Mahajanga, Antsanitia & Mangatsa

Antsanitia
This upper - range place, about an hour's drive north of Mahajanga, is much praised by me.
The hotel, restaurant, location and beach are all excellent.
And as a bonus the hotel works with the local community and tries to be ecologically responsible.
The hotel arranges transfers from Mahajanga, but otherwise you will need a 4x4 as the road is bad.



Mangatsa
There is a small sacred lake here, on a site once owned by Madagascar's first president: Philibert Tsiranana.
Aside from the lake, which is home to crocodiles, there are mangroves, baobabs, mango and coconut plantations, and you may see sifakas.
There is a restaurant and bungalows at Espace Kalatody, and it is also possible to camp.
The site is 16 km the north of Mahajanga, 30 minutes by car bejond the airport.

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