iranja.
May be the closest place to Paradise.

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Whale shark and Tuna shoal

A whale shark swimming with a tuna schoal . Whale sharks meet in numbers to filter in tuna hunts. The whole food chain is in the same place at the same time.

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Colors of Nosy Iranja

Display of multicolored tablecloths on Nosy iranja beach.

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Whale shark

A whale shark in the "feeding" phase. Normally upright, whale sharks suck up the surface of the water with huge jaws to filter the plankton on the surface of the water. It can filter up to 700000 liters of water per hour, for a weight of about 3.5 kg of plankton.

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Face to Face with a whale shark

A face to face with the biggest fish in the world: a whale shark .. It is about 9 meters long. This is one of the biggest we have seen during our stay. You must know that they are all juvenile sharks. The vast majority are males.

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Whale shark in split level

No need to get off the boat to make this picture. It's the whale shark himself who came to the back of the boat. I just had to sit on the back platform of the boat and take this picture.

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Whale shark in the blue

Between October and November, whale sharks come in numbers to feed near the coast of Madagascar, and especially near the island of Nosy Be.

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Nosy Be / Nosy Iranja 2018

Nosy Be / Nosy Iranja: encounter the Whale sharks

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