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CRUISING

With tourism development, more and more boats become available giving access to teh most remote spots of the west coast, the only one fitted for sailers and sea lovers.

A bit dreamy, aint it, ....

Local standards of transportation will offer you great adventures. Dhows, ketchs and dug outs have sailed those waters for centuries and are a great way to discover virtually cut off parts of this coast.
If you ain't rushed, you should enjoy it.

Play with the winds, move with the stars, ...

I cherish three areas :

1) North West from Majunga to Diego.
Good trade windss, superbly isolated bays, a local Sakalava population warm hearted. Basically the only reasonnable access to the civilisation would be in Nosy Be - Ambanja, the rest of this coast being somehow forgotten, ...Great fishing and Hunting grounds, a close similarity with paradise.

2) South West from Tulear to Morombe.
Some parts nest a great lagoon of over 70 miles long. Blues are deeper than anywher in Mada and the coast is very lightly populated.The most regular winds impose trajects going north and from Ifaty you havbe a few boats and dug outs available.
The part I like most start from tsifota, all the way up to Andavadoaka. More and more local hotels open on the coast and some more ambitious projects are being launched by foreign investors. That's Camp Vezo territory and highly recommandable for adventurous minds.

3) North East, is another fantastic coastal cruising area. Don't expect to sail on this side, all the logistics are engine powered! lagoons are exceptionnal and that give you access to real wonders like Mananara islets, nosy Mangabe and the Biosphere reserve of masoala. Some rivers can be explored for dozens of miles in a truly bush style.
Major drawback is the weather with a rainy climate most of the year (mostly at night). From July to Sept you're quite sure to cruise around whales (megaptera).

And even a bit of luxury, if you wish so, ????


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