Ile Sainte Marie beach

The width of the beach is from 5 to 10 km, the length is 50 km. The beach and the bottom are covered with sand, the entry is smooth, the place is popular with tourists of different ages. Strong winds do not blow, waves are medium-sized. The beach is surrounded by palm trees, exotic trees and lush vegetation.

The infrastructure is well-developed: there are many cafes, restaurants with delicious menus from different countries of the world. The assortment of food of local inhabitants of the ocean: exotic fish, shellfish, sea urchins, stingrays, shrimp. The music sounds from everywhere, the rest is varied.

Once upon a time, pirates lived in Nosy-Burakh, as evidenced by ancient buildings, structures, ruins and their heritage:

• Alcosart castle,
• Asama fortress,
• Tore del Ominaj tower,
• churches,
• monasteries.

70% of the local inhabitants are descendants of real pirates, who have been living here since the 17th century. Not far from the beach, the wreckage of the "Fiery Dragon" robber ship was found. The cemetery has many unusual graves with tombstones with traditional symbols in the form of a skull and bones. According to local beliefs, treasure worth more than £ 200 million has been buried on the island.

When is it better to go

On the eastern coast of Madagascar , there is a humid, tropical and monsoon climate, in the center is temperate and marine, in the south in the desert – arid, in the northern part – subequatorial. The hottest temperature is in the northwest of Madagascar. From early April to late October, the average air temperature is from +13 to +20 degrees, the rest of the year - from +22 to +30 degrees. Depending on the region, 400 to 3500 mm of precipitation falls. Destructive cyclones occur on the coast. The best time to relax on the island begins in April and lasts until November. If the purpose of the trip is a trip to national parks, then you need to go to the resort in the fall, when animals are most active.