Nosy Antanimora & Nosy Valiha

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With its broad sandy beaches and turquoise water Nosy Antanimora lives up to its name, which translates loosely as "land of relaxion.

Nosy Valiha is a small island which is privately owned, so you should no visit without permission.


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Nosy Berafia (or Nosy Ovy - "Potato Island"-)

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This is the largest of the Radamas, but the environmental degradation is terrible.

Nearly all the trees have been cut and goats have completed the destruction of its flora.

Red soil weeps from gaping scars into the surrounding water.

But if you want to visit, boats can anchor off the east side, near a protected rocky outcrop.


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Nosy Kalakajoro

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The northernmost island of the group features dense, impenetrable forest on the south side.

There are good beaches on the southern side and snorkelling is worthwhile off the southeast.

Yachts should anchor 100 m off the southeast side in 10-12 m over good holding sand and mud, to get protection from the north-to-west winds.


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Radama Islands

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The Radama Islands, which lie 90km to the southwest of Nosy Be - and thus are only really accessible by yacht - compete with the Mitsios for the best diving sites in Madagascar.


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They are set in a breathtaking coastline of bays backed by high mountains.
Most of these high sandstone islands are steep-sided above and below the water and covered with scrub, grass and trees.

Sharp eroded rock formations, however, render the remaining forest rather difficult to explore.


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Nosy Iranja

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Nosy Iranja, 50km southwest of Nosy Be, is actually a pair of small islands connected by a 1,25km sandbar, walkable at low tide.

In the mid 1990s it was a beautiful peaceful place inhabited by fisherfolk, and an important breeding reserve for both hawksbill and green turtles.


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Then the luxury hotel was built amid considerable controversy.
It has been owned since 2006 by Legacy Hotels of South Africa who seem to be taking their conservation responsibilities seriously.


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Nevertheless, whether the hotel - whose 29 bungalows encircle the whole southern island - can co-exist harmoniously with the turtles in the long term remains to be seen.

The northern island is home to a charming old lighthouse designed by Gustave Eiffel.


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Nosy Ankazoberavina & Nosy Kivinjy (Sugarloaf Rock)

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Nosy Ankazoberavina 

True to its name, meaning "island with big-leaved trees", this 14ha paradise, 26km from Nosy Be, has plenty of large trees.
The forest is home to flying foxes, chameleons and a few lemurs, and there are mangroves and a beautiful palm-lined beach on the northern side. 
The area is a marine reserve and turtles come to the island to lay their eggs.


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Nosy Kivinjy (Sugarloaf Rock)

This is a great dome-shaped basalt boulder with "organ-pipe" formations on one side.
Not recommended for diving or anchorage.
There are strong northeast-flowing currents around the islet.


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Nosy Lava

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This elongated reef, 3,5km by 1,5km, rises to 160m at its peak and is covered in vegetation.


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It is the northernmost island in the archipelago and home to another pair of fish eagles.


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A good beach runs along the northern side.
Not to be confused with the former prison island of the same name 230km further down the coast !


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Les Quatre Frères (The Four Brothers)

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These are four imposing lumps of silver basalt - Nosy Beangovo, Nosy Betalinjona, Nosy Antsoha and Nosy Betanihazo - rising 51-88m from the sea.


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Two of them are home to hundreds of nestling seabirds, including brown boobies, frigate birds and white-tailed tropic-birds; and a pair of Madagascar fish eagles nests on one.

The sides drop vertically to about 20-30m and divers come here because three of the boulders can be circumnavigated during one vigorous dive.


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Yachties can anchor to the southeast of Nosy Beangovo, roughly 100m from the mouth of a cave, at a depth of bout 10m.


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Currents reach up to one knot.
The best marine life is in the lee.
There are huge caves, spectacular overhangs and rockfalls in the area.


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Nosy Ankarea

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This island is now privately owned so get permission before visiting.

There are some gorgeous, sun-drenched beaches and the low hills make for pleasant walking excursions in relatively undisturbed forest.


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Nosy Tsarabanjina

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The name means "good-looking" and this is indeed a small but incredibly beautiful island.
The red, grey and black volcanic rocks, rising quite high at its centre, have a mass of lush, green vegetation clinging to them, including boobabs and pachypodiums.


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But its real glory is the pure white beaches of coarse sand, along which laps crystal-clear ocean.

Turtles and rays rest near the beaches.


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Divers can be kept busy for a couple of days, and there are walking trails.
Yachties can anchor off the southwest, at 6m over a sandy bottom.
The highlight of Tsarabanjina is the luxury hotel of the same name.

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Mitsio Islands

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The Mitsio Archipelago lies some 50km from Nosy Be, so is beyond the range of a day trip, but a number of yacht/catamaran charters offer multi-day excursions here from Nosy Be.


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This is the Maldives of Madagascar, with world-class diving, perfect beaches and an exclusive fly-in resort.


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Grande Mitsio

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The largest island is populated by local Malagasy - Antakarana and Sakalava - who survive on their denuded island through farming, cattle and goats.


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Overgrazing has devastated the island but some forest remains in the southern part.
Huge basalt columns are a prominent feature on the northwest tip, used as an adventure playground by enterprising goats.


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There is a basic campsite on the southwest coast.
The island attracts yachties to its coral reefs and good anchorages.

Maribe Bay provides good anchorage, protected between two hills.
Manta rays can often be seen in this area.


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Islands !

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The apple-core-shaped Nosy Tanga, measuring 400m across, lies opposite Nosy Be Hotel  on the west coast.

Less than 1km offshore it is easily reached by canoe.


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In the bay to the east of Nosy Sakatia is the sacred island of Nosy Ratsy - "Bad Island"- just 100m across.

At the northwest of Nosy Be, 700m offshore, is Nosy Andilana with striking white beaches of dead coral.


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Opposite Amarina Hotel the picturesque coral island of Nosy Fanihy - "Bat Island" - is great for snorkelling but harder to reach without a motor boat, being 3,5km offshore.


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In Mahazandry Bay lies the crescent-shaped Amberiotrandraka -"Tenrec Island"-.
It's a tindal island connected to the shore at low tide, and - being on the east side of Nosy Be - is rarely visited by tourists.


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Just south of Nosy Vorona is Amberiotelo, a chain of three islets (which is what the name means) connected by an S-shaped sandbar.
It's a nice vantage point from which to watch the sun set behind Nosy Komba.


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Nosy Mamoko

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This little island is at the southwest end of Ampasindava Bay.

Known among the yachting fraternity for its exceptional shelter in all weather, it is a lovely, tranquil spot for a few day's relaxation.


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There is good fishing here and whale-watching from October to December.

Good anchorage is found in the channel between the island and the mainland, in 15m over a sandy bottom.


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Nosy Vorona (Bird Island)

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This speck of an island northeast of Nosy Komba offers you the chance to live out your desert island fantasy.


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Barely covering 1ha, and complete with a hammock slung between palm trees on a sandy beach, it comes as close to the remote desert island cliché as you'll get.


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The single four-room bungalow - accomodating up to eight people - shares the island only with an old lighthouse.

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