Natural Crafts Northern Route

The beautiful beaches - white sand, turquoise water - that surround Maintirano stretch for miles, offering a vision of infinite languor. Ask the fishermen to show you the appropriate places for swimming.

Nosy Androtra, Nosy Lava, Nosy Maroantaly: to the south of Maintirano, a string of islands surrounded by coral reefs will delight lovers of the "desert island" atmosphere. Nothing is organized: it is necessary to inquire at the port of Maintirano or at the village of Soahanina, which can be reached from Antsalova, on the southern track.

If you take the road from the airport and continue for 3 km (12 km north from the city center), at the Grand Pavois, you will come to a surprising landscape. A natural cirque, carved by the winds and the waters, forms a kind of canyon of a surprising color: the limestones and the sands are pink, burgundy, carmine. Walking along the river, you reach the sea after a nice walk. The sunrise and the sunset on the red circuses are magical moments. Further, the red circus of Ampazony makes the joy of the amateurs of quad.