Madagascar

Madagascar has been called the land in a forgotten sea. It’s the fourth biggest island on earth and has a number of small peripheral islands off it’s coastline. With an unparalleled mixture of endemic wildlife and plant species in a variety of habitats from rainforest to reefs, Madagascar truly is one of the greatest biodiversity regions on earth.

Human settlement occurred in Madagascar around 1500 years ago with people arriving in canoes from areas around Borneo. One of the major attractions to Madagascar is the lemur, with over 100 species endemic to regions across the island.

100

species of Lemur – all endemic to Madagascar

Fourth largest island on earth

Land in the forgotten sea

GETTING THERE

INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS

AIR FRANCE

Paris - Antananarivo

AIR AUSTRAL

Reunion - Nosy Be

ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES

Addis Ababa - Antananarivo

Addis Ababa - Nosy Be

AIR MAURITIUS

Mauritius - Antananarivo

KENYA AIRWAYS

Nairobi - Antananarivo

SA AIRLINK

Johannesburg - Antananarivo

Johannesburg - Nosy Be

PRIVATE JET CHARTER

Mfuwe - Diego Suarez

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GETTING THERE

DOMESTIC FLIGHTS

30 MIN HELICOPTER FLIGHT

Diego Suarez - Miavana

1 HOUR HELICOPTER FLIGHT

Nosy Be - Miavana

1 HOUR, 55 MIN FLIGHT

Antananarivo (Tana) - Diego Suarez

(Madagasikara Airways + Air Madagascar)

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Regions

10 km²

The largest of five islands in the Nosy Ankao archipelago, Nosy Ankao has an interesting history. A transient location for seasonal fisherman, the one small village lost its entire population (of around 10) after they ate turtle meat that was poisoned by rare toxic algae. In the 1990s the island was used by ‘pirates’ as a way to avoid police control on the roads between the Sava and Diana regions of northern Madagascar.

In 1998, Ibis Algoculture was created as a way to preserve the area, reduce fishing pressure and provide alternate employment through seaweed farming. The waters surrounding the archipelago are rich with nutrients and provide a fantastic environment for coral and marine life.

After many years of success, in 2010, following several episodes of extreme water heat, algae production began to collapse, creating the need for a new sustainable enterprise in the region. Thus the idea for Time + Tide Miavana was born, an eco luxury resort developed to ensure the archipelago’s protection.

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Madagascan Attractions

Loky Manabatao Protected Area

Time + Tide Miavana is part of the Nosy Ankao archipelago, which is part of a 15,000 hectare protected marine area on the northeastern coast of Madagascar. Only a 30 minute boat ride away, we have exclusive access to this untouched haven of abundant wildlife. Explore with us on guided lemur treks for rare and endemic species, such as the golden crowned sifaka and Perrier’s sifaka. Dive beneath the waves to discover a world of pristine reefs teeming with life, including sea turtles and manta rays.

Ankarana Reserve

Ankarana is known for it’s grey tsingy, a plateau of 150-million-year old Jurassic limestone. The rock is susceptible to erosion, which produces the amazing sharp spire like formations as well as caves and underground rivers. The area is known for housing groups of crowned lemur and Sanford’s brown lemur, with other lemur and Sifaka species also recorded in the reserve.

Amber Mountain National Park

Joffreville is built on the edge of the Amber Mountain National Park, located about 45 minutes drive north of Diego Suarez. Amber Mountain NP is known for its endemic wildlife including many lemur species, picturesque plants, waterfalls and forests and the chance to see the fossa.

Diego Suarez

Antsiranana is also known as Diego Suarez, and is the largest city in northern Madagascar. It is sheltered by the Bay of Diego Suarez which is the second largest bay in the world. It was seen as a strategic location by the French and British forces during World War Two. It was the site of operation Iron Clad, and houses both French and British naval cemeteries.

Nosy Be

Nosy Be means Big Island in Malagasy, and it houses a number of tourist resorts and hotels. Its nickname is the perfumed island as there are a number of ylang ylang plantations grown for the production of essential oil.