A Sainte Marie, warm smiles outweigh the roads that traverse on foot, Buggy or quad. The great wealth of the island, one that meets the 900 beds that offer 70 accommodation units, is humpback.
The delicate beauty of this island in the northeast of Madagascar draws foreign investors. These latter, anxious to preserve the ecosystem, willingly opt for the responsible and ethical tourism. One of them says : "We travel quad, but each engine output, we make the carbon footprint and we replant trees accordingly. " Right here, reforestation is required. Herbal remedies are identified and exploited internally. Vanilla and cloves are exported. To do this, entrepreneurs environmentally collaborate with solidarity networks as Top Resa. The hotel facilities are not neglected though - wait for it - luxury large hotels give way to small shelters, very family.
The larger hotels category is 2 stars. The traveler can choose from such as boxes and arranged in the shade of coconut trees with, outside, a pontoon prepared to host the contemplative eager to watch the sunset. The day, the friendly atmosphere resulting from the warm welcome of the inhabitants of which more than half are young.
living removed, with visitors as companions, the saint-Marienne population eats rice, cassava, fish and fruit. She loves to play tourist guides especially when it comes to observe the humpback whales, these whales from Antarctica who come to unite and reproduce in the waters of the channel between St. Mary in the Big Island. If you wish to learn more about the behavior and lifestyle of these animals, do not miss the annual gathering of tourists between June and September !
A Sainte-Marie, you will enjoy the sweetness of life in the tropics. Between the beaches of coral sand and villages consist of boxes ravinala, you'll be pleasantly disoriented ! Few roads are paved and yet buggies and quads are easy access along the trails through the forest, orchards and adorned villages constructions ravinala. The island and can prove that it is not the presence of paved roads to the delight of visitors.
Staying at St. Mary is well suited to lovers. On the beach lined clear turquoise water which houses a multicolor marine fauna, enjoy a coconut punch between two typical dishes of the country.