This island has scenic views with a lot of green, and beautiful, natural landscapes that look untouched by civilization. The hotels overlook the sandy beaches and offer glowing sunsets that make it look like paradise. You get to bear audience to a warm, and seemingly angry, Indian ocean ragingly pounding on the shore when the tide returns. It is hot. And it can get very hot. But with water all around you, there's always an opportunity to swim. Take precautions about the mosquitoes before visiting. About the locals, be careful. There are shady characters amongst them that want to swindle you of your cash at every opportunity. They start right at the airport with uniformed officials demanding "gifts" from you. It was shocking witnessing it for the first time. Be careful around them and don't let them spoil the fun. It is an added benefit to be conversant in French around these parts. It makes interacting with the locals so much easier.

Ampasimpohy is a seaside village located in Nosy Be. A place far from mass tourists and is still almost wild where you can camp quietly and you are in the middle of the forest where lemurs live peacefully. You have to contact a local guide to go there.

Island full of contrasts. From the one side great beaches, clear and warm water, open people, many things to see. From the other people who have very little (but seem to somehow get through), poor infrastructure, hard conditions for local people. Definetly the island is worth to visit.

Really beautiful Island with nice beaches, beautiful coral reefs really like in indonesia, whale sharks, wales, mantas... Nice smaler islands around (Sakatia, Komba...). Very friendly people. Thats what i can post here too, but i also was sad to see the waste all over the towns and streets. It will go into the ocean and reefs on rainy days. Also the island is changing with more and more big ugly hotels like on mallorca and of course with more waste water... The beautiful wild forrest on Island Nosy Komba seems to be cut down day by day to build up banana plantations or to make wood gifts for tourists. I hope s.o. will protect this beautiful lslands and reefs.

it is a very nice island, where you can spend a week and more and are not getting bored. you have everything: from laying on the beach, visiting the lemurs, climbing a mountain, diving or visiting one of the smaller island around. we stayed at Gérard et Francine a beautiful hotel in the south-west. there you have a lot of delicious restaurants. no sandflies! only problem around the island is the sextourism. if you look closely you will see it.

A beautiful and peaceful island.

Fantastic Island

Must see island

Beautiful island full of activities.

Small airport,but everything was clean

Beautiful and colourful Island