Africa
Highlights - Essential Info - Itineraries - Hotels
- Antananarivo
- Northern National Parks
- Antsiranana (Diego Suarez)
- The Southern National Parks
- The Eastern National Parks
- Ile Sainte Marie
- Nosy Be
- Ifaty
Nosy Be
Nosy Be means ‘big island’ and it is the most popular holiday spot in Madagascar. It developed tourism long before the mainland and can thus appear more touristy or commercialised than anywhere else in Madagascar. That said, it is the perfect island with an almost perfect climate, offering sun, sea and sand as well as lemurs and chameleons. Exotic scents such as ylang ylang and vanilla are in the air, there are local markets selling spices and local handicrafts. Nosy Be and especially its surrounding small islands also have several options for real luxury accommodation (see ‘Hotels’ section) which is not always easy to find in the rest of Madagascar. The diving around these smaller islands is considered to be amongst the best in Madagascar, especially at Nosy Tanikely which is a marine reserve. The island of Nosy Komba’s main attraction is the black lemur and a trip here is well worth it.
Our preferred hotels include:
Vanila Hotel (Nosy Be)
Sangany Lodge (Nosy Be)
Amarina Hotel (Nosy Be)
Tsarabanjina Lodge (Tsarabanjina Island)
Jardin Vanille (Nosy Komba)
