Antsanitia This upper - range place, about an hour's drive north of Mahajanga, is much praised by me. The hotel, restaurant, location and beach are all excellent. And as a bonus the hotel works with the local community and tries to be ecologically responsible. The hotel arranges transfers from Mahajanga, but otherwise you will need a 4x4 as the road is bad. Mangatsa There is a small sacred lake here, on a site once owned by Madagascar's first president: Philibert Tsiranana. Aside from the lake, which is home to crocodiles, there are mangroves, baobabs, mango and coconut plantations, and you may see sifakas. There is a restaurant and bungalows at Espace Kalatody, and it is also possible to camp. The site is 16 km the north of Mahajanga, 30 minutes by car bejond the airport. http://magicnamibia.blogspot.com http://magicbotswana.blogspot.com http://magicsouthafrica.blogspot.com http://magicmadagascar.blogspot.com http://magicmozambique.blogspot.com http://magiadinamibia.blogspot.com