Nosy Mangabe
This island is incredible, with beautiful sandy coves, trees that have huge buttress roots, strangler figs and the famous aye-ayes which were released on the island in a desperate bid to save them from extinction. Just off the coast of Madagascar, it is a wonderful place to relax and enjoy a simple way of living.
The wildlife on the island is beautiful and varied, and includes the leaf-tailed gecko, green-backed mantilla frogs, white-fronted brown lemurs and black and white ruffed lemurs. If you want to see the aye-ayes you have to stay at least one night as they are nocturnal, and you are not guaranteed a sighting on one night. Dolphins and sea turtles in the bays around the island are a common sight, as well as humpback whales in their breeding season.
Other attractions include the lighthouse at the top of the island that gives you spectacular views across the island and surrounding ocean, and there is a recent shipwreck to explore.
Our Recommended Tours
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Other Options
Nearby Masoala National Park is a secretive location that is thought to hide many, many unclassified species - visiting it will put you amongst the few to have ever done so.
Ile Sainte Marie is further south to Nosy Mangabe and also offers whale watching, putting it on a very enjoyable road journey (albeit long!) with the fantastic Andasibe and Mantadia National Parks - an almost essentialy visit.
