RSSNosy Be
Nosy Be is Madagascar's premier resort island, with several other smaller islands like Nosy Komba, Nosy Tanikely, Nosy Sakatia, Nosy Mitsio and Nosy Iranja clustered nearby. It is a typical holiday resort with plenty of restaurants and nightspots. Exotic perfume plants such as ylang-ylang, vanilla, lemon grass, and patchouli are grown here.
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Andoany or ‘Hell-Ville', the capital of Nosy Be, is a bright and pleasant town. You can visit the old prison, built in 1855, and other colonial buildings, around this town. |
Marodoka, a coastal ruin in Nosy Be was constructed by a boatload of Indian sailors shipwrecked during the 17th or 18th.
The Réserve Naturelle Intégrale de Lokobe contains the last 740 hectares (1,829 acres) of Nosy Be's original vegetation, and is home to boa constrictors, black lemurs, chameleons and the Madagascar hog-nosed snake.
Mont Passot is Nosy Be's highest peak at a modest 329m (1079ft) and is a great place to watch the sunset or just take in the view. It is surrounded by the beautiful blue sacred crater lakes of Anjavibe, Amparihimirahavavy, Bemapaza, Antsahamanavaka, Antsidihy, Amparihibe, and Maintimaso.
Mahajanga
Mahajanga, Madagascar's second port, lies at the mouth of the Betsiboka River in Baie de Bombetoka, on the northwest coast.
The port town faces the Canal de Mozambique, and is around 400km (248miles) northwest of Tana. It has wide promenades, interesting architecture, shady arcades and flowering bougainvillea.
There are numerous churches and at least 20 mosques, and the town has Madagascar's largest Comoran Muslim community.
