Tourism Guide Africa Travel Guide Jan - March 2019 edition

TOP THINGS TO DO IN
NOSY BE, MADAGASCAR
WORDS AND PICTURES : STEFANIA ZARETTI
N
osy Be. Who on earth
would have ever thought I
was going to ever be in a
place like Nosy Be Madagascar-
like what is that?
haha It is another place that gave me
even more of that “Mal d’Africa” that I
was mentioning in my last post of Zanzibar.
The whole time I was like “Wow,
I’m totally in Madagascar!!!” Crazy!!
So many beautiful people, nice and
accommodating, more markets with
fresh, colourful fruit and more beautiful
warm, blue beaches (of course with
cows on them), crazy tuk tuks everywhere
(Africa loooves their Tuk Tuks!!)
and more animals!! I honestly never
expected to like Nosy Be as much as
I did. We did so much shopping here
too- and so did the locals with a nice
little chicken exchange!! I have never
seen anything like this before. Reminds
me of Rush Hour 2- “Don’t kill chicken!!
I like my chickens dead and deep fried,
y’ever heard of Popeye’s?” -Chris Tucker
hahaha and look how happy the guy
is to get this chicken, melts my heart!!
Much respect to him too for his Linkin
Park T-shirt!
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heart!!
We started out with a little drive
through the town and saw the most
beautiful people- they had perfect
faces, some with gold sunscreen
on and some without- but each and
every one of them with a smile. It was
an incredible thing to see how little
everyone has here yet is so content
with what they do have. We then went
to the market and bought all kinds of
fresh spices and pure vanilla sticks. Besides
the fact that it was about 1,100
degrees in there and they were selling
raw meat out in the open hahaha it
was Amazing.
After the market, it was so hot that
it was time to go to the beach We
hopped in our Tuk Tuk and went
straight to Madirokely bay- There, we
went to Royal Beach Resort which was
another breath-taking place, to have 2
of the strongest drinks ever- first time
I have ever had a Campari Spritz with
GIN in it!! Wheeewwww. The beach
was so beautiful and relaxing, even the
pet cows were nice and relaxed! We
shopped a bit here too and spent some
time with the local’s it was the perfect
day. The cherry on top? These 2 little
boys come up to me and say “Ciao!”
which made my heart melt. I got out
of the car, ran to them and gave each
of them 2 $1 bills and they just stared
at me not knowing what to do!! It was
adorable- so I looked at them and go
“Go, go, run!!” and they scurried away
SOOO HAPPY!! I can’t wait for the day
that I get to revisit Nosy Be.
Thank you Nosy Be for the most amazing,
grateful, memorable day of my life.
I will forever keep this little town in my
memory and hope so much to come
back soon! I have to visit all my beautiful
new friends.
A recap of things to do in
Nosy Be:
If you are on a cruise- I don’t recommend
any cruise excursions, but
instead, walk off the tender and find
one of the great locals who are beyond
ecstatic to take you around. They will
take you in their cars anywhere you
want to go- my suggestion would be:
First go visit the Hellville Market where
you can find everything from fresh
vanilla sticks, turmeric, fruits & veggies
and the cutest souvenir spice holders
for your friends. Here you will also see
the most genuine and most beautiful
people ever. From there, you can
start going up to Madirokely! If you
get hungry and don’t want resort food,
then there is a little bungalow style
restaurant for the locals called Beach
Bar Restaurant.
Royal Beach Hotel is in Madirokely
bay (especially if you have a short
day) where you can enjoy amazing
cocktails, a little shopping as well as
use their pool or beachfront which is
absolutely breath-taking.
Another incredible spot, if you have
more time, is the Andilana Beach
Resort which is one of the best in Nosy
Be! Here too you can enjoy amazing
food, walks on the beach and even
spend time with a bunch of Italians
haha!! You will find tons of shopping
and restaurants here so if you have
more time, definitely it is the place to
be!
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