NOSY BE

Madagascars most popular beach destination

Nosy Be

Nosy Be’s is Madagascar’s most popular tourist destination, located off Madagascar’s northwestern coast, this small island is blessed with exquisite sand beaches, glittering volcanic lakes and diverse flora and fauna.

We like Nosy Be because it has remained refreshingly unspoilt and is free of rampant development, with low-key beach bungalows outnumbering the glitzy commercial resorts. Most visitors relax on idyllic beaches, go swimming or snorkelling in the calm azure waters and enjoy seafood feasts at oceanfront restaurants, but if you enjoy sightseeing, it’s worth paying a visit to the bazaar in Hell-ville to pick up samples of fragrant spices as Nosy Be is nicknamed ‘The Perfume Island’. Don’t miss the lush rainforests of the Lobeke nature reserve as well as the coral reefs skirting the coast offer phenomenal scuba diving opportunities, while a peppering of surrounding islets make for enchanting day trips.

Best time to visit Nosy Be

The best time to visit Nosy Be is during the dry season, from May until September/October. Even though you pick out a dry period, there isn’t a week in Madagascar without any rain. Madagascars weather is generally humid.

Special interests? Talk to us and we can include these in your itinerary.

WHAT TO EXPERIENCE

  • Scuba Diving

  • Snorkling

National parks & highlights

Explore Madagascar

Madagascar has many different climate zones. This makes the landscape very diverse: from the fertile highlands to the dry south, and from rainforest to tropical coastal areas and idyllic beaches with many sailing, diving and snorkeling opportunities. Every year, humpback whales look for the rich underwater world during their migration. This ‘red island’, as Madagascar is also called, houses a dozen beautiful nature parks. It contains many endemic flora and fauna: plants and animals that only occur in Madagascar. A part of it lives nowhere else in the world, like many species of half apes, reptiles (including chameleons), orchids, palms, not to mention some species of the sacred baobab tree. The island is also a paradise for birdwatchers. Rice is grown on a large scale and you can even find tea plantations. In Madagascar you are in all respects between Asia and Africa. ‘A continent in itself’.

Why travel with African Travels to Madagascar?

  • Financial protection

  • Small scale local partner

  • Office in Europe and Africa

  • Locally involved

  • Tailor made itineraries

Explore Africa your way

Travel Styles

Honeymoon & Romance

Family Holidays

Accommodated Group Tours

Popular Madagascar Tours

WHERE TO STAY?

African Travels will send you to the most beautiful and unique accommodations in Africa. They are not only runned by excellent staff, they also give back to the local community and operate as eco friendly as possible. Located in the most beautiful locations, they will contribute to the your ultimate safari experience. From tented safari camps to luxury boutique hotels. We will make sure they tick all the boxes!

  • All accommodations are carefully selected by us
  • Value for money
  • Local community support
  • The location compliments the African experience

Constance Tsarabanjina – Madagascar

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Constance Tsarabanjina is infused with a warm Malagasy feel and offers ecological villas peppered along unspoilt beaches.

Olo Be Lodge – Madagascar

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Olo Be Lodge offers spacious private terraces overlooking the lagoon and an atmosphere of comfort and well-being.

VOI Amarina Hotel – Madagascar

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VOI Amarina Resort is an exclusive resort located on the North West coast of Nosy Be, Madagascar, in the heart of a tropical park

OUR CLIENTS FEEDBACK

  • This trip went far beyond our expectations leaving us with indelible memories of people, places and experiences!

    Susan G.
    Private safari
  • This was a great trip and what perfectly arranged! From Johannesburg to the Kruger Park and back again. Everything but everything arranged down to the last detail with freedom of choice. An unforgettable experience!

    Maarten V.
    Small Group Safari
  • We have never had such a great and personal travel agent! African Travels is an excellent organization that arranges everything the way you want.

    Annemieke van E.
    Self drive
  • Our experiences with African Travels are 100% positive. Everything was arranged perfectly. If we will make such a trip again, then it will be with African Travels! Thanks Will and Marijnke.

    Julia W.
    Self drive Botswana
  • African Travels arranged our trip to South-Africa in a really personal way. They booked a wonderfull guesthouse in Cape Town and we had a perfect tour (Wine tour and Garden Route)! If you ever need a agency helping you out by booking your trip to SA, contact them!

    Heleen
    Tailor made South Africa
  • Excellent Service, Great Tour and always available! I strongly recommend this agency for your SA trip!

    Michael
    South Africa

International group tour

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With optional beach extension

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